1998 St Clement Oroppas

[winoweenie]

One of the few 98s' I tried and decided to put in the cellar. Deep, dense wine that has none of the negatives of this hard vintage. Sweet candied cherry nose with lots of spices , vanilla, flowers, and cocoa going on and continues on the taste. This is one of my favorite Meritages and always in the top 5. Unfortunately they don't give you a clue as to the mix and I like the wine enough it doesn't matter. Silky is really the definative adjective for this lovely bottle. Not sure it's a match for the outstanding 97 but as they say in the music biz, " It's close enough for jazz". WW 90/89. 37 per by the box.