Matt S wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:52:13 -0400, "Zeppo" >
> wrote:
>
>> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've
>> really enjoyed?
>>
>> I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really
>> surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a
>> bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The
>> 2004 is long gone.
>>
>>
>> Jon
>>
> Gasp... it was a "filler" from a batch of wines I bought via an
> internet "clearance house". I had picked a few wines to buy, and as
> it costs zero in extra freight to go from my 10 selected wines to a
> dozen, a few "curiosity" bottles were added.
>
> I989 Chateau Leamon (Geelong, Victoria, Australia) Cabernet Sauvignon.
> From a region more renowned for Riesling and Pinot's, was pretty sure
> it would have seen better days, but as a "filler" at $5AUD, what could
> I lose? What exacerbated my doubt was when the foil was removed from
> the bottle, a wet cork greeted me. Oh well I thought, that kills that
> wine. Removed cork gradually, decantered, and sipped....wow. Full of
> soft elegant dark berry fruits, silky tanins and a rich mouthfeel that
> lingered for minutes. I can only assume the leakage was initiated
> from the shipping, thus had not been totally tainted as longer term
> leakage surely would have done to the wine. Huge surprise given the
> circumstances surrounding this wine.
>
>
> So, in the world of wine, I guess we can always expect the unexpected.
> That's why it is so much
I too have had excellent wine with leakage, the secret is, I believe, to
drink those beasts young and not let any trouble get to them as they
have probably been abused already.

On a similar note i have heard that the best way to quick age a wine is
to drive around in the car with it, though in mid summer in FL this can
cook it faster than age . . .