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I spent last weekend helping a friend sort through 400 bottles in his basement. Maybe 60 were past their window. Just — gone. Expensive Burgundy turned to vinegar because someone on a forum told him to "hold it."
Here's what nobody in wine media wants to say: most wine should be drunk within 3 years of release. Including the stuff that costs $50. Including the stuff the sommelier told you to "sit on."
The whole culture of cellaring is built on maybe 5% of wine that actually improves with age. The other 95% just slowly dies in your basement while you wait for a special occasion that never comes.
Open the good stuff on a Tuesday. Drink it with takeout. The wine doesn't care.
— Elena
I watched $4,000 worth of Burgundy get poured down a drain last weekend. My friend had 400 bottles. Maybe 60 were past their window. Just — gone. Because someone on a forum told him to "hold it."
Here's what nobody wants to say: most wine should be drunk within 3 years of release. Including the $50 stuff.
Start here: a 2022 Coudoulet de Beaucastel (~$22). It's the little sibling of Château de Beaucastel, and it drinks beautifully right now.
The whole culture of cellaring is built on maybe 5% of wine that actually improves with age. The other 95% just slowly dies while you wait for a special occasion that never comes.
Open the good stuff on a Tuesday. Drink it with takeout.
Hit reply and tell me: what's the oldest bottle in your collection right now? I'll tell you whether to open it or hold it.
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I watched $4,000 worth of Burgundy get poured down a drain last weekend...
I know you mentioned you're starting to buy wines you actually like instead of whatever's on sale — good. But if anyone tells you to 'cellar' a $30 bottle, ignore them. Drink it this month. It's not getting better.
— Elena
I watched $4,000 worth of Burgundy get poured down a drain last weekend...
With your collection at 600+, I'd bet you have the same problem — bottles you bought in 2018 that you keep walking past. Pull out anything pre-2021 that isn't Barolo or classified Bordeaux and open it this weekend.
— Elena
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