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In response to "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 " by JenBro

ooooh, that Opus should be something, and oversized bottles that are not jug wines means it was meant for long term storage

Posted by zeitgeist Feb 12 '11, 19:50

for a wine to be designed to hit its peak in 20 years or more has to be in a large bottle, I forget the reasoning but its sorta like it needs a critical mass, ratio of wine to cork surface area.

You probably have thing extra ordinary.

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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

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ooooh, that Opus should be something, and oversized bottles that are not jug wines means it was meant for long term storage

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