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SawgrassSteve Likes this wine:

Thursday, August 24, 2023 - Nice cab franc. I ordered this online and the bottles were stained(no biggie to me). Then as I removed the foil I notice the top has red wine stain? uh oh! My first thought, it's corked. I proceed to open and the cork slides out without much resistance and then I see the streaking on the cork(see my pic). The nose was fine, currant with a hint of blackberry. I decant and waited an hour. Drinks fine, however I believe it's risky keeping this wine long term due to the cork streak. Perhaps it was not stored properly prior to my receiving, so we decided to consume both bottles now. Again, nice cab franc, hints of black pepper, balanced fruit. Definitely decant for an hour.

I was not dissatisfied, just a heads up. I use a pump vacuum seal(not coravin) and even it fit loosely into the neck. Anyone else experience this?

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