Mark Lipton wrote:
> Tonight, with a dinner of braised lamb shoulder, I decided to open a
> wine that had been languishing in the cellar for some time:
>
> 1999 Cline Cellars Mourvedre "Small Berry"
> nose: MINT! LICORICE?!! and lurking beneath some berryish fruit
> palate: medium weight, moderately acidic, dark fruit and a cooling blast
> of menthol

In the interests of full disclosure, I will note that after 3-4 hours, I
can tell that, apart from the mintiness, what I'm getting in the nose is
a huge whack of cedar, the most I've ever got in a wine's nose. Quite
the 1-2 punch, that is.

Mark Lipton


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