1990 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru

[Daveyjones1]

Sometimes decanting an older wine does more damage than good, as it is already mature and decanting accelerates the oxidation of young and/or tight wine to open up. I have had older wines break up in the glass because I didn't drink them fast enough and I have also over decanted other until they were nothing but gritty and acidic juice. What I am trying to say 18 years for most Pinot Noir based wines even from good years is pretty old. Maybe your wow experience was stolen away by decanting.