Had the opportunity to try this 1945 unclassified Bordeaux on Halloween. Grapes harvested right around the end of WWII. Purchased from an estate sale for $12, it had a high shoulder fill. Capsule was damaged and cork was toast but the wine was still living.
Crazy to try something that far from the past, many many decades before I was born. A literal piece of history.
Tasting notes:
Still living. Muted on nose. High acid with singular notes of brett/tar/leather. Fruit was gone. No sherry/oxidized notes. Light body. Someone clearly cared for this bottle until they died
by Immediate_Pepper4060
4 Comments
Must have been a great experience
I love hearing stories like this
Just wow. If Steve1989 was into wines, this is what he would drink. *nice hiss*
Wow, thank you for sharing.
This has always been my number 1 bang for the buck bordeaux. They deliver year after year for a very fair price – and obviously have been since 1945. Simply astonishing.