1990 Monterey County Cabernet

[notawineguy]

I have a bottle of 1990 Monterey County Cabernet Sauvignon Sea Otter Melody from The Monterey Vineyard.

My wife received this as a corporate gift about 10 years ago, and at the time I'm sure it was not a cheap bottle.

Is it worth anything, or should we pop it open to drink? Neither my wife and I are wine drinkers, but we have some close friends who are...

Thanks

[Innkeeper]

Hi Notawineguy, and welcome to the Wine Board. Go ahead and invite your friends over and pop the baby. Should be fine, but not worth too much on the open market. Have a great Fourth of July.

[winoweenie]

Welcome Notta. You may get lucky, but the Cabs from Monterrey County until recently haven't held up. Open that sucker and give it a try. WW Just noticed you're from Scottsdale. I also live in Phoenix. Unless the bottle has been stored exteremly well there's not much hope. Our climate is very hard on the grape. ww

[This message has been edited by winoweenie (edited 07-05-2001).]

[notawineguy]

Thanks to both Innkeeper and Winoweenie. We'll pop the cork and see what it tastes like. And, no, it has not been stored well, other than in a cork-down position.