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In the Thread: Wine, women, song.. and audio
Post Subject: A Good, Sound Beating Now and ThenPosted by Paul S on: 8/7/2013
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Note that I am responding late to the post about the "closed-down/dormant" '89 Bordeaux.  For those who do not know, some great wines can be brought (back) to life by beating the hell out of them. I use a large Burgundy glass for about everything, and I have learned to get excited at the smell of "burning rubber" exhibited by certain big Bordeaux, as this may well presage greatness, as opposed to spoilage.  In some extreme cases, a good. sound "beating" is just the ticket.  One simply, persistently, aggressively swirls the wine around in the decanter, and if that doesn't work I have even shaken it up.   I wish I had been aware of this "revival" method when I sadly drank an "over-the-hill" '52 Chateau Ausone in 1974!

Of course, although there are exceptions, one generally allows Burgundies to come up in the glass!  But I recommend one never write off a great vintage of a great chateaux before you beat some sense into it.

Best regards,
Paul S

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