1997 Terraces and Ristow Quinta de Pedras

[winoweenie]

Had a business lunch with a friend yesterday at the club and decided it was time to break out these 2 forgotten bottles of 97s. Started with the Terraces. This was a jump-start, not a gentle ignition. Deep ruby with no bricking. Nose had the whole package. After we both took a sip his face lit up like a roman candle. What a bottle. The Ristow was next and as we both had lowered expectations were bowled over by this sucker. Both are from the Napa appelation and are (or were) limited production cabs. Got into biz discussion then but grading from memory both would score in the mid-90s. WW