I received a couple bottles of wine as a gift, and I can't find any reviews or vintage charts on them. I was hoping someone might be able to help me out:
Saisons des Vines "L'automne" by Copain Wines a pinot noir from Mendocino Valley, CA
2002Casa Lapostolle a cabernet sauvignon from Colchagua Valley, Chile
1999If someone could point me to a vintage chart that indicates age of drinkability, or a review or two of either of these, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks! Liam
Funny thing: I just opened a bottle of this wine recently (also a gift, from a wine-loving friend who told me to open it soon). It's a very good, medium bodied Pinot Noir, ready to drink now. It's less of the bright red fruit sort of Pinot, more of a dark fruit Pinot, yet it's neither heavy nor overripe.
I haven't had this particular wine, but Casa Lapostolle is a well-run operation and '99 was a drought year in Chile. All but the most expensive of Chilean red wines are intended for near-term drinking, so I'd doubt that there's any problem with drinking it now.
HTH Mark Lipton
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