On 8/6/19 6:51 PM, greybeard wrote:

> Yeah, sort of. I don't drink much white wine and there are hundreds of
> options for chardonnay, sav blanc and pinot gris ( the most popular
> varieties) that I stick to the premium brands.
> Wither Hills sits on supermarket middle shelf ~$20-$25 so one notch up
> from swill?Â*Â* :-)
> Drink quality not quantity.
>
> With pan fried scotch fillet, pan fried potato, broccoli and a couple of
> 'shrooms swimming in butter
> 1996 Leoville Barton medium red, tending to black, not bricked.
> Lovely aroma filling the room on opening and decant. Smooth on palate
> balanced acidity and strong finish. The 12.5% alc welcome and refreshing
> when most wines these days tend to be 14+

Thanks for the response. That '96 LB sounds marvelous indeed.

Mark Lipton
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