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Originally Posted by RHIII
Wes- welcome!!! I'm sure you will have a lot of fun with this!!! And what a GREAT question to ask!! Many people starting to get into wine simply age it on the car ride home!!! Lol.
I will echo what Mark has said already - and I think a 'taste test' now and then 6 mos and 6 more will definitely give you insight into that maturation and or fluctuation in flavor and structure of a wine. That's a really good idea!!
When it comes to determining which wines to cellar-- how long to cellar -- when to drink--- there are MANY schools of thought -- but in my opinion it really comes down to one thing -- personal preference -- and really how do you 'like' to drink your wine.
Now -- A LOT of the 'cellar-ability' of wines couple a lot with the pedigree of the overall vintner and the quality of the fruit / location form where the fruit is harvested and very important -- the farming process.
I'd recommend picking some wines out tasting them -- and then doing some research -- read some reviews by some critics - like Robert Parker, Antonio Galloni, James Suckling, Wine spectator -- looks at the differences and start to correlate who's reviews suit your tastes -- this will help take a lot of guess work out of picking new wines to try and help you out down the road as well.
I could go on and on. Lol. Hope this helps -- as a start!
Cheers!!
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This. Well said Roger. I don't think it's a coincidence that when all things are equal that it's a select few wineries just are always on top. Pedigree. IMO these some of the best from Napa. In no particular order, but always cream rises to the top:
Phelps Insignia
Beringer Private Reserve
Hundred Acre
Colgin
Harlan/Bond
Screaming Eagle
- never had this and probably won't at the prices
Schrader
Scarecrow
Stage Leap Wine Cellars
Pride Mountain
There's more, but even on off years these seem to do well. And bottom line it's what you like anyways. When it's a great growth year even you'll find many wineries putting out very nice wines for less then 30 dollars. It's probably the best time right now to scoop up 2012-2014 anything Napa for next to nothing and start school. Read, try, read more try more just do this and you'll find your sweet spot. It maybe you'll end up liking Chardonnay better then Cab or Pinot Noir, Merlot..you never know. It really is fun. And no one is right or wrong on what they prefer.
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