Might seem like a dopey question, but I picked up a bottle of wine (Raymond 2001 Cab. Reserve) that I've had on the rack for a year or so, and noticed a bit of sticky red residue seeping out from around the foil. No, I haven't peeled back the foil yet to inspect, but I'm assuming that the wine inside is wasted right? I was hoping to hang onto this for a couple more years, but unless someone says this is in any way normal, I'm going to open the sucker this weekend to see what's doing?
It's too young a wine for any expected seepage due to normal cork deterioration. My guess is the bottle was subjected to a lot of heat at some point, causing wine to seep out. It's also possible the cork was defective. I'd open the wine soon and have a backup bottle ready to go if this one is madeirized.
Just one more sip.
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Assuming the wine shop didn't cook my bottle, I've stored it in good shape, so I'd expect a funky cork. I'll open it in a couple of days to see if I've got a bottle of sherry. I'd bought a second bottle of the Raymond (it appears to be fine), so all's not lost.
Just opened the bottle. Maybe a bit of a sherry-like quality to it (just maybe), but I have to admit, it's delicious. I'll post some notes in the tasting section.
