Here's a picture of the cork from the 1988 St Helga Riesling, which was a rather dubious black on top. Full credit must go to my dad though, for managing to remove it in one piece. Strangely, he seems to have had a lot of practice removing decrepit corks from bottles...
Chris,
ReplyDeleteSounds a little like my dad, who periodically pulls out some old bottle which is exhausted and expired. I have to applaud the cork screw technique though - always go through the cork if in doubt. . .
Thanks Edward.
ReplyDeleteAdmittedly the 88 St Helga was a lot more palpable than the 1968 Seaview Cabernet Sauvignon my dad pulled out recently! You're right though, he did a great job with the cork. Halfway through the extraction he looked to have fluffed it - at which point he said; "it's ok, I have a device for this."
Happy New Year Edward,
Chris P