1997 ZD and 1997 Erich Russell were the

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2 bottles of choice for BRW and Moi' for lunch yesterday. Have probably posted on both of these but dint fell like going cross-eyed looking them up. Both were fine examples of the origins but the ZD had something that showed up on the nose and center palate I hadn't tasted before. A note of Olives and meat showed up and added complexity to this neat bottle. As usual we were engrossed in solving most of the worlds' problems I didn't take too many mental notes except the generalization that both were outstanding. What a vintage! WW