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The 1990 Dr. Burklin Wolf Riesling Auslese Trocken (!), Pfalz was incredible. So youthful, full of wonderful acidity, and showing that beautiful petrol quality that older rieslings display. Full of apricots and pretty oranges along with classic minerality (though this isn't as prevalant as in the Mosel of Rheingau). This wine will live another 20 years easily... oh yeah, it's DRY!... The 2002 Stags Leap Wine Cellars "Fay" Cabernet Sauvignon 3-Liter was pretty. very Bordeaux-like, but certainly with the classic California fruit. Pencil lead, black currant, plums, cedar (!), and dried leaves. Very, very nice wine... The 2001 Ch. St.-Jean "Cinq Cepages" was not spectacular... was not great, not even real good. It was good, but nothing more. Too much fruit and glycerin. Oh well. The 1999 is far superior to this wine. But, it also could be that I tasted it right after the 1995 Chateau Latour. This wine is tight and closed, but still showing some pretty fruit, and excellent length. While not anywhere near the 1990 or 82, this is still a fabulous Latour. I would give it another 5-10 years before opening a bottle of this. The 2000 JL Chave St. Joseph "Offerus" was awfulus (sorry, had to do it...). very, very acidic with jammy raspberry and just hints of the earth that was in this wine a few months ago. Perhaps bottle variation...