97 Geyser Peak Cucamonga 100-yr-old

[Bucko]

I thought that Foodie was the only Cuckoomonger around here.......

97 Geyser Peak Winemaker's Selection, from 100-year-old Cucamonga vines, D'Ambrosia Ranch. 700 cases, and a fairly lofty price tag of $30. The wine IS beautiful, $30 beautiful? Well, you be the judge. Huge, complex, jammy, intense fruit of boysenberries and plums, a light hand on the oak, with subtle vanilla spice that accentuates the wine. The tannins are pretty obvious, but the wine is so big that they do not overpower the wine. The
aftertaste goes on and on and on like the Eveready Bunny (or Randy talking about his gout). It took an hour for the wine to strut its stuff, then whamo, it shakes your taste buds into the 21st Century. A Sharon Stone wine with a Rosanne Barr price tag.

BUCKO

[Randy Caparoso]

Sharon Stone, Roseanne Barr, Eveready Bunnies... what a strange party indeed, Bucko. I'm afraid the Millennium party in the Champagne thread is spilling over here.

[n144mann]

Randy, I think you are right.....but what a party......(was going to comment on the mix....but think I won't go there this time) See Randy....I do have 'some' restraint [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]
Nancy


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[Thomas]

You wanna buy a cuckoo?

[n144mann]

Are you really for sale??? Just kiddin' foodie!! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img] You know we love ya on here.
Nancy

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[Thomas]

My cuckoo is a lot cheaper than Bucko's.

[n144mann]

sorry about this guys.....had a momentary lapse in self-control and posted a response to foodies entry.....Had to remove it before I got arrested. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]
Nancy

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[Bucko]

And here I thought there were a bunch of replies on my Zin -- I get the bird. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/frown.gif[/img]

Bucko

[Jerry D Mead]

Bucko...I loved this wine too...it was in my column a couple of weeks ago. The grapes come from a vineyard managed by Don Galleano, who you've met.

They (GP) told me it retailed for $25??? I gave it 96pts for quality.

Only 700 cases for the world...mostly for sale at the winery.