I have a bottle of wine how do i find how old it is??

Question

this is what the lable says:
product of spain
casa francisco
spanish burgundy
bottled & shipped bodegas francisco tarragona spain
fine table wine
contents 1/2 gallon.

its a bottle with a multi leather case with a shinny copper colored metal handle. leather is black red white green and brown sewed around the middle with a white thick shiney string.

the lable is old and yellowing. i just want to find the year i collect whine and got this at an auction. id keep it even if its only a year old wich i know its older.

Answer 1

I believe this is going to be a tough question that hopefully somebody with personal experience will answer for you.

I found this:

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"Some advice: Although December is not an ideal time to go swimming it is a very
good time to go for a walk along El Palmar beach and finish it off in one of the beach
restaurants, such as Casa Francisco o el Pájaro Verde with a typical local dish of fish
or other seafood. Bon appetit."

Answer 2

Sounds like cheap (er, inexpensive) jug wine to me. Spanish Burgundy? Since Burgundy is in France, labeling a wine Spanish or California or any other kind of Burgundy really doesn't mean anything. It's a gimmick.

And no date means generic "plonk". Drink it now. It's not going to get any better.