rene barbier(spain)

[stevebody]

Rene Barbier used to be a fine wine house and still turns out some really nice stuff, a ton of which, asdly, is not imported. The "resurva" you mentioned (sure it's not "riserva'?) was a great bottle of Tempranillo they made and sold well back when Reds were still the step-children of the American wine world. They were not, as I recall, imported to the US. If they are Riserva Tempranillo, and were stored correctly, there's nor reason why they wouldn't be potable now. I recently had a bottle of 1970 Castillo Ygay that was dazzling. I wouldn't wait any longer to open them, though. especially if you don't know their history. Pop 'em, drink 'em and let us know how they were!