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01-09-2003, 05:16 PM,
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Dear Innkeeper,

My husband and I are fans of BIG California Cabs. Christmas, we had a '94 Mondavi Reserve and '97 Silver Oak Napa Valley. Yummy!! Since Bordeaux has been getting quite the hype lately, I decided I'll give it a try thinking "the French style is probably similar or perhaps better." I purchased 4 futures ( 2000 Cos d'Estournel, Chateau Leoville Barton, and 2 - Lynch Bages). Since it will be years before I drink them and before I invest in anymore Bordeaux-style, I decided I should try some now.....So I purchased a 1997 Viader, and broke the bank and purchased a 1986 Pichon Lalande, Pauillac. They both got such great reviews, but both times my husband and I were disappoited. The Viader was too mellow (too much Franc?) and the Pichon Lalande had an unfamiliar fruit tast (perhaps Petite Verdot?) and was not as bold as we expected. Innkeeper, are most Bordeaux mellow and taste far from the Cal Cabs I'm use to? Or, am I just shopping for the wrong Bordeaux? Perhaps I should just stick to Cal Cabs? And what should I expect to taste from my 4 futures, mellow or bold?



Sincerely,
Cindy N.
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