1994 LIPARITA HOWELL MOUNTAIN CS

[mrdutton]

Nice ruby red with enough clarity to read through it, this beauty drank very nicely, thank-you.

Fruit, oh yes. The nose and the palate pick-up the wonderful scent and taste of dark cherries. Then there are hints of chocolate and bits of oak.

The wine has a nice velvety mouthfeel and a tannic finish that is not overpowering. The finish includes hints of some spice, to me, along with the tannin.

Wine searcher lists this juice still for sale at about $60.00 a bottle. My records don't tell me what I paid for it a few years ago, but TRUST me it was not $60.00.

I don't have IDEAL storage facilities, so this wine may have aged in my rack a bit faster than it might under more ideal conditions. It drank quite well with me. There were no hints of brown on the edges.

My guess is that this stuff could go for another couple of years before it starts to head downhill.

Consumed this beauty with peas, carrots, yukon-gold boiled potatoes and mother's three meat meatloaf. Very yummy stuff with such a simple meal.

WW have you tried this stuff? I know you've paid compliments to other juice and other years from Liparita.