The older the wine, the better? Many people think that the older the wine, the more fragrant it is. Baijiu or yellow wine may be right, but wine is not exactly right. The better the wine, the more it can stand aging. More than 90% of the wine on the market can't be aged. It's better to drink it within 2 years. And wine with aging value is generally more expensive.
Does wine taste better with age
Of course, on the other hand, the more expensive a wine is, the more likely it is to age. Different varieties and brands of wine, life cycle is different, this is the complexity of wine, need professional wine taster to judge its age.
The wines that can be aged mainly include high-grade dry red wine, sweet white wine, top dry white wine, vintage champagne and port wine. Red wine contains tannin, tannin itself is an antioxidant, so the amount of tannin plays an important role in the aging ability of wine (of course, the heavier the better).
Tannins need time to soften, and new substances can be generated through proper contact with oxygen and reaction of other substances in wine, which increases the complexity of wine. Most dry red wines will last 1-2 years, except for Beaujolais, which need to be drunk in a few months. More advanced dry red wine also needs to go through a period of aging, so that it can develop into a suitable drinking period.
Dry white wine is generally in the suitable drinking period as soon as it is on the market. It can be drunk by opening the bottle. Moreover, white wine has no tannin and can be aged for a short time. Of course, some very top white wines can age for a long time, but they are very rare.
Most Baijiu liquor has a certain age.
No year of the champagne, but also do not need to age, on the market to drink. But some expensive Vintage free champagne, vintage and Cuvee prestige, can be aged 10-20 years or more. With aging, champagne will become more and more delicate, but gradually lose its vitality and strength.
Porter wine is special. It is produced after a long time of aging, and can be aged for a long time in the bottle, especially the vintage Porter wine. However, it is rare in the domestic market at present.