Chateau Palmer, 1980

[Randy Caparoso]

Well, the cork should not be an issue if the wine was decently stored. It's the wine which will be a little weak. 1980 was a lean, light, some say downright "hollow" year for red Bordeaux; and although Palmer was one of the few succesful estates, it should have "peaked" well within the first ten years of its life. So enjoy the wine for sentimentality (it's the thought that count's, right?); but don't expect much more than a pale, light flavored red... at best.