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- HAW - 02-29-2000
With a hard look through the bottle, this wine appeears to be a red, misterjive. Was advised by a local wine shop to save this to accompany a nice steak or roast. Any other suggestions?
- Bucko - 02-29-2000
Yep, have the steak or roast in 2004 - 2006, when the wine is drinking well.
Bucko
- Thomas - 03-01-2000
I would have it with a rack of lamb--marinated in wine and then pan seared and topped with a sauce made of wine, quince jelly, garlic, rosemary and mint.
- mrdutton - 03-01-2000
I have two racks in the freezer.......
- Scoop - 03-01-2000
I'd opt for the rack of lamb as well -- a little more gaminess, some stronger flavors that match the incredible depth of flavors you'll find in a mature Beaucastel CNP (2004-6, as Bucko notes).
I had a bottle of the '89 (one of the best ever)that had, sadly, been in questionable conditions in my apartment for a few years. Fearing that it might be turning into vinegar, I decided to open it for Thanksgiving '98. At the time, I was also completing a wine course, so I viewed it as instructive extracurricular activity.
From the first nosing, it was apparent that it was still a formidable wine. And it was wonderfully complex, with great black fruit and subtle soil and mineral undertones, harmonious structure and an almost never-ending finish. Simply orgasmic.
So the moral of the story? This is a long-lived wine that survived well in bad conditions. Just think what it could do in a good cellar!
And BTW, on my ensuing wine exam a couple of weeks later, we had to describe in a tasting note a "classic" wine. One of the choices: a mature Chateauneuf-du-Pape!
Needless to say, I aced that one!
Scoop