It’s a favorite. I rejected the bottle after seeing the color, but the seller left it with me a way. I will open it later today, with absolutely no expectation.
Let us know how it comes out! And post a pic of the wine in a glass. I remember really enjoying a bottle of this about 8-9 years back…but it definitely wasn’t clear/transparent like that!
At least, it is not a Rudy-John-Allen bottling.
Is there a giant pile of sediment/pigment in the bottom of the bottle?
Yes. I think it is light/heat damage
maybe frost damaged
Light damage sounds right. Too bad, as the fill looks great. How were the other bottles in the lot?
I once had an old botrytis-affected chianti riserva that had a similar color showing through the glass, but it was otherwise unflawed.
What’s the backup? Haha
Godawful
I salute your bravery
Remember I have drunk 34 Moutais over two days. This was nothing.
Ooof. That’s a great bottle of wine, too.
Rudy affected? Lol.
Sorry about that. Shame.
Here in Las Vegas I’ve seen bottles of red exposed to high heat for several years in which the color had dropped out.