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indiscriminate palate wrote:
July 1, 2016 - Acker wines - a fortnight of culling crap from the cellar; 6/29/2016-7/13/2016: I have had many bottles of this wine, and 100s of bottles of Lytton, and I have just one question:
What the Hell does Acker do to wines before releasing them? Seriously, does anybody there actually taste any of the wines? The ONLY two bottles of 95 Lytton I ever had that were bad were both Acker auction purchases.
For those keeping track at home, I'm zero for my last six Acker purchases that I opened. Zero.1 person found this helpful 4,926 views
4 Comments
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MusignyBlanc commented:
7/2/16, 11:55 AM - I think all wines are kept in the back of a 2001 PT Cruiser for 6-8 weeks during the summer. Seriously, I have had the same problem, but with retail purchases. No more.
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indiscriminate palate commented:
7/3/16, 9:06 AM - LOL
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mdvino63 commented:
7/4/16, 2:39 PM - Well, that kind of sucks. I've not had that problem with Acker auction purchases, and I've bought well over a 1000 btls from them over the years. My guess is it is not Acker but the provenance before it gets to them. I also sell wine at auction and I never put up a bottle from a lot that I know is suspect from my own experience, but others might not be so honest. The 95 Lytton should be in good shape as should be the Barolo, though 70 years gives a lot of opportunity for poor storage. The '73 bordeaux one would expect to be swill, coming from a terrible vintage. The whites are going to be hit of miss at that age, as well, unless stored pristinely at 55 degrees or less. I think I have an Acker auction purchase of 95 lytton in the cellar and, if so, I'll let you know how it is. As I said, I haven't noticed a problem with wines I've gotten from them. Also, I should note that when I've gotten a bottle from them that was in poorer condition than listed on the auction site they have never hesitated to take it back for full refund, with no questions - even a bottle I once put directly in storage and didn't look at until more than 5 years after purchase!
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seijaro commented:
7/8/17, 5:30 PM - I have only sold wine through Acker, have found them to be great to deal with. The prices they got for me in Hong Kong were just off the charts.