Decanting white wine

[brappy]

Hmmm.... Reasons I've decanted a white:

1. Tartrate crystal filtration
2. Wine too cold
3. Young wines just off the boat, especially barrel samples that have a tiny amount of spritz. Sit in the decanter for 15 minutes and it blows off.
4. Some heavy burgundies or Cali chards. Actually, the other day decanted a verdejo that was treated like a Chardonnay.
5. Blind tastings where the wine needed to be in "same" bottles.

Any of these essential? No, but certainly does not hurt.

As to the original question: Since white wines tend to open quickly after a decant, chill the wine till its too cold. Take out and decant; let sit for 15 minutes or so and drink......

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