NW Wines: Not Ready For Prime Time

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Much clearer SB, and Buckinhoosier, so far there hasn't been a wine crafted in Wash at the upper end that "IMHO" can muscle with the big boys of Napa. I personally think Sonoma is ahead of Ore and Wash strictly from a time-frame quotient when compared to the big guns, but I certainly agree that Wash is a potentially major force. Hard to put Leonetti or Quicelda Creek against Stags, Shafer, Ch Montelena, or a dozen others and not expect to get a bloody nose ocassionally. Again their time will come. Even tho some will use some new Nevers barrels and you'll start a tirade agin' them fools. Wood must do something for wine as them old timers at Latour, Lafite, Mouton, Haut Brion, an' Margaux been using it with success fer' meeny yars.WW [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]