For The Love Of Port

I just picked up a Taylor 40-year tawny, and immediately looked for ratings in the usual places (WS, WA). WS gives the 40-year old Taylor an 86, however I notice that their review is dated Jan. 1996, and my 40-year Taylor was bottled in 2004. Does WS's 86 rating apply to all 40-year old Taylor tawny...

I drink mostly tawny (20 to 40 year-old), but recently bought a few bottles of '94 Vintage Dow. As soon as I tried to open the bottles the corks crumbled Is this normal? Thanks for your input. That is not normal for a 1994 vintage. How soaked or red was the cork? Did the red go halfway up the cork?...

Thanks for your replies, guys.
Since the corks in these bottles start crumbling as soon as I stick the corkscrew in them, I suspect that it is a matter of the bottles not having been properly stored.

Fred

I drink mostly tawny (20 to 40 year-old), but recently bought a few bottles of '94 Vintage Dow.
As soon as I tried to open the bottles the corks crumbled
Is this normal?
Thanks for your input.