> >Dale: I haven't had the Geyserville recently. I typically give them 5+
> >years before opening, as I like them better with some bottle age. I'll
> >be opening the '95 soon, though ;-)
>
> Envy rears its ugly head once again--I KNOW I should, but somehow I
> can't hold wines that long. It gets reinforced regularly when I've got
> something that I've been disciplined about and kept for a couple of
> years yet one thing or another keeps getting the good intentions
> dashed. I suspect it is that my consumption rates are consistently
> ahead of my acquisition pace.
> >
Ed,

I "lost" a 95 Pagani in the cellar, only to find it last summer. We opened
it for my wife's birthday. I was truly amazed by it's power and balance and
amazing fruit. Another reminder of how well and gracefully Ridge Zins age.

Dean