Bottle of 1971 liebfraumilch?
zeusifer1973 posted:
Can someone tell me if I got a good bottle here or what might be worth if anyting? I got a bottle of Liebfraumilch from 1971. the German Rhine wine made near Rheinhessen. just want more information about it b4 i crack it open. Or maybe I should sell it or save it?
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This wine should be drunk well chilled, and goes well with pungent cheese, apples, pears, and other crisp fruit. It tends to be drunk either before or after meals, but not during.
Please remember that quality levels on a Liebfraumilch can vary wildly from winery to winery, or even from bottle to bottle from a single winery. Nothing I can find stands out about your vintage. Liebfraumilch prices for different vintages seem to average $5 to $50 per bottle..
1971…Liebfraumilch…. Well it really depends a lot on how well it was preserved meaning… has it been near vibrations, sunlight, constant movement, humidity, heat?? I’ts over 35 years and if you never changed the cork it probably has some oxygen in it so I don’t think it’s gonna be any good… Liebfraumilch’s quality can vary a lot but it’s just been sooo long.
My Enology teacher did say you never throw away a bottle without trying it so get a strong cheese like roquefort, maybe some melba toast and give it a go. You may be surprised… Let me know how it went??? I’m curious now!
Good luck!
Bad news I am afraid.
Liebfraumilch is a name used for basic low quality wines that are meant for immediate drinking. Rheinhessen is an area in Germany, not the manufacturer.
In the 1970’s Liebfraumilch was as popular as White Zinfandel is today and was made in vast quantities from a blend of low quality grapes grown over a wide area. The German wine authorities lowered standards in order to allow market demand to be met — unfortunately Liebfraumich destroyed the reputation of German wines generally among the public which explains why you see so few German wines on the shelves today.
This wine has no monetary value – it was a cheap wine – and it is probably undrinkable because it is way to old. Very few wines are worth anything more just because they are old, and definitely not this wine.
You can open it and it won’t harm you to taste it, but I dubt you’ll want to finish the glass
Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings