Rockford Basket Press 2004

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GravyMaker
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Rockford Basket Press 2004

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Hi all,

Someone mentioned a couple of weeks ago that they had experienced a cork problem with Rockford BP 2004. I believe the wine had seeped almost to the top of the cork already.

I have a 6-pack of these in my cellar (as I'm sure many of you do) and want to know if we should be cracking them out a lot sooner than expected?

Brett
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No
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Succinct - I like it :lol:
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If you want to drink them near their peak and have good cellaring conditions, revisit them in 2016

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Mine was the cork that was well seeped (although not to the complete end). This did not seem to have affected the wine's conditions though as far as I could tell and agree that the wine is far too young and a touch disjointed to appreciate properly now.

Won't bother trying another for at least another year or so.
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Been drinking 00,01's at present so havent even given the 04's a thought :roll: even the 97 is still lovely , me i will relax for a while say 2011
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Speaking of wine seeping all the way thru to the top of the cork, previously I always took this to mean the wine is stuffed (not corked) just oxidised. Two years ago a knowledgeable friend referred them as "leakers" and that there is nothing wrong with the wine. I haven't drank many bottles that have had cock seep and thus made a correct opinion. Advice pls?
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Dionysus wrote: I haven't drank many bottles that have had cock seep... Advice pls?


Oh dear.
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Wayno wrote:
Dionysus wrote: I haven't drank many bottles that have had cock seep... Advice pls?


Oh dear.

I read that several times before I saw the typo, I was wondering what you were "oh dear"-ing about... now I can't stop chuckling to myself, in much the same way mutley used to in wacky races...
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nothing like a Friday Funny :D
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