Re: Corked/Spoilt Ports - Name and Shame
Posted: 23:04 Thu 04 Apr 2013
Not good. Had a wine merchant just shipped that to you?
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bidforwine = private auction. But seller being very helpful so at least I'll get my money back. It was shipped in a tube. Surely a few corners would give greater structural integrity? There was no liquid left in the packaging, and the cardboard was also only slightly damp, so it must have broken fairly early in the shipping.jdaw1 wrote:Not good. Had a wine merchant just shipped that to you?
Somebody else’s computer equipment, collected from a nearby address, will be sticky and non-functional.djewesbury wrote:There was no liquid left in the packaging, and the cardboard was also only slightly damp, so it must have broken fairly early in the shipping.
But will smell rather nice. For a little while at least.jdaw1 wrote:Somebody else’s computer equipment, collected from a nearby address, will be sticky and non-functional.djewesbury wrote:There was no liquid left in the packaging, and the cardboard was also only slightly damp, so it must have broken fairly early in the shipping.
1985 or 1983...? Or both?!AHB wrote:1985 Warre in a half bottle was so full of VA as to be undrinkable.
1985 - thank you. TN now corrected.RAYC wrote:1985 or 1983...? Or both?!AHB wrote:1985 Warre in a half bottle was so full of VA as to be undrinkable.
Sadly, pretty typical for this port.Miguel Simoes wrote:1977 Dow VP
Picked it to be our Thanksgiving VP but by dessert time i couldnt get myself to drink it. It was tasting fine over the first hour or two in decanter. More than half the bottle went down the drain the following day. so sad.
The GC98 in my glass right now is not corked but has a LOT of VA, even two days in.jdaw1 wrote:Two days ago, a Graham Crusted bottled 1998, TCA-tastic.
Bought my first bottle of this at the weekend. Hope it fares better than these examples!djewesbury wrote:The GC98 in my glass right now is not corked but has a LOT of VA, even two days in.jdaw1 wrote:Two days ago, a Graham Crusted bottled 1998, TCA-tastic.
I've only had the Ck94 a handful of times and am yet to be convinced of its quality. I've never been able to pin down my lack of satisfaction to VA, but maybe that's what's been causing my unhappiness.WMB wrote:Hi everyone, The other day I opened up 12 bottles of Cockburns 1994 port. 4 out of the 12 had strong Gloo/Nail varnish aromas. I think this is VA (Volatile Acidity - Acetic Acid Bacrearia Spoilage). How many of you are experiencing the same thing with 1994 Cockburns? Thanks
Blimey! You go for it on a night in. That does seem a rather high failure rate, but not unheard of with this wine. It does divide opinion, some saying it is excellent port, others saying it is a known trap. The difficulty is that I trust the opinions of those on both sides of the debate. I bought some, just in case.WMB wrote:Hi everyone, The other day I opened up 12 bottles of Cockburns 1994 port. 4 out of the 12 had strong Gloo/Nail varnish aromas. I think this is VA (Volatile Acidity - Acetic Acid Bacrearia Spoilage). How many of you are experiencing the same thing with 1994 Cockburns? Thanks
Thanks AHB and LG Trotter, In my book anything smelling of UHU Gloo or nail varnish is not very attractive, so the wine has been spoiled by microbal contamination. Surely there comes a point where. if the wine has been bought shortly after shipment and stored in a proper private cellar, that the Port House has a case to answere too!!!! You do not expect VA in so many bottles from one case. Any comments please.AHB wrote:I've only had the Ck94 a handful of times and am yet to be convinced of its quality. I've never been able to pin down my lack of satisfaction to VA, but maybe that's what's been causing my unhappiness.WMB wrote:Hi everyone, The other day I opened up 12 bottles of Cockburns 1994 port. 4 out of the 12 had strong Gloo/Nail varnish aromas. I think this is VA (Volatile Acidity - Acetic Acid Bacrearia Spoilage). How many of you are experiencing the same thing with 1994 Cockburns? Thanks