Leaking cork, what should i do?
Posted: 15:00 Thu 14 Sep 2023
Good morning gentlemen,
From a recent trip to Portugal that i will further describe under another topic, i imported by airplane a few bottles of VP's. The bottles were between years 70 and 85, and protected by wine sleeves and tons of cloths to avoid, as much as possible, the vibrations and hits.
Amongst them, 2 bottles had corks that appear to have leaked a little bit. I noticed it by the red stains on the white paper that is put between the cork and the plastic cover. One still being wet when i touched it, even though there were no trace of any drop, both on the bottle itself and inside the wine sleeve (the wine sleeve is made that no liquid can escape from it, by two means of protection). The second bottle's white paper barely had a trace of red on it, the majority of the paper still being pure white.
Based on this information, what should i do? Can i consider it a part of the angel (i don't know if the translation is good - feel free to correct me) and let them rest for a few years, or should i be scared and consider my trip ruined (yes, i am exaggerating!). Maybe I should rather consider these bottles as a "drink as soon as possible" option?
Once again, thank you for your help!!
From a recent trip to Portugal that i will further describe under another topic, i imported by airplane a few bottles of VP's. The bottles were between years 70 and 85, and protected by wine sleeves and tons of cloths to avoid, as much as possible, the vibrations and hits.
Amongst them, 2 bottles had corks that appear to have leaked a little bit. I noticed it by the red stains on the white paper that is put between the cork and the plastic cover. One still being wet when i touched it, even though there were no trace of any drop, both on the bottle itself and inside the wine sleeve (the wine sleeve is made that no liquid can escape from it, by two means of protection). The second bottle's white paper barely had a trace of red on it, the majority of the paper still being pure white.
Based on this information, what should i do? Can i consider it a part of the angel (i don't know if the translation is good - feel free to correct me) and let them rest for a few years, or should i be scared and consider my trip ruined (yes, i am exaggerating!). Maybe I should rather consider these bottles as a "drink as soon as possible" option?
Once again, thank you for your help!!