So, today, change Mst Hmbl & Obdt Svt here was talking with bud, which, naturally enough asked about the past of a mother, I started to describe related material. the process of cleaning the House.
Aaron Hall was filled with bottles of wine. Seriously about 50 bottles there.This was my father refused to open a material that "it was too good" for each event I suggested we pop something. Although rarely was allowed to test all of this. "Stay out of my old man good wine "Yelp me. "Here to go to the store and buy something 20 with dinner …"
Old my sister gave me, logically, the task of going through all this, to see if something was worth keeping. Initially, it was a fucking old just seriously. Zinfandel Sutter Home from 1972. Martini Louis Chardonnay 1966. I wondered if half the winery you may want to bottle their Museum. Red mouton Cadet from 1968 …. I laughed. Then, the Chateau Bellgrave ' 59, birth Cru Classe ... My great, but the bottle was filled with 2/3, the label was torn, stained.What was this crime should go to waste. three bottles of Chassagne Montrachet 1982 were dark brown … six bottles of Grand Cru classified estate single German Rieslings from axis very beautiful ' 76, that even the heat than Chassagne.I started to tear. By the end of the hour or more, only a few things were salvageable bottles of Dom Perignon vintage years some very fine cognac.
I was even more depressed. " What a waste "was that can think like a sister poured down batters Brown head … kitchen sink bowls were missed experiences. Joys of these wines are good was lost forever. They went from "a" on my good wine from the negligence of garbage, harmful.
There's instinct to hoard "age" the best wine.I know, I do it to myself. However, the old cellars days of Grand Cru Burgundy, Bordeaux Cru to rests gently for 20 and more years ago are simply not viable part of today's lifestyle. Sure I reduce the large bottles of year ten. I have a bottle of 82 vintage port has a date of 2012 opening. But I learned the importance of enjoying my great wines are a bit younger. But I say, "Wow, this is good but were left years!" than "so should I opened this five years ago ..."
My bud Roenigk John at Austin wine merchant and had lunch last week, I brought along a bottle of Santenay 2000. He said "Wow, I never got to be older wines. Any attempt to both recent vintages. Its really have forgot what like to drink wine is older. I think I lost my taste for it. "I was a little stunned, but it makes sense that includes of course.
This is, after all, it is expensive to hold the wine for ten years. I still believe that is one worth to try to put five or six bottles per year for special events in the future.Let's face it, pulling out of the wine year of birth is a member of its last 30 birthday was very cool.This is one of the reasons why I love the Curmudgeon whose basement wine Paul joy of sharing it with me his.Just remember that you need to make the optimal storage: cool dark as possible, stable temperature, humidity of the stable.
So, don't get caught in vintage or hype.Do Bordeaux 2009 vintage "great". preparations. There was, I had the same taste.This means that the 2008 and 2007 and in 2006 are "bad"?No, not just but very beautiful Symphony ???????? vintages. but the real question is, are they worth the extra 50% 2009s price above prices for Chateaux it from the previous few years not in my opinion?. price vs. quality is important, and carry its own upcoming blog.
Meanwhile,
Drink up Austin. drink until the gentle reader wherever you are. not to kill the harmful negligence wine.
Life
Most Moshein
Wine Austin guy
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