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>"Hunt" > wrote in message
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>> 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.
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>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. :^(
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>Tom S
>www.chateauburbank.com

I haven't tasted the newer ones, but still have a few of the Phelps' vintages
from the previous ownership of the vineyard languishing away. I've resisted
getting the newer ones, as I only get -10% off retail. Maybe when I hit the
lottery!!!!

Hunt