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ChangeMe
Grape Picker
Posts:3
 | | 12/28/2004 5:49 AM |
| How come some wines can cellar over 50 years, but some less than 10 years(like some white wines)?
How come some wines can develope over aging) , but some wines are more prefer to drink when they are young?
How do i know which wine can get improve over aging or not? | | | |
| ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 12/28/2004 12:03 PM |
| welcome to vc!!!!
why do some cars go 300k miles with know problems and why do some start dropping a load after 50K miles? it is all in how the winemaker decides to make their wine. i am sure one of the local wine makers will chime in with a more scientific answer  | | | |
| David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15713
| | 12/29/2004 2:08 AM |
| The age old question.
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| Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13672
| | 12/30/2004 2:40 AM |
| It really depends on the winemaker, the actual grapes, the season, the terroir and more. It also depends on what you like. Some people like a wine when it is young, others prefer it with a lot of age on it. It all depends.
Most whites are not built to last 10, 20, 30 years, but some do (like Rieslings, right?). Some are really meant to be drunk young, like most Sauvignon Blancs -- I prefer mine generally very fresh, vibrant and racy. They just seem to lose something when they are more then 2 vintages old, IMO.
One of the things about wines that are meant to last and age...It all really depends about balance. An out of whack wine that is out of whack in its youth won't magically become amazing the longer you cellar it. It **might** get a bit better, but there is no guarantee, that is for sure. Balance, that's what it's all about. | |
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| Appreciative
Beaverton, OR
Grape Fermenter
Posts:416
| | 12/31/2004 1:29 AM |
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welcome to vc!!!!
i am sure one of the local wine makers will chime in with a more scientific answer
All I know is that in time fruit fades, tannins develop, acids decrease, and alcohol stays the same. Hope that when you open the bottle, everything is in balance. | | | |
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