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• Fractalage says:

  6/29/2019 2:15:00 PM - You are so right! The condition of the bottle and cork is very important for old bottles in the notes. AND tasting of sediment is also revealing and quite delicious, also nutritious. Also, most don't note for how long the bottle was rested after transport. Cloudy wine should not be opened! Let that sediment settle. Even a small disturbance of the bottle can bring up sediment which will greatly change the wine's taste. For me it's also important to note the changes in decanted to undecanted bottle and what sort of aeration was used. I love your attention to details like that. Just please don't be bidding on the wines that I want! ;)) I'm in Palo Alto, so if you're ever interested in a blind tasting, I'll set it up.

• aquacongas says:

  6/27/2019 7:39:00 AM - I agree latour 1961 from Magnum a few month before Latour vs Palmer 1961 was in unbelievable shape. So fresh even 6 hours of decantation. Cheers

• oldwines says:

  2/4/2019 4:32:00 AM - My Sentiments exactly!!! Aeration is so key to the maximum enjoyment of wine! Check out my website, I have a similar though less complete discussion. www.dtpwineadvisors.com

• redmancge says:

  1/6/2019 1:24:00 PM - This is one of the most thorough and common sense approaches I've read on CT not only more informative ways of rating a wine but ways of tasting as well. Also great tips about aerating.....can never have enough different views on ways to approach that. Your review on the 90' Stag's Leap Cask 23 prompted me to decide that I need to open my magnum of it tonight for my birthday. Hope mine is as great as yours sounded Cheers and Thanks!