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Thanks everyone! I'm encouraged by all of your responses. The weight of opinion seems to be in my favour to stand ground and hope they play fair. I'm the first to admit that I really didn't know where I stood, but I must state that I always expected (hoped?) retailers and winemakers would do the rig...

I've just spoken to the retailer I purchased a dozen 1998 Metala Black label from back in 2001. A couple of days ago, I'd returned a seriously corked bottle, along with the original store receipt. I advised them at the visit that another bottle from the same case which I'd opened immediately afterwa...