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By MaccatMy Dad died in 2002 and left behind a few bottles of wine. One is a " 1983 Opus One, A Napa Valley Red Wine, Produced and Bottled by Robert Mondavi, Baron Phillipe de Rothschild. Oakville, CA." Another is a "limited edition, vintage 1966 Concannon Cabernet Sauvignon, bottled April 2 & 9, 1970....~roughly #7,800 out of ~12,500 bottled."
The bottles were stored on their side in my Dad's closet. I'm wondering what to do with them. Cork them and hope for the best? Put them up for auction? I love wine but do not have an educated palate.
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How was the wine stored in the closet? What temperature? Humidity? There may be some auction value in the wines, but they will ask about provenance. I would either open them, and try them. Or just save them as a remembrance. you never know, both bottles have a chance of being good if they did not get too warm.
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