$25 is pretty standard around here and I don't eat in Michelin Star type places. God knows what they charge ! I always corkage and I prefer to think of how much I saved, not how much I got nicked. If I give the sommelier a taste, I find the corkage is often waved. My 86s are tasting pretty good right now, but their peak may be in another 10 years IMO. I don't think my 85s are getting any better. It was a softer fruit forward vintage. wj