four words- Sonoma Alexander Crown 1974

River West Zins 1973 & 1976 classic QPR
"Godzilla" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:54:52 -0800, DaleW wrote:
>
> > On Feb 13, 8:56 am, Godzilla > wrote:
> >> Last night, I pulled the cork on a recently acquired bottle of
> >> RODNEY STRONG - Sonoma County 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
> >> The first impression was of a pronounced Cherry nose, but that faded
with
> >> more airing time, as some layers of olive and cedar began to come
through.
> >> It had a medium body, and a fairly long finish. It needs more time,
> >> but when one is about 100 or so, who can wait? ;-)
> >>
> >> A solid 16+ on the Davis scale.
> >>
> >> Godzilla
> >
> > Thanks for notes. I've generally thought the Rodney Strong cabs were
> > fairly solid wines (as are the Chards, far less success with the PN).
> > I'll look for the 2003.
> > Only 100? I thought Godzilla was prehistoric!
>
> It all depends upon how I wake up in the morning. ;-)
>
> Godzilla