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#362232 - 06-22-2010 23:48:34
Re: Wines that are open for a few days?
[Re: Brad Harrington]
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Registered: 05-25-2006 00:31:13
Posts: 260
Loc: Ventura County, CA
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I've never opened anything day or days before I plan to drink it. Heck, I hardly ever decant. Almost everything at our table is pop and pour.
But, we never finish a full bottle at a meal. So, back goes the cork with half the contents. Whites go into the fridge, reds generally back to the kitchen counter (or fridge if we're having hot weather). FYI, a discussion thread here from a while back convinced me to stop using vacuum pumps and gas preservatives. Haven't missed either for some time now.
I have had several such 1/2 consumed bottles we've let sit for 2-3 days, and have never been disappointed with the result. I don't make it a habit to push things out that far, more often a bottle is consumed in full over 2 consecutive days.
But, if one is to sit for 2-3 days, I don't stress, and I don't find any major deterioration. Once in a while it is clear the wine has lost it zing, but that seems to be an exception.
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#362234 - 06-23-2010 05:20:32
Re: Wines that are open for a few days?
[Re: Brad Harrington]
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Registered: 12-13-2000 08:00:00
Posts: 6251
Loc: Paola, KS
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I rarely even like wine on day 2. I can't imagine enjoying a wine on day 3. And I would never even consider one of these "extended decanting" sessions where the wine sits in a decanter for a day or two before it is served. (((shudder)))
I really don't appreciate even the slightest hint of oxidation in a wine. I'd rather fight through tough tannins (or just tame them with a big steak) than deal with any oxidized flavors.
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#362238 - 06-23-2010 13:21:02
Yup...
[Re: JFO]
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Elvis Has Entered the Building!
Registered: 02-15-2004 17:42:19
Posts: 12126
Loc: LosAlamos
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I think it's a total crap shoot. I've had $8 wines that lasted way longer than 2 or 4 days, and more expensive wines that were bad on day 2.
I will say that I think older wines never last like that. In my experience, it's always been a younger wine. When I was in CA in 2008, Arrowood was pouring their Monte Rosso Cabernet from a bottle that had been opened a week before. It was delicious. I've also seen where Giacosa tastes people on his Barolo when it's been open for weeks. I once had a bottle of Rosemount Diamond Shiraz that I forgot about on the kitchen counter for a week. Before I poured it down the drain I figured I'd taste it. It was awesome. I was shocked. So i've not noticed any pattern at all other than the young v. old scenario. J I'm with the FoMan here. Sorta a crap shoot. Kinda like the single women here in LosAlamos say about the singles scene: "The odds are good...but the goods are odd". I just stick a cork back in and leave it on the counter. I seldom see a wine that dramatically/noticibly improves sitting out. But I seldom see them crash and burn, either. Never any signs of oxidation, never turn to vinegear (unless it's a Coturri...then it's already there). They just seem to mostly lose aromatics and, in the case of reds, seem more tannic/astringent. Of course, for older wines (> 5 yrs or so), that decline is more rapid. Tom
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#362239 - 06-23-2010 13:28:45
Re: Yup...
[Re: TomHill]
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Registered: 01-02-2001 08:00:00
Posts: 5444
Loc: Somewhere in the Great Valley ...
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I think it's a total crap shoot. I've had $8 wines that lasted way longer than 2 or 4 days, and more expensive wines that were bad on day 2.
I will say that I think older wines never last like that. In my experience, it's always been a younger wine. When I was in CA in 2008, Arrowood was pouring their Monte Rosso Cabernet from a bottle that had been opened a week before. It was delicious. I've also seen where Giacosa tastes people on his Barolo when it's been open for weeks. I once had a bottle of Rosemount Diamond Shiraz that I forgot about on the kitchen counter for a week. Before I poured it down the drain I figured I'd taste it. It was awesome. I was shocked. So i've not noticed any pattern at all other than the young v. old scenario. J I'm with the FoMan here... +2; it's a complete crap shoot. I have only rarely opened a bottle intending to leave it more than the next day, but occasionally leftovers do sit around. Results very similar to JFO and TomHill
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