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Wow, I just opened at 20-year-old bottle of Napa Valley cabernet expecting it to be vinegar....it's not!! :)

Posted by MojaveMeg (aka Mojave) Feb 12 '11, 18:41

1991 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon

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nice, usually they just get 'thin'...if the cork isn't dried out and crumbly or if the wine isn't dripping out then its usually ok. - zeitgeist Feb 12, 19:27 2
- These would have been bought when they were fairly young. I don't think we ever spent more than about $20 for a bottle. I've been reluctant to - MojaveMeg Feb 12, 19:34 1
  - When I went to fund raiser auctions, collections of old wines were usually the highest over bids, people offering 30-50 per by the mixed case - zeitgeist Feb 12, 19:46
nice -- nm - amoxy Feb 12, 19:06 1
- I feel like I should have gotten out one of the good crystal wine glasses :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 12, 19:09
happy happy joy joy. -- nm - peglegpete Feb 12, 18:41 21
- I've got even older ones in the closet - I'm afraid to take them to share with friends - in case they *are* vinegar :) - MojaveMeg Feb 12, 18:45 20
  - what else ya got meg? I'm so jealous of what you're drinking now - I had that bottle - drank it and enjoyed it very much - it was one I inherited as - JenBro Feb 12, 19:36 18
    - ooooh, that Opus should be something, and oversized bottles that are not jug wines means it was meant for long term storage - zeitgeist Feb 12, 19:50 6
      - Yeah, I think Opus was one of those that was out of our price range from the beginning :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 12, 19:53 5
        
        IIRC they were released at 50 bucks? which in the early 80's 10x my usual expense, I mean $10 bucks was a good one and 20 was average in a restaurant -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 20:14 4
        
        ok - the oversize is a 1988 Wente Brothers Estate Reserve Cab - it's in it's own wood crate even :) - JenBro Feb 12, 20:24 3
        
        That Dow's looks like good stuff. I'm seeing prices starting at around $70 !! -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 12, 20:32 2
        
        see - that ALMOST takes the fun out of drinking it - like it's got to be a very special occasion right? I remember shortly after I got his wine - a - JenBro Feb 12, 20:36 1
        
        otoh, you can over revere a bottle and never drink it, that's why we have that old mario, its the last of two cases, I'll bet we never drink it -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 20:56
    - 79 San Pascal Gamay, 80 Parducci Cab (the '84 Olympic commemorative), 74 Louis Martini Cab. - MojaveMeg Feb 12, 19:50 10
      - omg, I *remember* that one, a 'private reserve' that I took to a dinner party that turned to be more pot than luck, and yeah its a good one - zeitgeist Feb 12, 20:01 9
        
        Nope, this isn't the reserve :( I may just take a chance and throw it in the cooler for our trip this weekend... - MojaveMeg Feb 12, 20:12 6
        
        you totally should Meg ... sharing wine with friends is the only way to drink it IMHO -- nm - JenBro Feb 12, 20:26 5
        
        It would make a change from the Two Buck Chuck that we usually drink :) - MojaveMeg Feb 12, 20:36 4
        
        just make sure you drink a white with your chicken/fish Friskies, and red with the beef -- nm - cupixie Feb 12, 20:43
        
        hee! I tell you what I'd do - pick up some very special dark chocolate and bust it out for dessert course :) -- nm - JenBro Feb 12, 20:37 2
        
        If I put dark chocolate chunks in the brownies will that count? ;) - MojaveMeg Feb 12, 20:44 1
        
        even better!!! -- nm - JenBro Feb 12, 20:50
        
        this is so much fun - I'm so psyched you are talking wines - I tired to message you about some about a year or so ago but you were absent from the - JenBro Feb 12, 20:08
        
        "that one" I mean the Louis Martini -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 20:02
  - I think our oldest is a 84 Mario Minetti (100% cabernet sauvigon) and mom has a Port that's from the 70's -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 19:30

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Wow, I just opened at 20-year-old bottle of Napa Valley cabernet expecting it to be vinegar....it's not!! :)

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