2000 Blackstone Napa Valley

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Had cooked up four steaks, so there were two for leftovers last night. Pulled a regular bottle of Blackstone (the CA label) from the '98 vintage, purchased in Aug 2000. That poor sucker had gone through the full cycle of temp and humidity fluctuations in the old cellar before the chiller was installed last June, and there just wasn't much left of it except dying fruit. Debra liked it - "More mature", she said. "Over the hill", said I. There's still one more bottle left; was planning to give it away, but if she likes it, that probably wouldn't be real smart....