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Thursday, December 25, 2014 - I found one long-forgotten bottle from a former case while cleaning the mouse droppings out of my passively cooled, non-"ideal" basement cellar. The cork was soft, but came out in one piece. Wine had not leaked through. Wine level was about 3/4 inches below cork. Poured through sieve and aerater and started imbibing immediately. Wine was still dark red, no browning. Nose had plum preserves, ethanol, and traces of isopropanol (rubbing alcohol), and methyl ethyl ketone. For some, this is a flaw - "medicinal, nail polish remover", but for me, in trace amounts this is attractive. Taste was surprisingly young, fruity, alive. I was surprised and impressed that this bottle was still alive. Applied Vacuvin pump and had more the next day. Still pleasurable. I vaguely recall that I paid about $120 for a case of this in 1985. Wish I had more.

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