A gift from an aging wine collector. Here’s the catch – they all have had periods of time where they weren’t ideally stored. Many years in a very dry cellar, and then a few years sitting around 75 degrees in a closet. I’ve been gifted them to drink since they aren’t getting any better and the owner would rather they be enjoyed since some bottles have turned.
Almost all of them purchased by the case and stored in said wood cases.
So far I’ve opened a few that aren’t pictured here:
-89 Lafite Rothschild: Past its prime but lots of earthy fun notes. Very little fruit
-91 Lafite Rothschild: Stellar, one of the most interesting and complex wines I’ve had.
-94 Duhart-Milon: Enjoyable, but we drank it against a 2019 Duhart Milon. The 94 didn’t hold up, and the 2019 was too young.
– 2000 Carruades de Lafite x2 – 1st one took about an hour to open up had a short enjoyable window and then fell flat. 2nd one really grew into itself and had a strong showing all the way through. Both had a funky nose when opened.
All of the corks have been a mess and fallen apart. needed to use ah so and a corkscrew to remove. Vintage ones were very gently decanted to remove sediment.
by Hydr0flask
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Wow, would a collection of bottles be gifted! Even if the history is skewed, I’d take a chance on the lot of them, ha! Crazy how bottles like these can end up in a 75° closet for many years, but it happens.
I found a 1973 Château Mouton at an estate sale once. Let’s just say the condition is for display; the fill line is barely above the label lol
All of those look fine and all but the real delicacy is right behind on the shelf there. The Malort
Get a Durand opener.
When your wife leaves you, she will take half of that away.
You can get cheap air pump cork removers which work well. I use mine on old bottles. No mess.