Paul, The late harvest Zins tend to stand up well over time. Michael Bernstein introduced me to a wonderful treat back then - LH red wine, like the zin, and chocolate. Mmmmm .... at that time it was an unknown treat to me, and I recall opening a bottle and putting out some wonderful chocolate truffles with it, and just blowing everyone's mind.
I don't see wine as collectors items. They're meant to be enjoyed. I no longer drink much wine, except at special occasions. Last New Year's eve I opened a bottle of '85 Heitz Martha's Vineyard - God was that good! Those older California reds can age very nicely. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > Sounds like fun. I've had the Mt. Veeder Zin. Maybe not that vintage, > but I remember it as a very good wine with high alcohol content. Zins > were my first love for many years, but I don't like very many of the > new ones. While Zin is a wine that is usually consumed young, an > older one should be interesting if the cork has held. The Coppola > wine is a collector's item. Very special, as I'm sure you know. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
