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<p>This undated image made available by French Champagne House Veuve Clicquot shows a current bottle of champagne beside one of the 168 bottles of champagne salvaged from a 200-year-old shipwreck in the waters off Aland Islands, between Sweden and Finland, which was opened at a sampling in Mariehamn, Finland on Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010. Veuve Clicquot confirmed that experts analyzing the branding of the corks "were able to identify with absolute certainty" that at least three of the recovered bottles were Veuve Clicquot. The divers originally said the bottles were believed to be from the 1780s but experts later dated the champagne to the early 19th century and could be the world's oldest drinkable champagne.</p>

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After 200 years, this champagne still tasty
November 18, 2010 8 p.m.

After 200 years, this champagne still tasty

Bottles found on salvaged shipwreck

MARIEHAMN, Finland (AP) - Here's what nearly 200-year-old champagne salvaged from the bottom of the sea tasted like to wine experts: lime blossoms, coffee, chanterelles.