I recently purchased three bottles of 2005 Maybach Cabernet, in part given amazing ratings and at the suggestion of a friend. Oddly, I opened the first tonight and there was no cork!!I cant imagine this was intended. Sadly, I cant tell on the other two if there is a cork or not given the amount of sediment at the top of the shoulder, and i obviously dont want to open the other two just to check. The wine looks and tastes "ok", but i cant imagine it hasnt been damaged by not having a cork. Lastly, id imagine tha ageworthiness of the other bottles will also be comprimised. Suggestions? Thanks so much.

AS

This is a new one for me.

Just push down on the top of the capsule where the cork should be. If there's not one there, you'll feel the capsule give. Unless this wine had a wax capsule, I'm amazed that this bottle didn't leak.

PH

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
This is a new one for me.

I'm amazed that this bottle didn't leak.

PH

Ditto. I would also suggest contacting the winery. From other posts that I have seen, Chris Maybach appears to be a solid guy. I would certainly let him know your situation.

I'm no expert on the wax process, but how the heck could they have waxed it without a cork in place!?

Did the "top" come off in a counter-clockwise direction, perhaps?

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Did the "top" come off in a counter-clockwise direction, perhaps?

Touche'

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Originally posted by KSC02:
I'm no expert on the wax process, but how the heck could they have waxed it without a cork in place!?

Frankly, now that you bring this up, I've never been waxed either....

PH

How clever

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:

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Originally posted by KSC02:
I'm no expert on the wax process, but how the heck could they have waxed it without a cork in place!?

Frankly, now that you bring this up, I've never been waxed either....

PH

It has become very popular for men you know.

D went to a girls night out, and waxing is out for women now and lasering is in.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
It has become very popular for men you know.

Let me know how that works out for you, willya? They do offer this at The Homestead. I can hear D laughing her butt off already!!!

PH

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
It has become very popular for men you know.

Let me know how that works out for you, willya? They do offer this at The Homestead. I can hear D laughing her butt off already!!!

PH

There is not enough wax in Virgina...

PH

This thread has my vote for this years 'Twilite Zone' thread. Too many questions to even post.

A first time post adds more questions.

The only thing I can add is the bottles have a capsule, not wax. Only the Magnums have wax.

Sounds fugazy.......

Ahem ... regarding the original subject:

I'm really surprised the wine had not leaked. Foil capsules aren't usually airtight. Contact Maybach. Such a bottle slipping through quality control is certainly possible. Occassionally the cork won't feed on a corking machine and if someone isn't watching, the foil goes on right after.