Narrowly avoided being poured down the drain upon opening and decanting as the nose was awful Fungal, vegetal, just weird and quite unpleasant. But given that I was surrounded by knowlegable winefolk, we all thought it deserved a chance. And lo and behold an hour later it was extremely drinkable! Certainly faded, dusty and past it, but an interesting curio with hints of nice fruit showing through. A lesson learnt in patience, and an enjoyable birth year wine for me. (Also enjoyed a better bottle of Bin 28 1970 at the same time from a friend)
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1/28/2022 - Oenovice wrote: flawed
Corked
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11/27/2016 - ClausJ wrote: 91 Points
From the Avery auction: still very much alive but past it's prime. Decantered for 3 hours and that was too much. 1 hour max
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12/9/2010 - TiggerK wrote: 83 Points
Narrowly avoided being poured down the drain upon opening and decanting as the nose was awful Fungal, vegetal, just weird and quite unpleasant. But given that I was surrounded by knowlegable winefolk, we all thought it deserved a chance. And lo and behold an hour later it was extremely drinkable! Certainly faded, dusty and past it, but an interesting curio with hints of nice fruit showing through. A lesson learnt in patience, and an enjoyable birth year wine for me. (Also enjoyed a better bottle of Bin 28 1970 at the same time from a friend)
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