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How to find the value of found (parents) wine

Hello all,

While going through my parents house this past weekend we came across a two wine bottle gift set and was curious to find out the value. How can I go about learning more about this set as I didn't have any luck searching the internet myself. Is there anywhere I can go on the internet that can help me learn more about the value of this wine set?

This is what we found:

A two bottle gift box. This is a gift set from Mouton-Cadet (Baron Philippe De Rothschild). I found the box (without the wine bottles inside) for sale on eBay. You can see the box at the eBay link of:

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The box contains two unopened bottles of red and white:

1.) 1988 Mouton-Cadet Bordeaux (Rothschild) 2.) 1989 Mouton-Cadet Bordeaux Blanc (Rothschild)

Does anyone know where I can learn more about this wine set?

Thanks in advance for any help...

Reply to
FISH
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this really isn't valuable. Both wines should have been drunk a while ago (and it probably would have been better to have the '89 red and '88 white). Mouton-Cadet is a simple wine (typical retailing for about $7-8/bottle) designed for immediate consumption. In a very good year it might last 10 years in the red. Unless you find a gullible buyer, you're better off drinking yourself.

Reply to
DaleW

Thanks for the help..."Don't shot the messenger", right?

I just did some quick searches when we found it and saw many of the Mouton Rothschild wines from those years going for a few hundred dollars each so I didn't want to waste it without knowing what the value of these exact wines were.

Thanks again...

Reply to
FISH

"FISH" wrote in news:4sNSd.10434$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com:

Mouton is a good name it is the Cadet that does the deed to the value. It is somewhat akin to calling a Volkswagen a Porsche Junior

Reply to
jcoulter

got it...thanks.

I assumed so much when all the "valuable" ones I noticed were Mouton-Rothschild and not Mouton-Cadet...lol. I just thought the Mouton-Cadet were made by Rothschild and that they were similar...guess that shows how much I know about wine.

Thanks again.

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FISH

"FISH" skrev i melding news:SY4Td.203$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...

Mouton-Cadet IS made by Rothschild... However, as you have understood, the one wine is a great one from a single vineyard, the other is a brand and a blend of various Bordeaux lots maintaining a fairly constant style and quality. The Mouton-Cadet is much critiziced by wine snobs, with some justification, and is a bit overpriced due to the 'Mouton' prefix - but is also a typical simple Bordeaux. Not great, nor poison. Anders

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Anders Tørneskog

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