The Ultimate OLD vs. YOUNG Wine Taste Test.
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I use this wine key: Forge de Laguiole Wine Key Ebony
I have used this glass in this Video: Gabriel Glass StandART
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
2020 – Zuccardi Q Malbec, Argentina
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/fmly+zuccardi+q+malbec+uco+valley+mendoza+argentina/2020?referring_site=KSB
2004 – Zuccardi Q Malbec, Argentina
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/fmly+zuccardi+q+malbec+uco+valley+mendoza+argentina/2004?referring_site=KSB
2015 – Tyrell`s Wines Vat 1 Semillon, Austria
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/tyrrells+vat+one+semillon+hunter+valley+new+south+wales+australia/2015?referring_site=KSB
1998 – Tyrrell’s Wines Vat 1 Semillon, Australia
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/tyrrells+vat+one+semillon+hunter+valley+new+south+wales+australia/1998?referring_site=KSB
2021 – Schloss Johannisberg Auslese `Rosalack`, Germany
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/schloss+rosalack+riesling+auslese+johannisberg+rheingau+germany/2021?referring_site=KSB
1964 – Schloss Johannisberg Auslese `Rosalack`, Germany
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/schloss+rosalack+riesling+auslese+johannisberg+rheingau+germany/1964?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.
I have always been interested in the aging process. When I started learning about wine, I was impressed when people tasted a bottle and were instantly able to tell me with precision how long it would last. Today I know of course, that that’s not how it works. Experts taste a wine and based on past experience with the wine style or producer they give an estimate of a wine´s life expectancy.
That estimate is usually based on the fact that the wine will be stored in perfect conditions at cool and consistent temperatures in a dark and humid environment. But even then, the main critics’ estimates are usually fairly conservative and can be off by years.
It is a bit like asking a veterinarian how long your dog is going to live. They will think about the life expectancy of that breed and the medical history of your dog and then give you an estimate, not knowing whether your dog will get cancer tomorrow.
Great wines should – in my opinion, be aged as they usually become more interesting, more palatable, and more delicious after a period of maturation. But there is a risk associated with aging as you might open the bottle too late and taste the wine way after its peak … sort of like watching Mel Gibson in What Women Want instead of Mad Max.