375 ml. My wife bought this and other 61s for my 50th birthday 12 years ago; drank 5/11/23 for my 62nd birthday with my wife. Just after my in-laws went to be with the Lord. No guarantee of tomorrow, so might as well pop this bottle; with steak, not a lot of sediment for age, garnet edges, but still rather fresh, clearly aged, but still has life in it; crazy for 62-year-old half bottle, I bet the full bottles and magnums will be good for a century; everything is melded together and I have a hard time picking out flavors, but I know that it is balanced and I wish that I had a lot more of this to drink.
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Drank last of four purchased for $12.99 in 1990 in Oct 2022; 36 years old; tough to get moldy cork out but got it out clean, decanted clear, deep garnet with slight edge of amber; old winey leather nose but clean and fresh in spite of scary looking cork; fresh and clean in mouth with fruit mostly gone yielding spice box and leather; acidic slight tart finish that should be nice with steak; after a while tobacco, cherry and a touch of vanilla presented and lingered on a medium to long finish. Very enjoyable.
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Last of 12 bottles on Oct 2021, 21 years old, decanted like a port, lots of crust in bottle, but clear, borderline between cooked and clean fruit, definitely heavily aged, still red and not brown, see if it deteriorates or improves with a little air, probably should drink quickly, my guess is it will fade quickly. It actually held up very well, for a few hours. Generous, plush Zin flavors, with a moderate amount of plummy age, but nothing negative. I recall really liking the other 11, but it has been at least a decade that I have held this last bottle. Surprising that it was still enjoyable. Especially after seeing the flakiness in the bottle after the decanting.
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1961 Château Magdelaine
5/11/2023 - JCWmedia Likes this wine: 95 Points
375 ml. My wife bought this and other 61s for my 50th birthday 12 years ago; drank 5/11/23 for my 62nd birthday with my wife. Just after my in-laws went to be with the Lord. No guarantee of tomorrow, so might as well pop this bottle; with steak, not a lot of sediment for age, garnet edges, but still rather fresh, clearly aged, but still has life in it; crazy for 62-year-old half bottle, I bet the full bottles and magnums will be good for a century; everything is melded together and I have a hard time picking out flavors, but I know that it is balanced and I wish that I had a lot more of this to drink.
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1986 Clos J. Kanon
10/23/2022 - JCWmedia Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank last of four purchased for $12.99 in 1990 in Oct 2022; 36 years old; tough to get moldy cork out but got it out clean, decanted clear, deep garnet with slight edge of amber; old winey leather nose but clean and fresh in spite of scary looking cork; fresh and clean in mouth with fruit mostly gone yielding spice box and leather; acidic slight tart finish that should be nice with steak; after a while tobacco, cherry and a touch of vanilla presented and lingered on a medium to long finish. Very enjoyable.
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2000 Dry Creek Vineyard Zinfandel Heritage
10/31/2021 - JCWmedia Likes this wine: 91 Points
Last of 12 bottles on Oct 2021, 21 years old, decanted like a port, lots of crust in bottle, but clear, borderline between cooked and clean fruit, definitely heavily aged, still red and not brown, see if it deteriorates or improves with a little air, probably should drink quickly, my guess is it will fade quickly. It actually held up very well, for a few hours. Generous, plush Zin flavors, with a moderate amount of plummy age, but nothing negative. I recall really liking the other 11, but it has been at least a decade that I have held this last bottle. Surprising that it was still enjoyable. Especially after seeing the flakiness in the bottle after the decanting.
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