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thanks all
"StocksRus®" > wrote in message
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> (RobertsonChai) wrote in
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>> In the past decade I have tasted some 1929 Pomerols (a great, great
>> vintage), some 50-year-old Tokaji and some 100-year-old fortified
>> wines.
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>> The experience, of course, is awesome. And there is something to be
>> said about the amazing nuances of supremely aged wine. The aromas are
>> fleeting, fragile, and like nothing in this world. You are tasting
>> history. It is truly a magical experience.
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>> But it's the context, not the subject in question, which produces the
>> experience.
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>> It's like looking at a middle-aged Hollywood beauty, and you are
>> amazed at how well she looks today.
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>> [Long chortle here] Like comparing your 1961 Bordeaux against your
>> 1961 wife! Which has held up better? Better run for cover!
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>> As to the wines you ask about, I don't know the 1999 Greg Norman
>> merlot, but it's likely to be still alive and enjoyable by 4PM on
>> March 12, 2005. Then pour it down the sink (what do I know?)
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>> As for the 1991 Puilly-Fuisse, I expect a reception for the "amazing
>> that it's still alive" crowd, at best. That one's probably
>> over-the-hill.
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>> ---Bob
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> A great post! Thank you.
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> StocksRus®
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