1999 Freemark-Abbey Bosche

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Here's the benchmark case of absolutely forgetting a great winery and a famous vineyard. When I first started collecting in the late 60s' and early 70s' this was always a must buy. They've produced some of the great bottles in my drinking experience (70, 74, 76, 78 to name a few). Then with the proliferation of vineyards in Napa and Sonoma I somehow forgot about them. Their new packaging attracted me to this so I put away a 1/2 box and since I was on a 99 kick opened this last nite. WOW! what a bottle. Has the most defined bing cherry, red plum, and soft vanilla package I've seen. Permeates the nose, palate, ear-lobes, and fingernails. Silky tannins will carry this hummer another 2-4 and should hold 10 after. 93/88. 69 per clatter .13.7% alc. WW