1997 Easton Zinfandel

[Innkeeper]

We recently received two bottles of the '98 in a mixed case. Popped one tonight, and my TN is exactly as the '97, if not somewhat better. Unbelievable! The price is up to $22, but well worth it. We had the bottle tonight with smoked baby back ribs that had been in the smoker three hours, turning once. While we were preparing the rest of the dinner, we put them in a warming oven, and basted periodicaly with Carolina Red Sauce (3/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1/4th cup lo-carb ketchup, 1/4 tsp cayanne, 1/2 tsp Lawry salt, ane 1/2 tbl sweetner; all whisked together. The sides were lo-carb eggplant deep fried in batter, and salad. Wonderful meal; wonderful wine.