Blackstone '97 Merlot

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The Milenage bottles are pretty. Mrs. Hotwine allowed me to put the first one on a shelf in the breakfast room, joining an empty LaFite and Yquem; the rest have been tossed in the recycling bin. And so far, the recycling dieties have accepted them, although they are anything but clear glass.
I'm going to try real hard to leave the full case of Milenage alone for the next year, and see if it will develop further. I think it could have used more merlot in the recipe; that might have given it the structure it seems to lack.