"Hunt" > wrote in message
...
> Your mention of the Eislie and Phelps, made be take a look in the
> cellar. I still have a few of those from the end of that era, plus some
> older
> Backus/Phelps. I see that he's back with Backus fruit, but I have not
> tried
> the newer ones.

Phelps had been buying fruit from the Backus Vineyard for quite awhile -
since the 1970s anyway. They finally bought the vineyard a few years ago,
and the wine is now their flagship. It's 100% Cabernet, and the 2001 I
tasted at the winery with Ian & Jacquie was magnificent! Unfortunately, it
was also $150. :^(

Tom S
www.chateauburbank.com