When you order wine in a restaurant and they pour you a tiny amount to try, this is what you're looking for. I usually only smell it, and if I don't detect that basement smell, then I green-light the bottle. If I do, I taste it to see if it's really corked.
https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/how-to-tell-if-a-wine-is-corked-and-what-to-do-about-it/#ftag=CAD590a51e
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