"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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> Kent wrote:
>> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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>>> ...in the back of the closet. Rosemount Estate 1998. I thought all I had
>>> back there was a few assorted bottles of red.
>>>
>>> It should be drinkable, but will have no character left at all. (I
>>> wonder if it would be better chilled or not at this point.) Might just
>>> be good for cooking...
>>>
>>>
>> In addition to the underlying quality of the wine this depends greatly on
>> how the wine was stored. At what temp.? What is the condition of the
>> cork? Most important, how much ullage is there between the bottom of the
>> cork and the wine? You might be very pleasantly surprised. Set it upright
>> for a few days. Decant into a carafe several hours before you imbibe.
>>
>> Kent
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> The ullage -- I had to look that up -- was fine. It was still fairly high
> in the neck of the bottle (the bottle had an unusually long neck)
>
> I bet it was a $10 bottle of wine 11 or 12 years ago when I bought it, and
> I got it on sale for about $7. It still tasted better than a nasty bottle
> of French white table wine that I bought last year (no varietal and no
> year on the gorgeous blue bottle)
>
> I should just stick with red wines and the occasional bottle of extra dry
> champagne.
>
Nah, just drink your chardonnay young. And make it Australian. I hate French
wines.