Dad gifted this from a patient long ago. Just kept in his cellar.
No idea if its still drinkable!
by dietdoug
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pantaleonivo
Only one way to find out
szakee
only if there was a simple way of finding out…
wine_oh
Open em up and find out.
dietdoug
I think the cork is bulging on the middle 88 and thier is a little browning of the label. The other 2 bottles look sound.
I have done a little research – they may still be drinkable!
hillbillygaragepop
Does your dad:
1. Not drink? 2. One of those guys that mistakenly thinks white wine is “too effeminate”? 3. Drinks such opulent wine that he considers this “swill”? 4. Hates the Fr3nch?
I think I would have drank this well before Newt Gingrich had done his part to ruin the US.
Disastrous_Square_10
Interesting
Likes_The_Scotch
Should be fine but past their prime. Let us know. It won’t hurt you.
MamaReabs
You’ll be fine, time to open them up. 🤩
Braneasley
Could be good to go, at least the 1er cru and Grand cru. Give it a go! The middle bottle, village level, is the least likely one to have held up.
mc_pm
I’ve had aged whites that were fine into their 40s, and some that were dead after 5. One thing for sure, they’re not going to get better. Open them over christmas — if nothing else, it’s interesting to learn how wines change over decades. Not like they’re going to hurt you, the worst that can happen is they won’t be pleasant.
LongroddMcHugendong
I can taste the bruised apple from here. Beautiful bottles, even if they’re oxidized, should be worth a couple sips.
11 Comments
Only one way to find out
only if there was a simple way of finding out…
Open em up and find out.
I think the cork is bulging on the middle 88 and thier is a little browning of the label. The other 2 bottles look sound.
I have done a little research – they may still be drinkable!
Does your dad:
1. Not drink?
2. One of those guys that mistakenly thinks white wine is “too effeminate”?
3. Drinks such opulent wine that he considers this “swill”?
4. Hates the Fr3nch?
I think I would have drank this well before Newt Gingrich had done his part to ruin the US.
Interesting
Should be fine but past their prime. Let us know. It won’t hurt you.
You’ll be fine, time to open them up. 🤩
Could be good to go, at least the 1er cru and Grand cru. Give it a go! The middle bottle, village level, is the least likely one to have held up.
I’ve had aged whites that were fine into their 40s, and some that were dead after 5. One thing for sure, they’re not going to get better. Open them over christmas — if nothing else, it’s interesting to learn how wines change over decades. Not like they’re going to hurt you, the worst that can happen is they won’t be pleasant.
I can taste the bruised apple from here. Beautiful bottles, even if they’re oxidized, should be worth a couple sips.