there, imagine that you are sitting on a plane, aisle seat, waiting for everyone to board. you are reading a paper, while hoping the flight will be as short as possible... then suddenly... someone passes you, someone of the opposite sex... the alluring perfume lingers, enters your nostrils and transports you somewhere else... on a beach, in a super expensive 6-star hotel, some place exotic, with an stunning representative of our wildest fantasy... there, in a far-flung, undisclosed location (the seychelle maybe?), you imagine the wildest possible of dreams, the most sensual visions, the most liberating of feelings....the most exotic, the better... the more intense, the more extraordinary...

and so it was tonight with the wines at our table.... first, we started with viña tondonia rioja 1990. wow. an exotic golden color, an intricate sent, sophisticated, mind-numbing complexity, fishing the deepest of our mind for a far far away fantasy... on the palate, smooth, seductive, intricate flavors, of baked and dried exotic fruits, the most delicate caramel notes, with a touch of leather and musk.... the length... long, lingering, keeping our attention for as long as it took to tease and please....

as our senses were fully awake, stimulated, and titillated....

we tried the next wine served in our next glass... clos st-denis domaine dujac 1985... the year i graduated from high school... my first time...

and so it was... beautiful garnet color with tawny hues... as beautiful as a sunset on a far-away tropical beach... the scent filling our nostrils with incredible complexity, savory, musky with forest undergrowth, and tobacco. peppery roasted scents... on the palate, an incredible balance... seductively smooth and silky like the touch of a young and tender skin... closing the eyes, a dream... imagination of a far away place as far away as the moment lets it...

as the wine takes over the senses... love... time stops and you tell yourself that without this particular moment, life would be so different, so empty of meaning. you yearn for the next sip and, as you take it, it transports you to ever higher levels of sensuality and consciousness....

aaahhh!!! the orgasmic pleasures of an outstanding, incredibly complex, smooth and balanced wine....