TN: '83 Ch. Meyney

[Mark Lipton]

Consumed tonight al fresco (on a glorious Indiana summer eve) with a
dinner of lamb, corn, Chinese long beans and salad (all except the lamb
grown by us).

Color: garnet in the center with orange at the edge, fairly dark

Nose: Wow! Licorice, dark fruit, cedar, mint, minerals, chocolate,
sweet oak,

Palate: tasted before the food, it seemed acidic and a trifle thin.
After trying it with the food (and after it had been opened for 30
minutes), it presented itself as pure cassis fruit with a backbone of
acid, lots of cedar, mint and a decent finish. Overall, it was not the
deepest wine, but impressed both of us as resembling a good quality
California Cabernet (minus the oak).

For a Cru Bourgeois perhaps past its peak, this wine showed
beautifully. Paired with the lamb, it gave the impression of pure
cassis fruit, Very enjoyable!

Mark Lipton

[Dale Williams]

thanks for the notes Mark. Meyney was a great overachiever in the 80s. Less so
since, but still usually a good buy.
Dale

Dale Williams
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