Felt sorry for a couple of boxes looking sorry for themselves

[CaptainQuintero]

So eventually decided to adopt them and give them a new home

Box 1

Box 2

[Michel1968]

Soo... the Captain has indeed humane qualities!! Nice catch!!

[sv_ontour]

They look amazing.

[winelover]

Nice haul CQ! I've seen the aged medal d'or around but not 898's, at least not at sensible prices. Hope you enjoy them.

Graham

[CBL]

Great looking boxes! Enjoy!

I'm shocked that those old 898's can still look so dark and oily.

[winelover]

Think those are 898 unvarnished which are not around anymore and have a different profile to the varnished. Looking forward to hearing about these. Cheers. G

[CaptainQuintero]

I'm thinking they will get some extra aging for the next 6 months until some warmth starts to seep back into the uk!

Yeah they are the unvarnished 898, more sweet than their bigger brother the varnished and a different vitola.

[DougB]

Nice pick-ups! Awesome looking boxes. Congrats

[Strada]

Think those are 898 unvarnished which are not around anymore and have a different profile to the varnished. Looking forward to hearing about these. Cheers. G

x2

You should have a detailed review of these

[Deemancpa]

Very Nice! CQ

[khamy]

Yes look forward to the reviews.

very decent of you, adopting such wayward lads

[Ginseng]

The most delicious kind of pity. Well done!

Wilkey

[dicko]

Beautiful!!

Forgive my ignorance, but can someone say what year the 898's are??

[CaptainQuintero]

Oct '99

I think they deleted the unvarnished in '02? Still quite a few about though

[ritan]

Forgive me for staring...but those 8-9-8s look insanely gorgeous. I know I'll be torn to remove one from that bundle to sample. Enjoy them, and congrats on your new adoptees.

[Jszeto]

Nice!

[cottierm]

Beautiful catch CQ! Enjoy!

Best,

Michel