The 1974 cap. could be fun to taste......was it stored well in a cool place?
If you like good Pinot don't go with this one:
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI ROMANEE CONTI 2016 OWC
It is "overprized".......probably better go with the $25 bottle.....or a good German one.....
If you like good Pinot don't go with this one:
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI ROMANEE CONTI 2016 OWC
It is "overprized".......probably better go with the $25 bottle.....or a good German one.....
@MEPER
Since you asked...
Storage was not perfect, but adequate. I've found that with old style cabs from great vintages and great producers, that were made in more of a Bordeaux style, age gracefully. The estate wines of John Daniel Jr. fall into this category.
I was fortunate to have picked up a handful of these back in the late 1990s when I worked for Francis Ford Coppola at what was then Niebaum ~ Coppola Winery. To make room for a new tasting area, they were selling off, to employees, hundreds of bottles of old wine that they thought were problably past their prime. I picked up the best estate Cask Cabernets from vintages that were considered great in the Napa Valley. My purchase really paid off!
Cask A-1 was my absolute favorite from 1974. Cask A-9 my second favorite. It had a bouquet of ripe blackberries and wild honeycomb. The mouthfeel was delicate, like silk, tasting of blackberry with a long finish. It was actually very pinot like. I sure hope I find another one buried in one of my boxes!
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Since you asked...
Storage was not perfect, but adequate. I've found that with old style cabs from great vintages and great producers, that were made in more of a Bordeaux style, age gracefully. The estate wines of John Daniel Jr. fall into this category.
I was fortunate to have picked up a handful of these back in the late 1990s when I worked for Francis Ford Coppola at what was then Niebaum ~ Coppola Winery. To make room for a new tasting area, they were selling off, to employees, hundreds of bottles of old wine that they thought were problably past their prime. I picked up the best estate Cask Cabernets from vintages that were considered great in the Napa Valley. My purchase really paid off!
Cask A-1 was my absolute favorite from 1974. Cask A-9 my second favorite. It had a bouquet of ripe blackberries and wild honeycomb. The mouthfeel was delicate, like silk, tasting of blackberry with a long finish. It was actually very pinot like. I sure hope I find another one buried in one of my boxes!
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Sh...t missed this one Any chance there is a video of Pa's talk? The link above for PASS DIY - YouTube doesn't work and my browsers complain about dangerous places I am trying to visit.
Any chance there is a video of Pa's talk? The link above for PASS DIY - YouTube doesn't work and my browsers complain about dangerous places I am trying to visit.
. I subscribed three timesTwenty more subscriptions. I think we're on to something...
