Looking for some advice and info

[hotwine]

Well said, Zinner.

The only way I've found to get any sort of handle on the decanting question is to buy multiple bottles and try them with different decanting times: zero for the first, half an hour for the second, an hour for the third, and two hours for the fourth... and keep notes with each bottle. One of those samples should shine above the rest. That's not foolproof by any means.... and what shows for one vintage may not show again for next year's. Every bottling is different, as is every vintage of every wine. So many choices, so little time. Read, taste, make notes, taste, read, read, read.