When did deVogue start to go too heavy on the wood(toast)?
I haven’t had too many but I guess I have been lucky enough to have had good bottles of the 90 a few times these past few years. Also had a '93 I quite enjoyed … but beyond that pretty limited experience. Certainly they have their detractors … I can say I really didn’t care for the '98 I tried a few times.
I’ve had this wine several times. It’s pretty good. Well balanced and not for long keeping. 1997 is a variable vintage and unless it is a good price I wouldn’t bite.
I’ve had the 96 and the 98 in the past year or so. the 96 had heavy handed oak. The 98 not so much, but I thought the fruit was blurry. Some 98 Vogues were sold after the tasting.