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I want to buy a bottle of wine that ages well. Say 20 to 25 years. Is it possible and what type.

2007-09-06 20:49:08 · 8 answers · asked by wiujh 2 in Food & Drink Beer, Wine & Spirits

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Many of the better vintage red wines will be able to keep that long, but they would have to be stored fairly well. Most non vintage, especially in the new world, are designed to be drunk fairly young. Bare minimum would be to be laid horozontal, kept out of direct light, cool and with little fluctuation in temperature.
Some vintage Champagnes could also do the 20/25 years, but they would require to be kept with even more care.

2007-09-06 21:22:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No one knows how well any wine that you buy now will age. Many top wineries have a track record, but the way they made wine 15 years ago is not the same as they make it today.

If you really want a wine that will keep and be drinkable in 25 years get a good quality Port (from Portugal)

But I recommend you stick the money you would have spent into a savings account and in 20-25 years then see what 25 year old wines are drinking well at that time and buy it.

A wine won't keep well for 25 years without good storage, so you need to be able to hav ethat no matter where you live over the next two decade -- renting space is expensive.

2007-09-07 10:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by Pontac 7 · 1 0

The wines that store best for long periods are the Bordeau style blends; cabernet sauvignon and shiraz (Australian and Californian, as well as French); but usually only the better 'reserve' grades are suitable. The wine has to be made with long-term cellaring in mind, and are often very tannic if drunk too young. But a lot of red wine is made today for drinking in the short term, and some of it is very good indeed, but it is intentionally NOT made for long term cellaring.

A good wine made for cellaring will improve, but a not-so-good wine will only get worse. As others have advised, good wine needs careful cellaring, and if you don't have a good cellar, then it is a tall order to expect wine to last in unsatisfactory conditions (especially where there is a great variation in temperature).

As well as the red wines, some white wines will cellar, but they are rare: The better rieslings, and the best Australian semillon are two types.

One wine that is easy to cellar for a long period (even decades) is good quality vintage port, which will last until the cork rots.

2007-09-07 11:41:24 · answer #3 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 0 0

At my wine and spirits retail outlet that I run I post ratings from both Wine Enthusiast, and Wine Spectator. Theses rating cards also contain aging informartion, such as , drink now through 2010, or good in the bottle for 15-20 years.

2007-09-07 08:20:59 · answer #4 · answered by gdawg 2 · 0 0

Vintage Port is the wine that will age the longest. Second would be a French Bordeaux and third a Cabernet Sauvignon.

2007-09-09 16:53:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Vintage Port from Portugal (not Australia). Fonseca is a good one - many others. Make sure you have a proper wine cellar in which to age any wine you buy.

2007-09-07 14:00:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Yes it is possible, just ask and read the bottle. As far as what type...It all depends on your preference; you have dry, semi dry, sweet, white, rose, dark, bold. If you're not sure, find a place where they offer wine tasting for a charge. A winery would be your best bet: Not a liquor store or a bar, that can run you a pretty penny! Good Luck!

2007-09-07 04:24:16 · answer #7 · answered by oc245 4 · 0 2

A premier cru bordeaux would be best like Chateau Lafite but choose a good year. Your wine merchant will advise

2007-09-07 04:15:12 · answer #8 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 2 0

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