1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV

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g-man
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1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV

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Re: 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV

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This was interesting

clear brown

celery on the nose was all i got

drying tannins on the mouth, it was thin with a touch of orange zest.

80.
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Chris Doty
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Re: 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV

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My birthyear (which the table had a hard time believing) -- this was very mediocre, I'm sad to say.

84 points, of course.
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Unpleasant nose, and it tastes tired and spent. "Dry as a nun's nasty" says Mike. Y says it smells cardboardy.
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