This one received a WS 91. Reminds me of the Sonoma Cask 97, one of the best QPRs and most enjoyable little quaffers from the "vintage of the century'' that might not have been the vintage of the decade.
Anyway I'm in my third hour of sipping this stuff after it was decanted 2 hours. It's pretty handy stuff, nice nose, thick legs, wonderful mouthfeel and fruit, fruit, fruit forward. Has gained weight to the point of becoming syrupy.
The Sonoma Cask was $12.99. Got this for $19.99. Thumbs up to the experiment. I'm going back for more.

KOH,

Glad to hear it. I have always loved the AV wines from Sebastiani. I am going to try and find this at a reasonable price here in KY.

IW

KOH and IW, in case you're interested, there was a thread on this about a month ago (started by yours truly). Here it is:

http://web8.winespectator.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=003985&p=

Personally, I think the '99 Sebastiani AV is great. IMO, it will perform close (if not equal) to the '97 Sonoma Cask, pricing excluded. Can't say that about too many '99 Cal. Cabs under $20.

[ 11-05-2002, 03:09 PM: Message edited by: The Riddler ]