Another of the lost ‘garage’ wines my buddy brought over.  The back label was missing so I have no vintage information.  The cork was pretty dry and fell in to the bottle when I tried to insert the corkscrew.  The color is medium garnet with copper highlights and medium viscosity (12% ABV).  The nose has medium intensity aromas of dusty earth, desiccated red cherry, slightly cooked capsicum, mint, dried blackberry and burnt sugar.  The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity and medium tannins that are still quite bristly.  A light body was to be expected.  Flavors of dried black cherry, dusty bramble, stewed blackberry, bitter chocolate and dried prunes.  The bitterness is a bit cloying and carries on to the medium length finish.  This is not a very pleasant wine to drink but after being subjected to such harsh storage I am stunned that a $6 bottle of unknown age has withstood the test of time.  I revisited after a few hours and actually enjoyed the second glass.  I’m impressed tbh.  I might pick up a recent vintage to check out.  BTW- I looked up the label and think this might be a 1998 or earlier bottle.  That’s 26 years old my friends.  Drink now?? Lol.  Salut….