For The Love Of Port

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.

Oh yikes that sucks. Sorry to hear.

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

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.