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The Official Wine Thread

Piobaire

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I used to just ask Manton and heisstillmatt. :(
 

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I liberated an '85 sauternes from my mother in law's cellar. I am wary it was never properly kept and will make me sad to drink.
 

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Had with my rotisserie chicken meal last night. Perfectly matured extreme Sonoma Coast, tannins smooth as silk, Bing cherries, smoke, a kiss of vanilla from the oak treatment. I could have slammed the whole bottle in one long chug.

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How do you guys suggest figuring out where a red is ready to drink?

I started out, long ago, using the guidelines in Zraly's book, and basically learning what wines -- and what grapes -- are meant to age. I've let a few go too long on me, not the worst thing in the world either with a $20 wine.
 

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Italian Bordeaux from Chianti. This is the 2013, which needs a few more years I think.

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