What does time do to a sauterne or BA?

[winoweenie]

Hi wdonavon and welcome to the board.The residual sugar in sauternes, ice-wines and late harvest rieslings are the enablers to the longivity of these noble juices. Tho I'm not familiar with the particular wine you describe, if you go to the Port thread you'll find many postings about these beauties. Have a 1926 d'Yquem in my cellar to be opened on my 80th. WW

[This message has been edited by winoweenie (edited 02-02-2005).]