Re: Cellaring ability

Aug 26, 2003 1 Replies


I would like to start to buy more inexpensive red wines ($10-15CDN)


>that will be mid rangers for my cellar. My home made wines should hit
>the 3-5 range mark, maybe 6-7 for the all juice brands. How can I
>find out if the are "cellarable" or a drink now type?
>Once you get into the $30+CDN the back of the bottle sometimes tells
>you this buts not the lesser priced wines.
>
>Thanks,
>Larry Stumpf,
>S. Ontario,

Larry



We need a little more info on what is in your cellar, and what you are drinking now. Also, are many of your wines home-made?



A Cabernet Sauvignon costing $30 or more should, in my opinion, age ten years (usually). A Pinot Noir costing $30 should age five years, some more, a few less. European versions tend to age a little longer, due to their higher acidity. I could elaborate on different varieties, but we need more info from you. What do you like to drink?



A good wine merchant will help a lot here too.



Tom Schellberg


Hi Tom.

I love, as someone put it for the Zin thread, "industrial strength" Cabs; really full, fruity and long legs. Most of my wines (reds) are homemade right now. I'm experimenting with tannin and oak quantity to get a wine that might match a WolfBlass or Beringer Founder Estate

2000 Cab. (good luck I know) Your suggested cellaring below is the kind of idea I was looking for. I will ask more questions of the wine specialist at the LCBO,

I will also check the wine producers web site to see if they comment on this point about mid to long range storing.

Thanks,

Larry Stumpf, S. Ontario, Canada

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