The big ????

[Winze&Chooze]

What reds should be drank young and which reds should age before drinking? Also which whites can endure ageing best?

I have some bougales nouvo (Spelling may be off). I thought they are supposed to be drank young but I am not sure. I understand a bordeox should be aged more. other than that I don't know which to crack open and enjoy and which I should wait to drink.

How long should I keep a wine that is supposed to be drank young before expecting it to be Bad?

Thank you.

[Innkeeper]

This is a subject we have beat the pants off this past week. Unfortunately discussions on this matter frequently end up in a "man bites dog" scenario. Check out this thread, and come to your own conclusions:

http://www.wines.com/ubb2/Forum37/HTML/001718.html

[Winze&Chooze]

Thank you. I just got into this site two days ago. I think it is something every novice with wine thinks about.

[Innkeeper]

Completely understand. Unfortunately it is something that every novice has to accumulate by experiance. The good news is as we pointed out on the other thread, that 95% of the wine in the store is ready to drink. The other 5% have to be aged from one to fifteen years. A Geyser Peak Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvigon needs to lay down for a year from release or three years from vintage. A big Brunello Di Montalcino needs to lay down for fifteen years from vintage. The rest you need to learn from experiance. Hanging around here helps.