Rosemount 1998 Traditional

[Drew]

"What do you want for dinner tonight, Honey?"
"Meat!!!!"

Omaha Steaks filets with my own cracked peppercorn dry rub, seared on the grill and finished in the oven Med. rare for her...Rare for me. Baked spuds with sour cream and salad with my 25 year old balsamic vinegar with crumbled stilton.
This is an awesome wine!!! Opaque black/ruby with tinges of bright garnet. Very floral nose which filled the room. Decanted for 1 hour. Teeth staining sweet oak flavors mingle with complex tastes of dark plums, vanilla, bitter chocolate, orange peel? Slightly astringent but smooth, balanced and a 40 second finish. 75%Cabernet Sauvigon, 15% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot. 13.8% Alc/vol.
I LOVE THIS WINE....SO DOES THE WIFE....HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL. $22? can't remember.
This has a nose and flavor profile similar to the '95 Gallo Frei Ranch only more balanced.

Drew

[This message has been edited by Drew (edited 02-14-2001).]

[winoweenie]

Getting a bottle this very day. Gracias. WW

[newsguy]

drew,

sounds like a great meal and a great wine. i'd like to try a bottle myself, but am not sure exactly which bottle this is. i have no trouble finding the 1998 rosemount cab southeastern australia, but that's only an $11 bottle of wine. what is the "traditional?"

thanks, keith

[chittychattykathy]

It's like a Bordeaux blend. (Though I believe it is mainly Cab. Sauv.)

[newsguy]

thanks kathy (and drew). if i see this one out there i'll grab a bottle!

keith

[newsguy]

found the "traditional" this weekend and bought at bottle at $19.99. (BTW, wine steward at the store says this wine is hard to find, he likes it a lot and that it's ready to drink now.)

almost had it last night with a grilled porterhouse, but went with my first try of a wine from the languedoc: a 1998 Chateau de Lascaux Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St.-Loup Les Nobles Pierres. this is a serious wine that i'll post on tomorrow after i finish the bottle tonight [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

i'll get to the rosemount sooner of later. so many wines, too little time...

keith

[chittychattykathy]

Mmmm, Pic St.-Loup, you've caught my attention!

[newsguy]

kathy,

just posted on my first wine from the languedoc, if you're interested. see the "Best Buys" folder.

keith