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So...tell me what a glass o ‘34 Chateau Haut Brion tasted like...was it still there?
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So...tell me what a glass o ‘34 Chateau Haut Brion tasted like...was it still there?
longarmwj
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Lol! It was still there. However there is now a little less in the bottle. It was quite good. It had a very strong licorice note to it. Almost tobacco like. Super silky mouth feel.
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TrainWreck618
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Seahawkfan
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I know nothing about wine. But an 85 year old bottle of wine can be opened and sold by the glass? and then just be corked up. That's some serious shelf life.
TrainWreck618
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That seems odd, I’m surprised they didn’t make you buy the whole bottle.
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TrainWreck618
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The only way I’ve seen to pour by the glass while still preserving the bottle is with the use of a coravin or something similar. It definitely raises suspicion and is a glass I probably wouldn’t trust.
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longarmwj
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Interesting. The bottle looked old as the hills I know that much.
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OverlanderJK
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I did that for a while when my wife developed what became an expensive white wine habit. Needless to say there was marital discord when she discovered my scheme.
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sipafz
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So cool! Got a picture of the bottle? A wine like that must of been cared for, decanted and re-bottled along the way.
longarmwj
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Didn’t think to get a picture of the bottle. I ordered it and they brought it over to me while i picked out my stogie. Next time i go up there I’ll have to see if i can get a pic of it.
Hopefully they aren’t passing it off as something it’s not. People here brought up some good points i didn’t think about. So they either don’t know how to properly store a vintage or are passing it off as something it isn’t.
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Brute
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You cannot open a bottle that old and just put the cork back in...it is so fragile at that age that I’m even surprised that it was drinkable...
The two oldest bottles of wine I ever had was a ‘48 Lafite Rothschild...it had turned to vinegar...and a ‘59 d’Yquem..a Sauterne...which was an out of body experience..
The only way to enjoy an incredible First Growth Bordeaux like that Haut Brion was to open it in the cellar of the chateau and drink the whole bottle...
longarmwj
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Makes me thing I got fooled then...
That’s a damn shame too because it was quite an interesting story
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RCVRY
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Did you have fun? Then fuck it. Still a good story. Happy anniversary by the way.
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Sharkey
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^ For sure, as long as he didn’t get taken to the cleaners.
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RCVRY
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I get the impression he did I was just trying to lessen that pain. Never feels good to be raked over the coals, just chalk it up to having learned something!
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longarmwj
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Basically what I’m gathering here is that if you want to fool somebody into thinking they’re actually drinking and paying for a vintage, you’re better off pouring balsamic vinegar in their glass?
Time to open up a boutique
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Time to open up a boutique
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