I've been really happy that our local Costco starting getting prime
beef. Last night we tried some lovely marbled NY strips, along with
grilled squash and leftover bean/corn/salad. Wine was the 1998 Ch.
Dalem (Fronsac), a wine I had enjoyed over the years, but thought I
had finished. Stumbled across a bottle, it wasn't in CT, time to go.
Sweet cassis and blackberries, a touch of vanilla, fat and soft.
Tannins are resolved, finish is a bit shorter than I remembered from
past, this is tasty but clearly needs to be drunk now (and could have
used a bit more oomph for the steak). Still, pleasant Righbank
Merlot. B

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.