"All mature wines taste of more than just fruit. Mature wines never assault your senses with simply one flavor, sensation or aroma. They own a multitude of notes that can enthrall your palate like a veritable symphony..."

Does that mean that a wine does not reveal its unique identity until it is fully mature?

Does that mean that a wine does not reveal its unique identity until it is fully mature?

In my view, the concept of maturity is a little bit misleading. What is true is that the wine changes all the time during storage. Asking an old vintner which was best - a young wine or an old one, he shrugged and told me: Some love the daughter, others the mother...

Both have an unique identity... :-)

However - it is also true that many wines, notably red wines of some class from Bordeaux or Italy, for instance, go through a phase of sleeping at about 6-10 years of age.

Anders

Some never wake up... :-)