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1981 David Bruce Pinot Noir

We opened my last bottle of the David Bruce PN from 1981.

Not sure what to expect, this wine turned out to surprise us. Eminently drinkable, the expected brassy edge of age was there, but sufficient fruit carried it well. This 31 year-old bottle was much better than we suspected.

Alcohol 12.8%.

David Bruce Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir Estate Bottled Vintage 1981.

The price tag, still on the bottle: $12.50 -- probably purchased from Beltramo's Wines in Menlo Park.

** Next adventure: the 1970 and 1973 Mouton. The '73 has the Picasso label, which is probably its best characteristic. The '70 was Marc Chagall. Probably over the hill (like me!) More tasting notes later.

earle

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Earle Jones
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Wow, Earle! I'd bet that I had this wine in its youth, but had neither the foresight nor the inclination to hold onto it for this length of time. Many of Dr. Bruce's wines from that era (as you likely know) were big and bruising, often very tannic in their youth. Glad to see that your patience was rewarded.

Those Moutons stand a good chance of being great bottles. Best of luck with them!

Mark Lipton

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  • I heard that the Hyatt in Palo Alto charges a corkage fee of for any wine brought to dinner.

However, there is no corkage fee for screw-top bottles.

It is called a screwage fee.

earle

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