tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post4878593280022425737..comments2023-10-19T09:46:53.613-04:00Comments on Artisan Wine on a Budget: Mount Langi Ghiran Billi Billi Shiraz, 2003Fred McTaggarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01568104809300139407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-88202556228025780472009-08-03T22:14:15.355-04:002009-08-03T22:14:15.355-04:00Oh, I agree that the Billi Billi is ordinary compa...Oh, I agree that the Billi Billi is ordinary compared to the Langhi Shiraz. <br /><br />I don't have any tasting notes on the 1997 and don't actually own any of that vintage myself. But I feel confident it should not be ready to start the slide downhill. I had the 1989 a couple of years ago and was quite happy with it. I should open another soon. Somewhere, if I can find it, I have Trevor Mast's notes on his older vintages. His favorite, as I recall, was the 1995. But my experience is that nearly every vintage up to 1998 was capable of going 20 years at least.Fred McTaggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01568104809300139407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-44733191104621911102009-08-01T15:37:29.808-04:002009-08-01T15:37:29.808-04:00I brought back a bottle of 1997 Mount Langi Ghiran...I brought back a bottle of 1997 Mount Langi Ghiran Shiraz (the regular estate version) from Australia when I visited there in 2000. Still haven't tried it, as I've been saving it for a real special occasion, though I realize it's certainly due to be opened by now.<br /><br />I didn't think the Billi Billi was anything special when I tried it; actually it was sorta mediocre for its price range. Not sure which year I got.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com