Found these unopened bottles in my mother’s basement after she passed. What should I do with them? I don’t know much about wine to enjoy them
Found these unopened bottles in my mother’s basement after she passed. What should I do with them? I don’t know much about wine to enjoy them
by LesaneCrooks
13 Comments
somedayillbedead
All solid. Trefethen especially.
EjectoSeatoCousinz
Enjoy them even if you don’t know much about wine. Chances are low you can sell them given you have no info on storage conditions etc.
KEYSER_SoZe-67
Nothing special, just send them to me for disposal 😀
rupestrisdulot
Those two in the middle should be damn good. Left bottle might be toast but could be ok; right bottle is a good year but not a high tier bottling.
DnBrendan
Even if you do not know much about wine, I would pick a (or several) special occasion to open them and remember your mom. Sorry for your loss.
TroutFearMe
Mom left you two bottles of an iconic Napa Valley brand in Opus One. Expensive and well made. Enjoy and think of your mother when you open them.
LeafyWolf
If you don’t enjoy wine yourself, I would suggest gifting them on special occasions to people who do enjoy wine. Until then, store them in a cool, dark place.
JamieAmpzilla
They will likely all be excellent. Cakebread is really good. The 2004 should be fine. I have had a Napa cab blend bottle recently from 2004 and it was at peak.
CallmeKap
Aren’t those opus like $400 retail… My condolences OP but you could always resell too
Fantastic_Balance387
Those look to be in pretty clean shape. Depending on where the basement was I would totally roll the dice and buy them all.
I’ve been opening some late 90s cakebread lately and it’s been really fun as well as some early 90s opus one that has been just super enjoyable.
If you decide to open them up I’d love to hear how you like them. I think these can take quite the beating condition wise an still manage to be alive.
Awkward-Regret5409
Open and remember mom.
Huge-Leadership5997
No comment needed about quality of Opus… The Cakebread goes for a little over $100 retail, and recent notes on Cellar Tracker indicate it is in prime drinking window now. Trefethren got rave reviews on CT though last one was late 24. Probably still has some life left. Cant find thst vintsge around anymore.
All in all some kickass bottles. Maybe have one each year on your mom’s birthday to honor her memory
PerceptionDefiant862
Give as a gift to a “wine person” … They will be in your debt
13 Comments
All solid. Trefethen especially.
Enjoy them even if you don’t know much about wine. Chances are low you can sell them given you have no info on storage conditions etc.
Nothing special, just send them to me for disposal 😀
Those two in the middle should be damn good. Left bottle might be toast but could be ok; right bottle is a good year but not a high tier bottling.
Even if you do not know much about wine, I would pick a (or several) special occasion to open them and remember your mom. Sorry for your loss.
Mom left you two bottles of an iconic Napa Valley brand in Opus One. Expensive and well made. Enjoy and think of your mother when you open them.
If you don’t enjoy wine yourself, I would suggest gifting them on special occasions to people who do enjoy wine. Until then, store them in a cool, dark place.
They will likely all be excellent. Cakebread is really good. The 2004 should be fine. I have had a Napa cab blend bottle recently from 2004 and it was at peak.
Aren’t those opus like $400 retail… My condolences OP but you could always resell too
Those look to be in pretty clean shape. Depending on where the basement was I would totally roll the dice and buy them all.
I’ve been opening some late 90s cakebread lately and it’s been really fun as well as some early 90s opus one that has been just super enjoyable.
If you decide to open them up I’d love to hear how you like them. I think these can take quite the beating condition wise an still manage to be alive.
Open and remember mom.
No comment needed about quality of Opus… The Cakebread goes for a little over $100 retail, and recent notes on Cellar Tracker indicate it is in prime drinking window now. Trefethren got rave reviews on CT though last one was late 24. Probably still has some life left. Cant find thst vintsge around anymore.
All in all some kickass bottles. Maybe have one each year on your mom’s birthday to honor her memory
Give as a gift to a “wine person” … They will be in your debt