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incident
Grape Stomper
Posts:107
 | | 12/27/2005 8:58 PM |
| Hi All,
Can I ask about the ability of vintage champagne to age while NV does not?
I presume that NV champagne simply will not improve, while vintage may improve with time in bottle. That said, is there any downside to keeping a NV champagne in bottle for 2-3 years or longer under proper storage conditions?
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| ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts:1475
| | 12/28/2005 4:08 AM |
| Hey incident, this has been discussed at some length recently in different threads. Do a search and some things should come up.
Short answer is that it depends. A good rule of thumb is that a little cellar time hurts very little champagne that is worth drinking in the first place. This is especially true for vintage champagne and full-bodied NV champanges (Krug, Bollinger, etc.). I think people often confuse the claims "ready to drink upon release" and "will not improve with age." The first is true for the vast majority of champagne, the second is false more often than not, in my experience. | | | |
| kpak
Alaska
Wine Thief
Posts:2907
| | 12/29/2005 1:21 AM |
| Quote:
The first is true for the vast majority of champagne, the second is false more often than not, in my experience.
I agree with raybanz. If it is a decent bubbly it will keep nicely. I just opened a NV Domaine Chandon that I'd been stashing in the garage for a couple of years and it was just fine. In fact, it was very nice! | |
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| Lakersguy
Orange County, CA
Grape Fermenter
Posts:523
| | 12/29/2005 9:39 PM |
| | But the other question is, do they improve? I think both vintage and NV champagne improve with bottle age. That's my experience. | | | |
| incident
Grape Stomper
Posts:107
| | 12/29/2005 9:59 PM |
| I have tried the search function, and to be honest, I am not thrilled with what I can find.
Lakersguy...I too think that with some bottle age, NV Champagnes do improve. I know that vintage bottles do.
I am really most concerned with what happens to a NV over the long haul (3-5+ years). Do they go totally down the drain, or are there benefits to keeping them.
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| Seaquam
Barrel Filler
Posts:1141
| | 12/31/2005 10:00 PM |
| Quote:
I think people often confuse the claims "ready to drink upon release" and "will not improve with age." The first is true for the vast majority of champagne, the second is false more often than not, in my experience.
That's a very good summary, raybanz.
Of course, when I use it tonight, I won't be giving you any credit for it. Thanks, man!
And Happy New Year. | | | |
| ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts:1475
| | Lakersguy
Orange County, CA
Grape Fermenter
Posts:523
| | 01/03/2006 1:50 PM |
| | I have not stored a NV more than five years, So, I don't know what would happen if you kept a NV more than five years. | | | |
| ChangeMe
Grape Truck Driver
Posts:32
| | 01/07/2006 1:29 PM |
| | I have read in other places the NV Pol Roger is actually better with some cellar time, but I don't know why. What is it about Pol Roger that is different? | | | |
| Claret
Reno, NV
Grape Sorter
Posts:249
| | 01/07/2006 5:29 PM |
| | I have a hard time with overly sharp acidity in young Champagne, so I few years of cellar time on an NV is my preference. | | | |
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