Gearing up for my 45th birthday next month! Picked Never opened a Jeroboam before any tips or tricks?
I picked this baby up at an estate sale a few months back. It’s almost time to enjoy!! What tips do you all have for decanting, cork removal the whole nine! I need some guidance to tackle this beast!
by steelybran1
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steelybran1
Sorry about the title(grammatical error)I’m a bottle deep when I tried to make the post😂
zedath
Going to inglenook Saturday super excited too see them again
Metal_Massacre
Damn that’s crazy! We did what I think was a 15 or 20L years ago at a party and I remember it being really hard to pour since it’s so huge. I’d imagine pouring into a decanter with a larger opening would make this easier and then serving from there.
You also might want to get a Durand or Ah-So style cork remover just in case!
Dry_Gas_3478
100% need to use a Durand or Ahso to help open the bottle. If you put a corkscrew directly in you will most likely snap the cork in half.
YungBechamel
Make sure you’ve got two people holding the bottle when you pour.
tyrico
This wine’s from before I was born and I always find it so wild to see Napa Cabs from back then at 12.5% abv lol
snipes81
Tip? Invite a lot of people.
Disastrous_Square_10
Had a similar vintage within the last two years of the same size in inglenook charbono and it slapped. There’s no way this isn’t good. The 80s are a bit of a weird decade but you’re still close to the 70s when everyone were farmers. They were also a pioneer at the time. This should kill!!
thewhits
Hello fellow 1981’er! That’s a hell of a pickup, from a pretty weak vintage for wine overall. I would probably err on the side of not decanting, or at least, tasting it straight away before deciding. Please post notes afterwards!
SignificantTarget690
I hope you enjoy! Also, not to nitpick, but . . . I wouldn’t refer to your bottle as a Jeroboam, given that Jeroboams hold different volumes of wine (3 liters in Champagne and Burgundy, but 4.5 liters in Bordeaux). Given this is from neither Champagne or Burgundy, I would call it a Double Magnum.
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Sorry about the title(grammatical error)I’m a bottle deep when I tried to make the post😂
Going to inglenook Saturday super excited too see them again
Damn that’s crazy! We did what I think was a 15 or 20L years ago at a party and I remember it being really hard to pour since it’s so huge. I’d imagine pouring into a decanter with a larger opening would make this easier and then serving from there.
You also might want to get a Durand or Ah-So style cork remover just in case!
100% need to use a Durand or Ahso to help open the bottle. If you put a corkscrew directly in you will most likely snap the cork in half.
Make sure you’ve got two people holding the bottle when you pour.
This wine’s from before I was born and I always find it so wild to see Napa Cabs from back then at 12.5% abv lol
Tip? Invite a lot of people.
Had a similar vintage within the last two years of the same size in inglenook charbono and it slapped. There’s no way this isn’t good. The 80s are a bit of a weird decade but you’re still close to the 70s when everyone were farmers. They were also a pioneer at the time. This should kill!!
Hello fellow 1981’er! That’s a hell of a pickup, from a pretty weak vintage for wine overall. I would probably err on the side of not decanting, or at least, tasting it straight away before deciding. Please post notes afterwards!
I hope you enjoy! Also, not to nitpick, but . . . I wouldn’t refer to your bottle as a Jeroboam, given that Jeroboams hold different volumes of wine (3 liters in Champagne and Burgundy, but 4.5 liters in Bordeaux). Given this is from neither Champagne or Burgundy, I would call it a Double Magnum.