BONSOIR SPARKS AND SPARKY,
After lots of conversation with different people regarding cellaring wines, you have to understand, older wine doesn’t mean great for all of them.
I have asked my self several times… what is a good cellar?
Firstly you should have the right temperature 70 to 80% and 14-15 in your cellar, try to have the same temperature at all time. If you do have 9 one day and 30 the next, you might be able to drink goat milk!!!! No Merci…
In your cellar you should have your wine where they can age, like Cabernet Sauvignon will be a great example.
I’m sure you’ve heard the word good acidity, good Tannin, good balance, etc those babies you can put them away…Some Shiraz will be good too.
Tip: Drink the wine again after 3 months with friends; write little notes. Just on your own words. Than after 6 months, same thing…compare notes, than 12 months later, same thing again. By doing that, you can share your comments with your friends, how the wine can age? Etc…. Than, 7 0r 10 years , what ever you think it is recommended………
That can be a very sentimental case, we bought a case of Grove Estate Shiraz-Viognier 2003,that our sun’s date of birth, I did probably tried it 10 times, we bought 2 cases, We did manage to put 1 away… when William will turn 18…Recommendation from the back of the bottle 20 Years…
Imagine for 1 second, I’m already in 20 years later, I’m getting very goose bum….
For your white wines, you do have some exception, Riesling, Semillon… in general rule , if there is any!!!!You can age them.
We had some Leo Buring DWI 17 Eden Valley 2005,
You can have that as an aperitif or see you in 20 Years…Just poetry in glass
“Winemaking isn’t a matter of life or death – it’s much more important than that!” Leo Buring 1876 – 1961.
Also well renown around the world Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon Hunter, this all the time a joy when I’m drinking their wines…
Never forget your quaffer when you do have a cellar
In France we called them “les Vin des AMIS”(Friendly Wines).
Knock, knock somebody at the door, Oh Bonjour what would you like to drink??
You can put your Rose, Sauvignon Blanc, light body wines,you can put them in your fridge, or find a little place in your cellar, where that will be your regular consumption they are pretty much ready to drink, try to move your stock as all time.
By the way with Rose we do have a great weather in Australia to drink it.
Tip: Rose and Bouillabaisse (Provencal fish stew), love it!!!!
Don’t be shy, if you don’t have a bottle in a fridge to offer. “ Le Chateau card board (Laugh….) can be a good option,
I think about my adorable neighbours , they do a have a fantastic cask, Reserve selection from Yalumba Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, brilliant on a very hot summer day.
Can you imagine a cask party?
That can be very dangerous , they all are about 2,3,4 Litres………
Stephane Pois
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