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Posted 10 years ago
JSmed
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Found this this at a yard sale today. I think it is 40s or 50s vintage French wine. It's never been opened but isn't any good as it leaks at the cork. Don't know which of the label print is the brand name.
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and of course it has my state where I live!!! on it :) sweet bottle and I bet that wine is worth some$$$$. I would check with some vintage wine websites!!
"I think it is 40s or 50s vintage..." not sure why you say this since it clearly has 1921 printed on the bottle. ;)
Store it on it's side at cellar temp. 1921 was a VERY GOOD YEAR!
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I agree with you TA!!!!
I don't think Wis. started using those stickers until after prohibition was repealed. I gather 1921 refers to something other than the year the wine was sold.
1921 was the year the grapes were picked, not the year it was sold.
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2 bottles from 1929 were up for auction 10 years ago. Looks like 40-60 GBP was expected. They were however not sold. http://www.icollector.com/2-bottles-of-Chateau-Petit-Bal-St-Emilion-1929-40-60_i541567
Not a Grand Cru. Regardless, no wine is ever accepted for auction unless stored in wine cellar from purchase to sale. The cork leaked from exposure to heat and temperature variations and is now vinegar.
Solver, how do you know that from this bottle?
SEAN68, from many pleasurable years of learning about French wine. The label would state if it were a grand cru.
Here's a Bonhams auction for a 1921 Chateau Cheval Blanc St. Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe. Look at the label:
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/15308/lot/112/
Look at the labels on the left from this site for 1921 St. Emilion grand crus:
http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/cheval+blanc+st+emilion+grand+cru+bordeaux+france/1921
I have seen great bottles of wine that were laid down to age and sadly leaked because of a sudden change to a high temperature for an extended time. Some could be drunk and others were used as "wine vinegar" In addition to the fact that JSmed stated it, I think the photo shows the cork obviously leaked.
Info: http://www.thewinedoctor.com/advisory/tastefaulty.shtml