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To: Peter V who wrote (1045)	12/31/2009 2:49:12 PM
From: Mark Marcellus	Read Replies (2) of 1277

But I have always read that older wines need a lot of air, several hours, to really open up. It depends on the wine. If you're going to open a bottle of '82 Chateau Latour, you'll probably want to allow for some breathing time - and you'll also want to remember to invite me over. <g> However, the older the wine, the less time it is likely to need. For a wine like Newton, which was designed to be ready to drink on release (though it does benefit from some aging) 25 years amounts to senior citizen status, and there is the possibility it will fade quickly. If it does need more air time, you can always let it sit in the glass for a few minutes, but once it fades it probably isn't going to come back. Decanting in advance to eliminate the sediment problem is not a horrible idea, though you do run the risk of missing the best the wine has to offer. I like even better Thomas's idea of leaving it at the restaurant a couple of days ahead of time. Apropos to nothing, I did decant a bottle of '85 Port last Saturday morning. I finished it last night, and it was still going strong. But Port is a different animal.

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