Penfolds Re-corking Clinics

[SOPOOR]

Terrific! Ta for that. It does sound cool and now am really looking forward to it.

Though 60ml is not what I'd thought a "very small amount" (as per the website) would be. I imagined pipettes and microscopes and litmus tests for some reason.

I was thinking pipettes as well.

But i guess for humans they need a bit more to cough it properly

 

[SOPOOR]

I spoke to a grange reseller/broker recently and he said that most of collectors prefer original un-cliniced bottles

 

[SOPOOR]

I just received a register your interest for red wine clinic

Might submit.a bottle

 

[Daver6]

I just received a register your interest for red wine clinic

Might submit.a bottle

It's been a while since I've looked at these. How does one sign-up these days?

 

[serfty]

It's been a while since I've looked at these. How does one sign-up these days?

See here:

Penfolds Re-Corking Clinics | High Quality Wine Check & Reseal

Penfolds Re-Corking Clinics are a unique service, offering connoisseurs & investors an after-care experience for their most prized bottles. Learn more here.

www.penfolds.com

 

[SOPOOR]

It's been a while since I've looked at these. How does one sign-up these days?

Ive only been to one precovid/start of covid but didnt get any notifications at all.
I found the website this year and registered interest and just got the email to register for a booking

 

[Daver6]

See here:

Penfolds Re-Corking Clinics | High Quality Wine Check & Reseal

Penfolds Re-Corking Clinics are a unique service, offering connoisseurs & investors an after-care experience for their most prized bottles. Learn more here.

www.penfolds.com

Well that's useless. Don't they know that west is best?!

 

[SOPOOR]

ive got 2 bottles booked in for this week, 70s and 80s

im kind of in 2 minds now on whether to cancel,

a few grange experts have said un cliniced ones are more desirable.
but most websites advertising the clinic say it can increase value......

 

[Daver6]

ive got 2 bottles booked in for this week, 70s and 80s

im kind of in 2 minds now on whether to cancel,

a few grange experts have said un cliniced ones are more desirable.
but most websites advertising the clinic say it can increase value......

Are these for you to drink or to make a buck off?

I'd much rather purchase a cliniced bottle than take the risk with an old bottle that's in an unknown condition.

 

[Happy Dude]

I've a bottle to be tested on Friday. The ullage is close to the 'red zone' by my measure. I don't know what I'm going to with it if it's gone or if the ullage is too low. I don't know what I'm going to do with it if it's fine either. I want the sticker as it is confirmation that the condition.

 

[SOPOOR]

Are these for you to drink or to make a buck off?

I'd much rather purchase a cliniced bottle than take the risk with an old bottle that's in an unknown condition.

I originally bought them on impulse, i would like to keep the value of it, im not intending to sell it but dont want to do anything to "lower" the value

im in 2 minds as to whether I will eventually drink it,
personally, i am reluctant to drink something so expensive,
I have a bottle of japanese whisky that i bought for a special occasion and that has gone up into what I consider "too expensive" to drink territory

 

[SOPOOR]

ive got 2 bottles booked in for this week, 70s and 80s

im kind of in 2 minds now on whether to cancel,

a few grange experts have said un cliniced ones are more desirable.
but most websites advertising the clinic say it can increase value......

Ended up cancelling my booking, because a bit of: they only notified me of the booking about a week ago, when I registered in June/July, and it was too short notice, ( i let them know i would have gone if they gave me more notice)
and I guess I could do it next year as well, and im a bit reluctant to "tamper" with my wine, regardless of whether im going to drink it, keep it forever

 

[Happy Dude]

I've a bottle to be tested on Friday. The ullage is close to the 'red zone' by my measure. I don't know what I'm going to with it if it's gone or if the ullage is too low. I don't know what I'm going to do with it if it's fine either. I want the sticker as it is confirmation that the condition.

No sticker for me . It was well oxidised. The ullage was into the red zone by a whisker but they opened it anyway. It tasted like bad sherry with marzipan notes. It could be safely drunk I was told. They topped it up with the current vintage (2021), for some reason, and recorked it. I had a good chat with them about the process about deciding the wine's condition. It's simply their call but I could imagine a scenario where a disagreement would make for interesting viewing. No such doubt in my case of course.

I did get a shot-sized taste of the 21, for reference, probably because I mentioned that I'd never tried Grange and was now unlikely to. I've got to say - I was not blown away and even underwhelmed. There's obviously a lot of subjection and, more importantly, experience involved here. I was reminded several times in our chat about how the 21 is a 100point year, but I just didn't swoon. I could easily have the same reaction or level of joy to a weekend quaffer at 1/50th of the price but because this was Grange that doesn't seem to sit right. I was supposed to love it, right?

Anyway, very interesting thing to do and I'm still sad that what I knew has been confirmed. I'll have an interesting display item if I ever put in a bar. Yep it's that badly oxidised, it wouldn't even be worth making a Boeuf Bourguignon. Here's a pic of the cork.

 

[SOPOOR]

No sticker for me . It was well oxidised. The ullage was into the red zone by a whisker but they opened it anyway. It tasted like bad sherry with marzipan notes. It could be safely drunk I was told. They topped it up with the current vintage (2021), for some reason, and recorked it. I had a good chat with them about the process about deciding the wine's condition. It's simply their call but I could imagine a scenario where a disagreement would make for interesting viewing. No such doubt in my case of course.

I did get a shot-sized taste of the 21, for reference, probably because I mentioned that I'd never tried Grange and was now unlikely to. I've got to say - I was not blown away and even underwhelmed. There's obviously a lot of subjection and, more importantly, experience involved here. I was reminded several times in our chat about how the 21 is a 100point year, but I just didn't swoon. I could easily have the same reaction or level of joy to a weekend quaffer at 1/50th of the price but because this was Grange that doesn't seem to sit right. I was supposed to love it, right?

Anyway, very interesting thing to do and I'm still sad that what I knew has been confirmed. I'll have an interesting display item if I ever put in a bar. Yep it's that badly oxidised, it wouldn't even be worth making a Boeuf Bourguignon. Here's a pic of the cork.

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Sorry to hear about your bad luck

I'm going to go out on a hunch and say a 2021 4yr old Grange is supposed to be like a $80 bottle of wine of similar age and just very good compared to $10 bottle. But once aged will become amazing.

Like a 12 yr old whiskey