Aging wine

[winoweenie]

Hey Clint, Welcome to the board. You`re definately starting your venture into wine collecting properly. The primary problem facing the wine collector is storage, and yours` sounds ideal. As far as length of time every wine has a minimum and maximum.You seem to be buying wines in the better catagories, so here are my general ageing guidlines; Merlots , Calif. 1 to 5 years.Pomerols, 2 to 10 years ( Longer for top guns like Petrus, Trotanoy,La Conseillante, L`Evangile)Pinots Calif 3 to 5 years(You wont be buying many Burgandies in the price frame outlined) and Cabernets, 3 to 10 years (Again Top Guns More). Your friendly wine merchant should be able to help on specific bottles. In Vino Veritas Est. Winoweenie ( REDS)

[This message has been edited by winoweenie (edited 07-12-2000).]