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Monday, September 7, 2015 - 9/5-7/15-I had a lot of trepidation in opening this wine. I bought it at a supermarket, perhaps ten years ago, it's been stored cool but not perfect, and it's 18 years old. The cork broke in half but I was able to extract the remainder with minimal cork falling into the wine. Would it still be good?
You bet! The wine had a brick color but was still viable and hadn't corked. The balance was superb, close to a Ridge Monte Bellow 2001,even though the Beringer is 100% cab. The tannins are all but resolved. This is how I expect a well aged wine to evolve into, a well balanced, instant gratification experience. But after I left the balance in the bottle for TWO days, the fruit became insanely good and came to the front. I initially thought during the first day of tasting that due to its age the fruit had settled back, but it is still there. The bottle was stored on its side and I see a layer of sediment practically etched into the bottle. This is a tribute to fine winemaking, and i know this wine could go even farther for aging, but I would be afraid to say how much longer. I want to say another ten years but that might be overly optimistic, but based on what I tasted over a three day period, I don't think it's out of the question.

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