I’m sure you’ve heard about sommeliers or other wine connoisseurs being able to identify the exact vintage of a wine at a blind tasting. How can they do that? It seems like magic, well it isn’t. Let me explain how they can achieve this level of precision and understanding.
To comprehend it, we first need to discuss the old wine flavors, how aromas and tastes evolve with age. Young wine flavors are fruity and fresh; wines become leathery and savory as they get older. Harsh, aggressive young wines soften and smoothen until they eventually become thin and watery.
But how can sommeliers guess the region? How can you guess which specific winery a wine comes from? We go through the process of identifying a French wine… and I’ll tell you the best sommelier’s trick for guessing an old wine’s vintage. Let’s go…
Chapters:
00:00 – The Flavors of Old Wine Intro
01:20 – The Bouquet: Aromas of Aged Wine
04:07 – Why Old Wine Tastes Smoother
06:08 – How can Sommeliers Guess a Vintage?