Oh no... more Abacus, Hillside, and Musigny

Ho hum... The 2001 Opus One from Magnum was ok... very Bordeaux-like (at this very young age, even...) Classic, and a very good- Opus. The 1996 Edizione Pennino Zinfandel from Niebaum-Coppola was hot, spicy and powerful... a great Zinfandel that has aged as gracefully as Zin can... The ZD Abacus VII is as it was last week - exceptional. The 2002 Shafer Hillside Select, our last bottle - was as it was last week - slightly closed. The 1900 Irmes & Borges Colheita (1947 bottling date) was amazing... nutty and powerful. Still has a long, long way to go. The star of the night, and an amazing wine, was the 1998 Comte George de Vogue Musigny Vieilles Vignes. A classic example of the great Le Musigny vineyard, this mind-blowing wine had notes of clove, strawberries and rhubarb - and an unmistakable nose... the wine is silky-smoth, and is like satin on the tongue... a phenomenol baby. One of the great Burgundies of my life... of course I have often said I'd rather have a great Le Musigny than Romanee-Conti...