I have a bottle of Warre's 1977 Vintage Porto (bottled 1979). I am totally ignorant of port wines, let me add.
The once or twice I tried port, I found very quickly I did not like the taste whatsoever.
I realize that this bottle is supposedly worth a few bucks but what bothers me a bit is that upon close exaMination, I find that over the years (it was stored laying down) it seems to have possibly "leaked' a bit. I assume this from a slight discoloration on the label and a wrinkled odd appearance of the foil over the cork. If I take a very strong light and view through the bottle from behind, the wine level seems to be right at the point where the neck of the bottle meets the shoulder of the bottle. I assume it should be just a tiny bit higher?
Would this siTuation have harmed the wine or made it unsaleable do you think? | Posted on Mar 26, 2009
By Jerry Brendle |
