David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15756
 | | 10/02/2004 9:12 PM |
| Im sitting here double decanting several wines for the SmackDown tonight.
One of the 2000 Bryants tastes wonderfully smooth and delicious. The second bottle is very very tight showing an large imbalance of acid. It really wants a few more years before drinking.
We have 20 people at the tasting. Half of the people will get the "great" bottle and half will get the "tight" bottle. Not the best scenario.
Would anyone consider blending the two bottles together so that everyone gets the "same tasting" wine? I wouldn't but am wondering what you think.
Any other options?
Waddaya think? | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 10/02/2004 9:36 PM |
| | I wouldn't mix it. Keep one decanting in as wide an air surface area as possible and see if it improves. Maybe give everyone a really really small pour of each so each can taste what's going on with both. | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15756
| | 10/02/2004 10:04 PM |
| Quote:
Keep one decanting in as wide an air surface area as possible and see if it improves.
They were double-decanted and were put back in to the bottle. They are currently en route to the restaurant. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12501
| | 10/02/2004 10:14 PM |
| Interesting question. I would not mix it. A wine/bottle is a living & breathing organism that evolves constantly & uniquely. Just because they were stored similarly does NOT mean that every other aspect was in parallel.
I may be overstating it (a bit), but not much. But, I would not. And, I never have (so far).
Now, with "everyday" wines, I have (with non-winos) many times, but with better-quality wines, NO WAY!
Just my practice. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:11169
| | 10/02/2004 11:37 PM |
| | Absolutely not! What I;d do in this case is tell the people what happened and that they'd each get a half taste of each wine, serving the better one after the poorer one, unless served side-by-side. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 10/02/2004 11:54 PM |
| i'm with the not combining crowd. some people will just have to swirl a bit more than others  | | | |
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dbw4
Grape Puncher
Posts:902
| | 10/03/2004 12:56 AM |
| It is important to note these differences and provide both experiences of the wine.
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15756
| | 10/04/2004 12:55 AM |
| We sat at a long table with people on both sides. One side of the table got a pour from one bottle and the other side got a pour from the other bottle. Before we told anybody we asked how many people rated this wine the wotf. There was close to an equal amount of hands on both sides. Then we had everyone take one more taste out of their glass and then trade with the person across the table. Amazing  | | | |
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