The Durand - Vintage Cork Remover Bordeaux Blanc "It's a vintage that imposes

"It's a vintage that imposes itself

notes of incense

Not surprisingly

it one of those wines where you run out of adjectives trying to describe it

plum and cocoa as well as brandied cherries

The Durand - Vintage Cork Remover Bordeaux Blanc "It's a vintage that imposesIf you buy the sort of wines we stock at Chap 4, then this is a MUST HAVE item, heres why A cork 20+ years old is entering a phase of softening and possibly even bonding to the glass thereby making extraction a tricky endeavor. At 30+ years the risk of extraction failure is greatly increased due in part to the last 3 5mm of cork (the end in contact with alcohol) becoming increasingly fragile. The neck of a bottle isnt a perfect cylinder, it has a