A couple of 1991s and a 1996

[winoweenie]

Had a nice couple over yesteday and we got our nose in the vinegar. 1991 Burgess Nintage Selection. One of the underappreciated wineries in Napa, Tom has managed to produce exceptional wines most every vintage and to keep the pricing reasonable, even low and this vintage was typical. A blend of mountain cabernet 78%, 12% merlot, and 10% cab franc, this wine is a lovely finished product.91/93. 19 by the box. 13% alc. 1991 Caymus Napa.Another great wine from this outstanding vintage.Deep ruby, no bricking, loaded with brite cherry and deep plum fruit. Sweet spices, and a touch of earth make this one of the best Napa bottlings of the 90s IMHO. Has been drinking great since release. Only the aromatics have improved. 93/95. 19 by the case. 13% alc. 1996 St. Clement Oroppas. One of Dennis Johns' better efforts. Loads of fruit with a nice shot of vanilla, cardamon, violets, and cocoa. Young with another 2-3 to soften the tannins. Solid center and a 4-lapper finish. % of blend unknown. 90/88. 39 at the winery. 13% alc.WW

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[Drew]

A classic WW TN...I assumed you edited the mistakes in [img]http://wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]

Drew

[winoweenie]

For some reason this bloomin' keyboard ptints out 96 every time I hit the %(percent) sign. Bet it does it agin!WW Tolt youse so!!!!

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[marleyspud]

Here are my humble if not brief notes on these wines:

1. Dehlinger Syrah. Deep, complex, very ripe fruits. some spiciness. very
> smooth finish with no bite.
> 2. Caymus. much 'sweeter' than the syrah, fruity and smooth.
> 3. St Clement.Black fruits and vanilla.
> 4. Burgess-blend.a complex blend, not able to pick out any specifics.
> 5. Sandeman Port. so smooth. very sweet, not quite cloying, sticky. one
of
> the most memerable of the afternoon.
MS

[Georgie]

Love that Sandeman!

[winoweenie]

Had a small business meeting yesserday anf the kitties showed no mercy whassumebber. At precisely 4:55 the paw hit my schnozz and the impatient jungle growl demanded to be fed and let outside.One of my old buddies son is now running a large contract floorcovering operation. We put the periods and semi-colons on a nice contract yesterday so I made the mistake of asking would he like to have lunch? Then compounded the error by asking if maybe his dad mite join us. Started off innocemntly 'nuff, a bottle of 01 T-Vine Grenache, the 2 bottles of 01 Matanzas Creek Merlot. Shifting into overdrive we decided to hit my favorite pushers jernt for some older stuff that was mature with some stubble. 95 & 96 Ch Montelena Cabs was followed by the brilliant idea to go to my house where the selection is kinda better. Added to the mix now is a builder, one of the sons largest customers, who had just completed successively bidding on a 51 acre plot of dirt for a measly 46 mil. Looking at the damage it looks like we dint really apply ourselves as I can only find a 94 Silver Oak Napa, 94 Heitz Trailside, 94 Stags Leap SLV, and a 94 Ch Montelena as dead soldiers. CB went into her inner-santum
saying something under her breath about"Dumb-Donkeys". Ther's no posts because, frankly, it looked and felt more like a fraternity keg party than a Friday afternoon wine tasting. All of the juice musta' been okie-dokie cause there don't be no leftovers.WW

[dananne]

Sounds like fun, and also goes a bit towards explaining the little fact that it couldn't have been a Friday afternoon wine tasting, but rather a Thursday afternoon one [img]http://wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]