On Apr 22, 11:19*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> 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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Mark,

My wife & I stopped in at Cline this past November and tried the 2007
version. I didn't take notes at the time, but I liked it enough to
purchase a bottle. I'll wait a bit to see how it develops.

I've always liked Cline, especially their single-vineyard Zins. Have
you tried Big Break or Live Oak recently?

dpm