Oh my god, I'm turning into Bucko...

[Glass_A_Day]

After a long houred six day work week I decided to reward myself with a nice bottle. I went into the cooler and found two bottles of my 2004 Elyse Morisoli Zin. (I only open bottles I have more than one of when Maryann isn't home so she won't miss anything.) On the first sip I almost gagged. I thought my palet must not be ready yet and waited for the second sip after some dinner. Same deal. It was too much. My once coveted fruit bomb was way too much for me. I used to love fruit bomb zins and over extracted syrah. Now.... NOT. After doing some thinking I realized that cab is about as rich as I like to go now and I am really picking up speed in enjoying pinot. What's next, rethinking global warming??? [img]http://wines.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]

[Bucko]

You'll have to refine the fine art of being an a$$hole before you can join the Buckettes. [img]http://wines.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://wines.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://wines.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]

I was there once myself, but no more. I look for refinement in wine, not some bruiser that beats you senseless, or some jammy, overripe mess. That said, I love to do Texas-style BBQ. The first wine I reach for is one of my old Petite Sirahs. Go figure.

[Innkeeper]

In my not so humble experience aged PSs are tame and lovely. It is the young ones that are animals. We have about half a dozen various ones that are seven to nine years old that we plan to enjoy sometime this year.

[hotwine]

Was just going to ask about the '00 Stags Leap PS, and when they would be ready. You think this year?

[Bucko]

Gil, I still have a few 1985 Stags Leap PS in the cellar. 2000 is a baby.

[Glass_A_Day]

Oh my god, my thread has been hijacked into a PS thread. It's worse than I thought...

[Innkeeper]

We drank our '96 Stags Leap last year and it was at it's peak, and fantastic! Would hold the '00 at least until '10. Bucko, '85 must have been one heck of a year, if they are still holding.

[Bucko]

Still have some 85 Ridge York Creeks as well. [img]http://wines.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]

[hotwine]

Thanks, guys.

(Gotta be an optimist to cellar wine for years, betting you're going to live long enough to enjoy it... and not get greased by a Mack truck!)