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- TheEngineer - 09-29-2007
I just purchased a couple of bottle of 1976 Mouton Rothschild and one of them is definitely at the mid shoulder point. Should I be worried about this bottle? At which point in general should I be worried with older wines.....they are in general much lower than anything else I have that are of roughly the same age.
- winoweenie - 09-29-2007
IMHO it's far more important to know the provenance of the wine than the ullage. I've had wines that were low shoulder from a good cellar that were brilliant and wines from bad cellars that were top shopulder to low neck that were goners. WW
- Innkeeper - 09-29-2007
I think it's too low. Pop it soon.
- TheEngineer - 09-29-2007
Thanks Gents. Provenance was suppose to be reasonable. Cellar of a former restaurant with a good wine cellar installation..... then again, this could have been the display [img]http://wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
- Bucko - 09-29-2007
FWIW, it was not a very good wine to begin with and should have been consumed a decade ago. I'd have a backup bottle.
- TheEngineer - 09-29-2007
Thanks much, I will do so! I bought it at an auction a few weeks ago along with a trip of 1975 Clerc Milon....unfortunately sight unseen as I flew back in for this. Next time I'll learn to go to the preview dates.