GREAT DISCOVERY

[BANJOMAN]

CLEANING THE BASEMENT, I DISCOVERED A BOTTLE OF "OPUS ONE" DATE 1986. DOES IT HAVE ANY GREAT VALUE? AND IS IT STILL DRINKABLE? THE CORK LOOKS INTACT

[Kcwhippet]

Depending on the conditions of your basement it may still be drinkable, but that's if it was in a dark place that was kept at about 55 *F all this time. If the temps varied with the seasons to any great degree, it may be gone. If you were to purchase a well kept bottle from a retailer that still has it available, you'd pay from about $225 to $300, but you wouldn't get anywhere near that if you wanted to sell it.

[BANJOMAN]

Kcwhippet, thank you for your quick response. It was a great wine, when I bought a six bottle case in 1986. Let's hope it's ok

[Capocheny]

Banjoman,

The only real way to tell if it's still good or not is to locate the closest corkscrew and crack the bottle... give it a taste and let us all know how it turned out. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

We'll keep our fingers crossed in the hope that it's still as marvelous as you remember.

So many wines... so little time!

Cheers

[winoweenie]

Hi Banjoman. Hate to be nit-picky but you've got one or the other date mixed up as you couldn't have purchased an 86 Opus in 86 as it wasn't released till 88. WW

[BANJOMAN]

winoweenie,
That was a great thought. The date on the wooden, six bottle case was 1986. I must have purchased it later.By the way, the cost of the case was $ 365.00
Thanks!
Banjoman

[BANJOMAN]

Capocheny,
I am going to take your advice, but I should wait for some "occasion"
Thanks for your comments,
Banjoman