Paul and I drank the the following wines with pizza from Shakespeare’s today at lunch:

2008 Mt. Nebo Norton: This was presented as a mystery wine but the nose is classic Norton (shoeleather, earth, and brambles). The palate is slim and elegant, without noticeable tannin and a sweetness that holds vanillin and dark fruit.

George Duboeuf 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape: This 2007 Rhone is typical of the vintage: lush, silky, supple, with brambly strawberry and kirsch flavors. Pretty good.

1987 Dunn Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: 23 years old and this wine retains freshness and delicacy.13% alcohol. The wine is delicious, with composed flavors of boysenberry, blackberry, and cassis and some vanillin.

1987 Dunn Vineyards Napa Valley Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon: I think of the 4 people drinking this wine, I alone preferred the single vineyard Dunn Howell Mountain production to the regular Napa bottling (above). It had a bit more ‘stuffing’ and weight than the Napa bottling. 13% alcohol.

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