Heed warning labels.
Older bottles have usually lost some volume to evaporation (the space at the top of the bottle is called ullage). The amount will be indicated either in centimeters (four, in this case) or by a term like "mid-shoulder," which describes where in the sloped "shoulder" of the bottle the wine level is. If a wine made in the past five years shows ullage, steer clear.
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