Ooh! Wine score!

[MonkeyFunk]

The bf came home Friday with a bottle of wine - a xmas gift from his boss.

1997 Alexander Stonestreet Cabernet.

I googled it and it's a $75-$95 bottle of wine! W00t!

[flvegan]

1. 94 points from Wine Spectator, nice friggin gift!!

It's actually (realistically) a $100-120 bottle of wine. Enjoy it!

[MonkeyFunk]

2. Really? Wow!

We're not used to that kind of stuff. We're sitting here drinking mimosas from a $6 bottle of Trader Joe's "champagne" and complaining that it's not as good as the stuff we get for $3.

[wain]

8. Where did you see that rating from Wine Spectator?

For a 1997 cabernet.

[flvegan]

11. Asked my brother.

He's a wine snob, big time.

[PeaceNikki]

3. Whatcha gonna do

with it?

Sorry... Cops was on in the background while I was cooking.

[MonkeyFunk]

4. Well I made the mistake of telling him it's good stuff

I was hoping to have it with our xmas dinner, but he'll probably insist on saving it for some big occasion - but the apocalypse itself would make him stop and think about whether "it's time".

[PeaceNikki]

5. Well, the apocalypse hardly seems like a joyous occasion on which to break it out.

I hope you get to enjoy it with Christmas dinner. It was a Christmas gift, after all.

Remember that Santa died on the cross for your gifts.

[flvegan]

6. What's for dinner?

Will it go well with it...that's the question, then convince him of it!

[MonkeyFunk]

7. alas, no

we're doing alaskan king crab. But I've never been a stickler for red with meat, white with seafood.

[lost-in-nj]

9. Happy for you!!!

if it was a White I would be jealous...
can't even LOOK at Reds



lost

:hug:

[skygazer]

10. '97 was an excellent year for California cabs

So in addition to the wine being a higher priced bottle, the vintage year brings it up even more. Nice score! Enjoy. :toast:

[Deja Q]

12. Cool!

Corporations aren't all bad things...

[CatholicEdHead]

13. Is it still good?

or just really expensive vinegar by now?

[flvegan]

14. 10 years?

Probably still very, very, very good.