Bordeaux wine Crazy silver/gold patina crust !!

[Blak bart]

Flaking like an onion bottle !! Just a crazy gold and silver mineral crust on this old wine !! Tapped this old beauty out of the mangrove swamp with a bottle probe !! I can see an incredible rainbow benicia patina where the equally beautiful silver/gold patina is flaking off !! Not sure of dates but I thought 1850s-70s. Not sure if I should knock all the flaky patina off, and hope it has benicia staining underneath?? Maybe I could seal the silver/gold patina with Clear cote ? Or maybe just put it on the self ?

Got a strapside flask, and a pumpkin seed flask on the walk back to the boat !!

Thanks for looking !!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds!

 

[SD51]

Congrats Bart, you have the Midas Touch!

 

[RTR]

Bart
You need to fill that bottle w/this & party !
>> https://www.drinkmemag.com/golden-booze-5-drinks-with-real-edible-gold

 

[Blak bart]

 

[villagenut]

Cool bottle....I didn't know just how sexy it was until I saw it swaying ever so slowly to that rythmic musicgood stuff!

 

[islamoradamark]

When it glitters you just have to pick it up and take a looky to know

 

[WannaDig3687]

Nice ones, Bart. Did you clean it, or not?

 

[villagenut]

Gosh, I hope not...

 

[NJKLAGT]

Awesome finds, Bart. I especially like the mould/finish on that pumpkin seed, crazy double collar on that one!

 

[glass half fool]

So you hit the trifecta ! Vey nice bottles

 

[Reulte]

Beautiful!
I think the crusting is organic, but adds a lot to the beauty. I'd leave it as is (with an occasional dunking in water).