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?

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!

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DaleW > wrote:

> 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!

I had the 2005 Mersault and it was fine as well and still have a bottle
left of three. Sounds cooked to me.

On Apr 15, 10:51�am, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
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> �DaleW > wrote:
> > 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!
>
> I had the 2005 Mersault and it was fine as well and still have a bottle
> left of three. Sounds cooked to me.- Hide quoted text -
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I re-sealed one of the bottles and tasted again this morning. The
color is clear and still light golden but the nose is still very ripe/
oxidized apples and the wine is very bitter and astringent on the
palate leaving the impression that one get's after gargling with
hydrogen peroxide. Must have been cooked somewhere along the line.
Pity.