After 20 years...only good bottles not good vintages! This baby had perfect label and neck fill and drank riper than other bottles I gave had. Others I have had in 76 vintage was more lean and elegant and showed more nuanced flavors. This bottle albeit looked perfect drank 10 years different in that it was riper bit of Madeira nose which was not in any other bottles I have had. Almost weird as it felt bit chaptalized. Drank nice and sweet for 30 minutes before flattening out...had much better 76 than this one albeit super-excited when first opened.
After 20 years...only good bottles not good vintages! This baby had perfect label and neck fill and drank riper than other bottles I gave had. Others I have had in 76 vintage was more lean and elegant and showed more nuanced flavors. This bottle albeit looked perfect drank 10 years different in that it was riper bit of Madeira nose which was not in any other bottles I have had. Almost weird as it felt bit chaptalized. Drank nice and sweet for 30 minutes before flattening out...had much better 76 than this one albeit super-excited when first opened.
Jun 14th, 2014
Napa Valley, California, USA
