OK. Finally got around to opening a bottle. Found a little more history. The wine came from the Mather Estate in Rossford, Ohio (outside of Toledo). The assumption is that it was purchased from the distributer and stored in the estate’s passive wine cellar until my friend bought it at the estate sale 25 years ago and he stored it in his passive wine cellar (unfinished basement). The condition of the wine seems to indicate that storage was OK.
1934 Bouchard Sparking Burgundy (Beaune Cote D’Or). The label condition is excellent. The fill is just at the bottom of the foil. The cork disintegrated so into the decanter. Bubbles long gone. Cloudy brown with green edges. Not shy at all. Strong nose of plums. Bright flavors of plum with chocolate notes. Drinks like a light port. At about two hours, sour cherries took over then a slow fade.
I have no experience with wine this old, but I was surprised by the intensity and concentration of the flavors.
