Message in the DIAM Number?

[Dav3_Dyr0ff]

Agreed re the carrots and I most recently had a corked carton of blueberries.

As for TCA in the winery, pre-bottling, see these two, as examples:

Chateau Montelena Battles "Cellar Funk"

Buyer beware - Ducru Beaucaillou 1988

I noticed on an auction site here in France that Ducru Beaucaillou 1988 is still being sold and bought, at very high prices (around 100€). I was served one by a friend a few weeks back - like all the others I’ve tried, it was undrinkable. You probably know, but in case you don’t, Ducru had a problem with their cellar, from around 88 to I believe 94. They had treated the ceiling with a wood-stain product, which tainted the wine, producing an effect similar to TCA. The 88 vintage was particularl…