1985 Gould Campbell VP

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Todd Pettinger
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1985 Gould Campbell VP

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Man, I'm out of practise at this! :oops:

Opened on a whim tonight, this bottle was supposed to have been for Thanksgiving dinner this past weekend, but was neglectfully left in the cupboard at home instead of being brought to my father's house. The cork crumbled but was saturated almost three-quarters of the way through.

Light rose colour and transparent. A pleasant floral aroma with a suggestion of plum in the bouquet.

On tha palate it is a short wine, light-bodied with a hit of leafy tobacco. Well balanced and sweet. A light-sipping VP to enjoy on a weeknight. :) I doubt this will ever be confused for a heavyweight of its era, but is a perfectly pleasant wine. One I would buy again.

We`ll see if it evolves at all over the next couple of hours/nights.
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Re: 1985 Gould Campbell VP

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Todd who? [foilhat.gif]

This is a very fine VP and still such a youngster. One of my favorite half dozen VPs of the 1985 vintage. Great stuff.

Will be in Edmonton in a few weeks. We had two guests from Alberta (both Edmonton & Calgary) on our recent tour. That was only half of the Canadian contingent who joined us.

Todd who? :salute:
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