Shelf life of Chardonnay - Printable Version +- WineBoard (https://www.wines.com/wineboard) +-- Forum: GENERAL (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-100.html) +--- Forum: For the Novice (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-2.html) +--- Thread: Shelf life of Chardonnay (/thread-18673.html) |
- krbarker - 07-18-2006 I have a bottle of Cuvaison Chardonnay 1990(Carneros Reserve - bottle #06733). Is it still okay to drink? - Innkeeper - 07-18-2006 Hi Krbarker and welcome to the Wine Board. If you have kept the bottle in proper provenance, it should be fine; but wouldn't wait too much longer. - krbarker - 07-18-2006 I'm pretty new to this. Thanks for the info. It's been kept in a cool dry place. Would this suffice? - Innkeeper - 07-18-2006 It is best to keep it in a cool humid place. By cool, I mean well less than 70 degrees F. You might check the cork to see if it dried out. - krbarker - 07-18-2006 How can you tell a wine goes bad by the taste? Is it bitter? You said a dry cork would be one sign. Correct? - Innkeeper - 07-18-2006 A wine like yours can age nicely. An aged out white wine just like a red one, will not taste like a young one. The fruit fades to a great degree without completely going away, and what is left morphs into a lovely elixir that many folks don't like at all. This is not to be confused with a wine going bad. If it goes bad, and a dry cork will be a likely sign, you will know it. It becomes more sour (like vinegar) than bitter. - krbarker - 07-18-2006 Thanks...I'll let you know! |