1998 Renwood Grandpere

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no detailed notes, as we drank this at a friend's house for dinner. short note: wow! my first renwood zin and it was a winner: wonderful, concentrated stuff. in the nose and in the mouth, a ton of ripe fruit, bordering on jammy, but with spices and other nuances and notes (including tea and oak),showing me that this bruiser is maturing and settling down. this was a big hit, and making it even sweeter was that i bought it a few months ago for $16 at my regular shop, which had it marked down 50% in a shelf clearance sale. guess some other folks were scared away by the off vintage. not me, and boy am i glad. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]