Last bottle of a fine old lady definitely on the decline. An even
garnet color without a different rim color. Not much nose on opening,
a little pleasant barnyard. Soft tannins, still enough acid to think
is is still a wine. Very thin on the tongue.
After an hour, it seemed to pick up body and viscosity, with aromas
and tastes of raspberry and plum. After two hours definite aromas and
flavors of very ripe strawberries. Glad it is the last bottle,
otherwise I'd have to drink the rest today! :-) Still a very nice
experience.

On Jan 23, 1:28�pm, Ronin <notjbroadwellQquest.not> wrote:
> � � � � Last bottle of a fine old lady definitely on the decline. �An even
> garnet color without a different rim color. �Not much nose on opening,
> a little pleasant barnyard. �Soft tannins, still enough acid to think
> is is still a wine. �Very thin on the tongue.
> � � � � After an hour, it seemed to pick up body and viscosity, with aromas
> and tastes of raspberry and plum. �After two hours definite aromas and
> flavors of very ripe strawberries. �Glad it is the last bottle,
> otherwise I'd have to drink the rest today! �:-) �Still a very nice
> experience.

Just curious to how the wine was stored? I still have about 6 left
and I drank one last fall and it was still it good shape in both color
and flavor. It was stored at 55f since release.

On 2008-01-23 10:55:53 -0800, "Bi!!" > said:

> On Jan 23, 1:28�pm, Ronin <notjbroadwellQquest.not> wrote:
>> � � � � Last bottle of a fine old lady def
> initely on the decline. �An even
>> garnet color without a different rim color. �Not much nose on open
> ing,
>> a little pleasant barnyard. �Soft tannins, still enough acid to th
> ink
>> is is still a wine. �Very thin on the tongue.
>> � � � � After an hour, it seemed to pick u
> p body and viscosity, with aromas
>> and tastes of raspberry and plum. �After two hours definite aromas
> and
>> flavors of very ripe strawberries. �Glad it is the last bottle,
>> otherwise I'd have to drink the rest today! �:-) �Still a
> very nice
>> experience.
>
> Just curious to how the wine was stored? I still have about 6 left
> and I drank one last fall and it was still it good shape in both color
> and flavor. It was stored at 55f since release.

Stored for the first couple of years at around 65 with good humidity.
Made a trip across the US from East to west (I guess it's second trip
across the country and purchased in rural Rhode Island - I can't vouch
for storage at the wholesaler or retailer) and stored in Oregon in an
unheated basement room, 58 deg in the winter, and 65 in the summer.

On 2008-01-23 10:55:53 -0800, "Bi!!" > said:

> On Jan 23, 1:28�pm, Ronin <notjbroadwellQquest.not> wrote:
>> � � � � Last bottle of a fine old lady def
> initely on the decline. �An even
>> garnet color without a different rim color. �Not much nose on open
> ing,
>> a little pleasant barnyard. �Soft tannins, still enough acid to th
> ink
>> is is still a wine. �Very thin on the tongue.
>> � � � � After an hour, it seemed to pick u
> p body and viscosity, with aromas
>> and tastes of raspberry and plum. �After two hours definite aromas
> and
>> flavors of very ripe strawberries. �Glad it is the last bottle,
>> otherwise I'd have to drink the rest today! �:-) �Still a
> very nice
>> experience.
>
> Just curious to how the wine was stored? I still have about 6 left
> and I drank one last fall and it was still it good shape in both color
> and flavor. It was stored at 55f since release.

Bi!!:
For some reason I was thinking about this as I was headed for
dreamland last night, and it might have been a bottle problem... While
the cork was in good condition, I remember the fill was just to the top
of the shoulders, something I wouldn't have expected but in a much
older wine.

Jim

On Jan 26, 12:07Â*pm, Ronin > wrote:
> On 2008-01-23 10:55:53 -0800, "Bi!!" > said:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jan 23, 1:28�pm, Ronin <notjbroadwellQquest.not> wrote:
> >> � � � � Last bottle of a fine old lady def
> > initely on the decline. �An even
> >> garnet color without a different rim color. �Not much nose on open
> > ing,
> >> a little pleasant barnyard. �Soft tannins, still enough acid to th
> > ink
> >> is is still a wine. �Very thin on the tongue.
> >> � � � � After an hour, it seemed to pick u
> > p body and viscosity, with aromas
> >> and tastes of raspberry and plum. �After two hours definite aromas
> > Â*and
> >> flavors of very ripe strawberries. �Glad it is the last bottle,
> >> otherwise I'd have to drink the rest today! �:-) �Still a
> > very nice
> >> experience.
>
> > Just curious to how the wine was stored? Â*I still have about 6 left
> > and I drank one last fall and it was still it good shape in both color
> > and flavor. Â*It was stored at 55f since release.
>
> Bi!!:
> Â* Â* Â* Â* For some reason I was thinking about this as I was headed for
> dreamland last night, and it might have been a bottle problem... Â*While
> the cork was in good condition, I remember the fill was just to the top
> of the shoulders, something I wouldn't have expected but in a much
> older wine.
>
> Â* Â* Â* Â* Jim- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks for the update Ronin. I'm in Florida and ordered a bottle of
the '94 last night with dinner. It was still quite dark but showing
the early stages of maturity with a slight brickish note to the color
and some cedar and leather notes on the nose. This particular bottle
was a "cave collection" bottle so it's hard to tell how long the
restaurant had it (Sal e Pepe on Marco Island) but the "Cave
Collection" bottles have a black ring around the capsule and are
released by the winery at specific times. One of my closest friends
is a member of the Nickel family so I'm blessed with quite an
assortment of Far Niente and N&N wines.