Last Fall I purchased a magnum of 2000 Vieux Telegraphe at a local wine shop.
> Since the day it was purchased it has been sitting quietly on its side, still
> in the cardboard container. Today I went in to my cellar and noticed a small
> grape-colored stain starting to bleed through the cardboard. I looked inside
> to notice that wine was slowly seeping out of the bottom of wrapper that > covers
> the cork.
>
> Bummer.
>
> I remember where I bought the wine but I am in no way a regular at the
> particular shop. I also no longer have the receipt. This bottle is > obviously
> not worth saving so is it bad form to go back to the store and ask for either > a
> replacement or the $ equivalent ($92) in store credit?
>
> Normally I wouldn't think twice about doing this but if I didn't notice the
> leakage until drinking time - presumably years down the road - would I still
> have a case to get a refund? In other words, what's the statute of > limitations
> on a flawed bottle/cork wine purchase?
>
> Thanks in advance for your opinions.
>
> Marc
>
>
I had a bottle of the '99 do exactly the same thing. I took it back and my dealer replaced it.