how much is my wine worth???

[ron45655]

i have a bottle of chateau guiraud-cheval-blanc. under the name is an picture of an horse. above the horse is the year 1982.. bellow the horse it says cotes de bourg. under that it says appellation cotes de bourg controlee. under that it says g. deliaune... on the top left corner of the lable it says product of france.. on the top right corner it says red bordeaux wine.. if someone could tell me what it is worth i would be greatley appreciated... thank you
ron keyser (bereta380k@icehouse.net)

[wondersofwine]

Bringing this up again because I think it may have been overlooked previously. Anyone have an answer for Ron?

[hotwine]

Couldn't find it on wine-searcher.com but turned it up on Google; Hamilton Cellars lists it for $748 in mint condition. Proving you (or other owners) have stored it impeccably since release would be the major problem in obtaining such a price at auction. If you wish to sell, you would need to contact one of the wine auction houses, and have its provenance well-documented.

(That's all assuming I turned up your wine in my search. Your best bet would be to contact an auction house, or pay a local wine consultant for an appraisal.)

[This message has been edited by hotwine (edited 06-01-2004).]

[Botafogo]

Hotsie, that's for CHEVAL BLANC (which would be Ste Emilion AOC), not Guiraud Cheval Blanc!
That bottle is worth either a nice weeknite pot roast or nada (depending on storage).

Roberto

[Brom]

This bottle of wine is worth nothing, not even drinking, no matter how well stored.

Cotes de Bourg drink best within a few years of release. Had this been opened in 1990, it was probably too old for enjoyment then.

The good news is, you can obtain the current vintage for $10 / $11.

[Thomas]

Brom is correct. I've had the wine many times--best consumed young.