tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post7435837136289564909..comments2023-10-19T09:46:53.613-04:00Comments on Artisan Wine on a Budget: Les Clefs d'Or Chateauneuf du Pape, 1989Fred McTaggarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01568104809300139407noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-75635558495695725082009-05-23T09:45:10.726-04:002009-05-23T09:45:10.726-04:00Drop a penny in the glass and the hard tannins are...Drop a penny in the glass and the hard tannins are supposed to soften. It never has worked too well for me.<br /><br />There is also a metallic device you can buy (it's expensive--about $100) that presumably ages the wine one year for every second you leave it in the glass. I haven't tried it, but somehow these tricks never seem to work too well for me. And I have too many aged wines and not enough new shiny ones anyway.Fred McTaggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01568104809300139407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-42076557763733578782009-05-23T01:12:55.338-04:002009-05-23T01:12:55.338-04:00what is the penny trick?what is the penny trick?fsol21https://www.blogger.com/profile/00133373894706446209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-57550627912075654112009-04-06T02:36:00.000-04:002009-04-06T02:36:00.000-04:00You were right, Fred. I tried hte old penny trick...You were right, Fred. I tried hte old penny trick, and the tannins came out and did a dance!<BR/><BR/>~EAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-87748080911430598112009-04-04T23:24:00.000-04:002009-04-04T23:24:00.000-04:00One thing you're paying for, Eric, with higher app...One thing you're paying for, Eric, with higher appellations is greater staying power and potential. Aeration might help a bit, but I imagine this wine simply needs more aging.Fred McTaggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01568104809300139407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-68450166400196333102009-04-04T14:22:00.000-04:002009-04-04T14:22:00.000-04:00I splurged, Fred, and bought a 2006 St. Cosme Gigo...I splurged, Fred, and bought a 2006 St. Cosme Gigondas the Le Claux cuvee. I opened it Thursday night and the bouquet was quite nice, but I expected it to open up more by now. Was that realistic? Any thoughts? Suggestions?<BR/><BR/>~EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com