Din't break the sabbatical

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......I shattered the sucker. My 3rd eldest daughter and her hubby have been our Valentine partners for several years now. They came by our place around 5:30 and as both she and my CB love bubblies I asked her to open the bottle. Handing her a bottle of Cooks I'd purchased earlier, the look in her eyes made me think of my future in terms of nano-seconds. Quickly retreieving the bottle of 1982 Dom Rose saved this old wrinkled hide. In my experience with bubblies I can't recall one with the palate weight this had. Heading out to our favorite jernt here in the valley
(Convivo) we had a nice bottle of Prosecco whilst perusing the menu. Mussels ina killer broth of cream, butter, wine, Maderia, and a dash of rum was scrumptous. The shrimp Vera Cruz was equally as good. Ordered CB a bottle of Rombauer Chard and they told me they'd just receive a box of 99 Saddleback Cab. I've been fortunate enough to have followed Nils Venges' winemaking skills since inception. His 78 Villa Mt. Eden Cab from 2 (yeppo TWO-YEAR-OLD BUSHIES) year old vines was one of the 10 best produced in this stellar vintage. He is extremely deft with the Cab grape, and this new venture only adds luster to his formidable trophys. CB had Ono, Daughter gorgus Scallops, In-Law New Zealand Rack of Lamb and I had a NY Strip from Nieman Ranch. Managed to reduce their inventory by a third on the Saddleback. With dessert of a lemon zest wafer covered in fresh marionberries and a vanilla bean sauce we had a 70 Fonseca port.Needless to say we called it a nite, ordered our transport and now iff'n I can manage to pick-up the telly I'll call my local pusher and see if the Saddleback is availabnle. wwww [img]http://wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]