Opened this 35 year old bottle that had been in my cellar for 30 years. Decanted twice starting 5 hours before drinking. Pretty empty flavors for first 1-2 hours. Some burnt raisiny notes after 2-3 hours but by 5-6 hours really opened up and was a well rounded wine- all the dinner guests enjoyed.
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1980 Chateau Musar
9/1/2015 - McNorman Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened this 35 year old bottle that had been in my cellar for 30 years. Decanted twice starting 5 hours before drinking. Pretty empty flavors for first 1-2 hours. Some burnt raisiny notes after 2-3 hours but by 5-6 hours really opened up and was a well rounded wine- all the dinner guests enjoyed.
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