1950s wine from Moldova (Cricova)?

[juliotango]

Hello,

I have a question about old wines. I am a complete novice to wines. I have been told that if you drink a bottle of wine from the say 1950s, that the taste is much, much better than say, 1990's - that is, the older it is the better in general it tastes.

I would like to purchase a bottle from the 1950s for a friend as a gift. It is wine from Moldova - Cricova. The bottle costs around 90 dollars.

The price seems too low for a bottle from that old. Granted, the prices in Moldova are much lower. I guess what I would like to ask is the following - anyone have any experience with Moldovan wines (which from my understanding are highly reputable)? And the fact that it is only 90 dollars may mean that it is not authentic. An again, is the taste from a 1950s THAT much better than say the 90s.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,
Larry