10 to 40 YEAR OLD WINE – Tasting Time in Wine
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I use this wine key: Forge de Laguiole Ebony
I have used this glass in this Video: Riedel Veritas Champagne
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
Kopke 10-Year-Old Tawny Port, Portugal – 30 USD
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/kopke+ten+old+tawny+port+aged+oporto+douro+portugal?referring_site=KSB
Kopke 20-Year-Old Port, Portugal – 70 USD
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/kopke+20+old+port+aged+tawny+oporto+douro+portugal?referring_site=KSB
Kopke 30-Year-Old Tawny Port, Portugal – 120 USD
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/kopke+thirty+old+tawny+port+aged+oporto+douro+portugal?referring_site=KSB
Kopke 40-Year-Old Tawny Port, Portugal – 200 USD
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/kopke+forty+old+tawny+port+aged+oporto+douro+portugal?referring_site=KSB
The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com):
96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
90 – 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.
80 – 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws.
70 – 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine.
60 – 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.
50 – 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.
Aging and wine go hand in hand – that is at least the common perception. However, the vast majority of wine is NOT made for aging but is consumed within a couple of years after harvest. Furthermore, I would estimate that more than half of the small share of wines that are meant to be aged are also consumed very young as few people AREN’T patient enough to wait for their wines to be ready.
Today we are going to dive deep into the aging of wines by looking at 4 wines that were made in the same way by the same people but are roughly 10, 20, 30, and 40 years old. There are three main factors to look at when it comes to the age-ability of wine: The way a wine is made starting in the vineyard and ending at the winery, the way it is packaged, and the way it is stored.
A wine that is quickly fermented in stainless steel at cool temperatures, for instance, tends to be fruity and light and often doesn’t bring the characteristics to the table that will allow it to age for decades. Wines that are matured for a long time in a barrel tend to be capable of aging in a bottle for longer but if they are filled in a can or a pouch the ageability is negatively impacted as those vessels will not last for several years.
What you do at home is also going to impact the age-ability of the wine. A classed growth Bordeaux – one of the most age-worthy wine styles in the world – can mature for decades in a cool & dark cellar. If you keep it on the windowsill in the attic during summer, it likely won’t last as long.
These 4 wines can help us understand the aging of wine a bit better. They are Tawny Ports for the Douro Valley in Portugal and they were made by the same producer. The winemaking techniques – at least according to the information I received are very much the same but the main difference is the age of the 10- 20- 30 and 40-year-old tawnys.
High-quality Tawny ports are generally usually aged in wooden barrels for extended periods while Ruby or Vintage Ports spend less time in barrel
It is important to note that a 10-year-old tawny isn’t made for exactly 20-year-old wines. It is generally a blend of wines from different vintages that are supposed to resemble this maturity level. The older the indication the older the wines generally but they are not exactly that age. Makes sense?