We also went to three boutique vineyards near Jerusalem and tasted some outstanding wines.
Among the outstanding wines of the tasting, along with the 1858, were 1870, 1875, 1880, 1886, 1895, 1904, 1916, 1929, 1934, 1945, 1959, 1961 and 1982.
"Their vines are becoming old enough to begin producing grapes that can make outstanding wines."
There are dozens of small producers in Burgundy who create outstanding wines in all but the worst years.
The Firestone did well because, while hardly an outstanding wine, all its elements came together harmoniously.
M. Grassa has been producing outstanding white wine from the local grape varieties for many years.
Lafleur-Pétrus, for example, is an outstanding wine from a tiny property in Pomerol.
It lies on a plain overlooked by the Collio hills, which are renowned for the production of outstanding wines.
The 1993 may have been its best in those years, but the 1994 is still an outstanding wine.
It was an unimpressive scenario for the production of outstanding wine.