I will either Paypal you a thousand dollars right now for them, or I will neg rep you. Your choice . . .

 

Make it 4 and you got a deal, and no I will not throw in a bottle of three-penis wine for free.

 

Don't accept his home currency (Iceland) cause it ain't worth shit (much like the country itself)

 

Ummm .... allow me to talk to my more in-the-know wine friends and I'll hold you to the 4K tomorrow?

Meanwhile, where can I buy some penis wine? K thx bai

 

Where did you find them? You moved into a new place and found them?

 

I came home for the holidays earlier as my mother just built, and is moving into, a new house. So the movers picked up this huge china cabinet, thinking they were empty, heard some clanking, opened 'em up, and the rest is history.

My mom new she had those bottles, but had no idea they were worth anything. I recognized the Roth name, not to mention a bottle priced at $49 in '59 is worth nearly $400 in today's dollars not accounting for appreciation.

 

i would just drink them.

the history is questionable (temperature variations) so a serious buyer would probably knock the price down considerably to account for this risk. the provenance too does raise a question mark in a market full of fakes - ie, "barn find" - wines that can be accounted for throughout their life fetch top dollar.

- chuck

 

They're keepers. Or you could send me a bottle or two for verification of authenticity.

 

Dynamic...my winemaker has a few questions.

How were they stored? Humidity controlled?

Also, what vintage is the Richebourg? Is it a Pinot Noir?

 

They were stored in a china cabinet, which was indoors; so presumably 67-71 degrees. No formal cellar/refridge. care though.

The Richebourg is a '53 Burg.

The '64 Roth and the '71 Cruse show signs of leakage.