1977 Beaujolais by EchoVineyards 2 Comments EchoVineyards 6 months ago I posted about a different bottle from the same estate sale, so figured I’d drop this one here as well.Rescued this bottle from an estate sale from a very nice house in San Francisco.Had been kept on a room temp rack alongside other low tier 70’s-80’s Northern California wines. Exposed to morning light.Expectations were low, opened for educationThis 1977 retains a memory of bright and fruity youthAmber/dark caramel colorPlum jam, fig, dried fruit, tar. High acidity with a long finishWe put it aside to open better bottles but I found it to be surprisingly enjoyable and drinkable. ABananaDolphin 6 months ago Always a treat when an old bottle surprises in a positive direction. Fun to hear about it – thanks for sharing!Write A CommentYou must be logged in to post a comment.
EchoVineyards 6 months ago I posted about a different bottle from the same estate sale, so figured I’d drop this one here as well.Rescued this bottle from an estate sale from a very nice house in San Francisco.Had been kept on a room temp rack alongside other low tier 70’s-80’s Northern California wines. Exposed to morning light.Expectations were low, opened for educationThis 1977 retains a memory of bright and fruity youthAmber/dark caramel colorPlum jam, fig, dried fruit, tar. High acidity with a long finishWe put it aside to open better bottles but I found it to be surprisingly enjoyable and drinkable.
ABananaDolphin 6 months ago Always a treat when an old bottle surprises in a positive direction. Fun to hear about it – thanks for sharing!
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I posted about a different bottle from the same estate sale, so figured I’d drop this one here as well.
Rescued this bottle from an estate sale from a very nice house in San Francisco.
Had been kept on a room temp rack alongside other low tier 70’s-80’s Northern California wines. Exposed to morning light.
Expectations were low, opened for education
This 1977 retains a memory of bright and fruity youth
Amber/dark caramel color
Plum jam, fig, dried fruit, tar. High acidity with a long finish
We put it aside to open better bottles but I found it to be surprisingly enjoyable and drinkable.
Always a treat when an old bottle surprises in a positive direction. Fun to hear about it – thanks for sharing!