Question: What is it?
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 3:18 am
Hello all,
I know pretty much nothing about wine, and have come across this forum in hopes that someone can answer a query.
I've recently purchased a home and upon moving in, I found tucked away in a cupboard a couple of bottles of old wine. I was reluctant to do anyting with it (read chuck out) prior to at least finding out if that's the sort of thing I should be doing!
If anyone can assist, that would be great. If there's a site where I can search this out myself, if someone could point me in that direction, that would be good too
The first bottle's labels are half worn off, so I don't have a lot of info - It's a Wynns Coonawarra Estate and it's a Cabernet Hermitage. The rest of the front label wording is gone - the picture if a b/w of a farmhouse and it has a red diagonal strip going through it. The back label is again mostly missing. What's there is "This bottling is from a... cuvee exceptionnelle... in which the grape... cabernet sauvi... tage have b..." I know, not much help!
The second bottle is in better shape - front label has Produce of Australia at top, follwed by a crest and 'in vino veritas' Then a Private Bin in scroll letters and B.V. 33 - 1972. Then the label reads "Bin BV 33 is a Claret style made from 85% shiraz plus 15% Mataro grapes grown exclusively in the Barossa Valley. Vintaged in 1971, the wine was matured in large oak prior to bottling. A very well balanced win in acidity, body and tanin. Specially selected for Douglas L Lamb (A Division of Hunter Vallye Wine Co. Pty. Limited) There is no label on the back.
So - if anyone can let me know if I should be chucking these out or not, that'd be great! I can be emailed at aiesho@netspace.net.au (preferred) or via PM
Thanks!
Scott
I know pretty much nothing about wine, and have come across this forum in hopes that someone can answer a query.
I've recently purchased a home and upon moving in, I found tucked away in a cupboard a couple of bottles of old wine. I was reluctant to do anyting with it (read chuck out) prior to at least finding out if that's the sort of thing I should be doing!
If anyone can assist, that would be great. If there's a site where I can search this out myself, if someone could point me in that direction, that would be good too
The first bottle's labels are half worn off, so I don't have a lot of info - It's a Wynns Coonawarra Estate and it's a Cabernet Hermitage. The rest of the front label wording is gone - the picture if a b/w of a farmhouse and it has a red diagonal strip going through it. The back label is again mostly missing. What's there is "This bottling is from a... cuvee exceptionnelle... in which the grape... cabernet sauvi... tage have b..." I know, not much help!
The second bottle is in better shape - front label has Produce of Australia at top, follwed by a crest and 'in vino veritas' Then a Private Bin in scroll letters and B.V. 33 - 1972. Then the label reads "Bin BV 33 is a Claret style made from 85% shiraz plus 15% Mataro grapes grown exclusively in the Barossa Valley. Vintaged in 1971, the wine was matured in large oak prior to bottling. A very well balanced win in acidity, body and tanin. Specially selected for Douglas L Lamb (A Division of Hunter Vallye Wine Co. Pty. Limited) There is no label on the back.
So - if anyone can let me know if I should be chucking these out or not, that'd be great! I can be emailed at aiesho@netspace.net.au (preferred) or via PM
Thanks!
Scott