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François Audouze wrote:oldest alcohol
oldest Loire 1921 Chateau d'Epiré
My oldest Jura will jump from 1911 to 1864 in 15 days, as I will open a 1864 Chateau Chalon in family with friends.

François,
Was the Epiré dry? From first principles, I suppose they could have gone either way in '21. I've never had a dry Loire wine older than '46, although I've had wines from '35 and '36 that had mostly dried out in bottle.

The Chateau Chalon sounds quite fascinating.

Someone's birth year?

Discretely sweet.
I have drunk some and I have probably one or two more. This is the most elegant form of Coteaux du Layon.

François Audouze wrote:Discretely sweet.
This is the most elegant form of Coteaux du Layon.

So it is not from Savennieres? I know the estate only from their recent wines in Savennieres, or perhaps it is not the same estate at all?

Oldest Bordeaux I've ever had: 1929 Mouton-Rothschild and 1929 Latour, drunk in 1989. These wines finally made me realize why wine experts go ga-ga over old Bordeaux.

Oldest Burgundy: 1947 de Vogue Musigny, drunk in 2000. It was fading, but still magnificently complex.

Oldest Madiera: 1865 Bual from Barbeito, if I recall correctly. It was drunk on the 4th of July in a toast to the Union victory in the Civil War (hey, this is New Hampshire).

I have some 1834 Malvazia Madiera that I hope to drink on its 200th birthday.

-Paul W.