2000 Torbreck Descendant

Drinking at home.

2000 Torbreck Descendant - I could smell the wet cardboard even before the cork was fully extracted. The wine was fine on the palate, not dead or flat, and was, in fact, alcoholic and hot going down. There was some ripe, fruit fruit on the nose, but the wine was definitely corked. This got worse as the wine opened up.