~~~Amazing Wine Facts~~~(Decanting) There are two reasons why we decant wines: 1. Decant an older wine to separate it from its sediment. 2. Decant a younger wine to increase aeration, revealing more complexity, and opening up aromas and flavors. CHEAP WINES Decanting any cheap wines because it makes them taste better. Cheap wines can have really awkward rotten egg smell sometimes when you first open them due to sulphur dioxide. Our noses are very sensitive to this smell (some more than others) and it can ruin a wine tasting experience. Fortunately, often this smell can burn off very quickly after decanting wine and the resulting value wine can be very tasty! EXPENSIVE WINES Decanting expensive wines, especially massive cabernet sauvignons, Italian wines such as (Barolo, Chianti, aglianico, Montepulciano d’Abuzzo, super-Tuscans etc), Syrah, Malbec, Petite Sirah, etc. WHITE WINE & PINOT NOIR You can decant white wine and pinot noir, however, most do not really need it. You can however decant a very acidic pinot noir if you find it to be too tart, decanting will help smooth out the flavor a bit and make it more palatable.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 04:00:01 +0000
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