Abadia Retuerta '96

[n144mann]

Randy, remember discussing this wine together back in May/June?? Before getting hopelessly sidetracked... [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img] Actually, now that I think of it, it is a '97 rivola...not a '96. Have you had problems with this wine being frequently corked??? I asked Ari to get it in for me...opened the case myself, tried one bottle, liked it, and bought 5 more to drink over the course of the year. I opened the last tonight, and it was great, but along the way, I have had two that were corked. Was I just extraordinarily unlucky or is frequent corkiness a problem you have run into also with this wine??

All of the corks have been really soft and sponge like....but it is my understanding that that alone does not increase the risk of corkiness. Or am I wrong...does it increase the risk??

Thanks Randy
Nancy

PS- despite my bad luck, I really do like this wine...when it is good....it is GOOD! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] Gotta love that tempranillo!!


[This message has been edited by n144mann (edited 09-12-99).]