On Apr 14, 9:36*pm, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> I was given a couple of 375ml of 2005 Thierry et Pascale Meursault
> (under screwcap) as samples recently and I opened one tonight as I was
> solo. *The wine was way off. Very oxidized, over-ripened rotten apple
> smell. *The flavors were horribly oxidized, bitter and just flat out
> bad. *I opened the other bottle with the same results...bad wine or
> bad shipping or bad seal?

I'd vote for bad shipping/storage, that sounds really cooked to me.

I don't remember having the 2005 Meursault, but the Bourgogne was
quite solid, and I'd be shocked if the Meursault didn't hold up. And 2
bottles with bad seals under screwcap sound really off the charts
unlikely, reduction maybe, but oxidation? Sounds to me like these
wines got hot. Too bad someone is giving them as samples!