I’m having a personal dilemma and hope to get some advice.
I picked up a pretty nice bottle of wine from a great local wine shop last night. I have had this wine in the past, and I remember it being right up my alley - funky, barnyardy, lots of minerality, not very bright or fruity, relatively dry. This is a French organic wine from 2022.
So I opened it up tonight and right away noticed some streaks coming up the side of the cork. I know that’s not a guarantee that the wine is corked, but still something to consider. It tastes pretty good, definitely funky, but it smells/tastes a liiiitle bit too funky and flat…
I’m usually pretty spot on with picking out a corked wine. I’ve worked with wine for years and learned from some incredibly knowledgeable people, but I’m not personally an expert by any means.
If this bottle of wine were obviously corked, I’d have no qualms about bringing the bottle back and asking for an exchange or refund. My dilemma arises because I am truly unsure whether this wine is corked or not, and of course my own personal circumstances are influencing my decision here - I kinda splurged on this bottle of wine because I bought it for myself for my own birthday…today…
So is this a situation where I should just drink the wine if it tastes acceptable though a little bit off?
Would it be actually insane to bring the bottle to the store and just, like, ask their opinion?
Should I just cut my losses, make sangria, and buy a different bottle to enjoy?
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
For 15 years, Athan Zafirov has traveled the vineyards around the world and worked with some of the greatest chefs including Francois Duc and Alan Brown.
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