Very drinkable. Not a lot left but for 51 years nice. We drank the entire bottle. Cork held nicely. It was fun to pop and pour. A solid birth year bottle.
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After almost 50 years the cork was soaked through and fell apart on the way out, but the wine seems to be in good shape. Open for an hour so, but not decanted. Very reductive nose and palate. Definitely an old wine with notes of decaying leaves on the nose. The palate was similarly old-tasting with dried cherries and a concentrated, tomatoey, mushroomy umami note. Even though the flavors are very secondary the wine is still alive and very pleasant. Lovely with steak and potatoes or even just as a nice way to end a cool night with friends by the fire.
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7/17/2021 - Mneumeier Likes this wine:
Very drinkable. Not a lot left but for 51 years nice. We drank the entire bottle. Cork held nicely. It was fun to pop and pour. A solid birth year bottle.
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3/16/2019 - mattym19 Likes this wine: 90 Points
After almost 50 years the cork was soaked through and fell apart on the way out, but the wine seems to be in good shape. Open for an hour so, but not decanted. Very reductive nose and palate. Definitely an old wine with notes of decaying leaves on the nose. The palate was similarly old-tasting with dried cherries and a concentrated, tomatoey, mushroomy umami note. Even though the flavors are very secondary the wine is still alive and very pleasant. Lovely with steak and potatoes or even just as a nice way to end a cool night with friends by the fire.
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1/1/1985 - bacchus wrote: 90 Points
great bottle.
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