Had a prayer meeting at the club today

[oostexan]

WW, I bought a lot of 00 Bordeaux. I was only a few years into collecting at the time (~5 years ago), but the vintage had so many folks raving about it that I decided to sock a few cases away. I was not drinking a lot of Bordeaux at the time but figured it would be a safe bet.

Needless to say, I have been sampling some of that wine over the last six months and it has lead me to buying almost exclusively 05 Bordeaux over the past several months.

My palate has evolved to the point where sublety and complexity far outweigh the Cali fruit bombs that turn to goop in the cellar. Further, I can barely take the tannic structure of new wines as I am getting so acclimated to drinking aged Bordeax, Rhones, Cali, etc.

Funny how your palate evolves.

I had the 00 Bernadotte a few months ago and agree that it needs a few years, but it was still wonderful.