Here's a rare treat - an importer (who is a great guy with great wines) brought in a bottle of this and served it blind to us at the wine shop after it closed this Saturday. When it was poured it displayed a weak coffee color with little bits of sediment floating around. "It is at least 30 years old" was one comment, and another simply said "...wow..." Indeed it was a WOW wine, partly because I had never had a white wine this old. On the nose it was still singing with the sweet smell of roasted chestnuts, with other complex elements I cannot describe. On the palate the wine was mildly sweet, still fresh and remarkably vibrant. It exhibited a 50+ second finish with a bit of saltiness that was pleasant and interesting. I can't compare to anything else I've had before- it was a wonderful experience.

Any further details on the label that you have? And I assume you are talking about the Alsacian Gewürtztraminier. I am curious which Schlumberger it is (if they even labelled them the same). Michael Broadbent gave a pretty good tasting note to a 1927 [!] Schlumberger "Selection Speciale Cuvee", but I thought most of them had a 25 year shelf life at most.

It was from Alsace - I don't remember seeing Selection Special Cuvee on the label, but I might have missed it. The bottle and the label were quite dirty and scuffed up.