Taylor Vargellas 1965 - warning

[Al B.]

I've just opened a previously unopened case (of 12) of Taylor Vargellas 1965 that I've owned for about 15 years. Of the 12 bottles, 1 had a complete cork failure and was empty. 2 were low shoulder having leaked all over the cardboard sleeves the bottles were packed in. 3 bottles were mid-shoulder with signs of slow leakage. 4 were top shoulder or base of neck with signs of seepage. 2 were base of neck or into neck with no signs of seepage.

If anyone else has a case of TV65 in storage, please learn from my experience and take a look at your bottles.

[Andy Velebil]

Oh yikes that sucks. Sorry to hear.

[Moses Botbol]

My cousin used to manage Sparks restaurant (NYC) in the 1980's. He said that happened (empty bottles) to some '45 Taylor.

[Lucas S]

When I hear reports like this, it makes me question the whole "bottles should be stored on their side" custom all over again.

I wonder if you had stored them standing, one or two may have been oxidized due to overly shrunk corks, but you'd have no leaks or seepages.