Pancake Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Just been having a bit of atiody of the cupboard downstairs and I found 6 bottles of wine my wife and I purchased from a vineyward in France back in 2001. 3 bottles of red, 3 of white. How long can you keep various different types and varieties of wine for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 I imagine the white wine will be oxidized by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 2001 was a very good year for wine. I particularly recomend "Marques de Caceres Rioja Reserva 2001". This is the best Rioja you will ever drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Just been having a bit of atiody of the cupboard downstairs and I found 6 bottles of wine my wife and I purchased from a vineyward in France back in 2001. 3 bottles of red, 3 of white. How long can you keep various different types and varieties of wine for? I will ask mrs lutz for you;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Just been having a bit of atiody of the cupboard downstairs and I found 6 bottles of wine my wife and I purchased from a vineyward in France back in 2001. 3 bottles of red, 3 of white. How long can you keep various different types and varieties of wine for? You'd probably need to give a bit more info on what wine you have. Some wines get better with age, some need to be drunk young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 18 November, 2009 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2009 1x Beaujolais 1x Beaujolais Villages 1x Saint Amour 1x Macon-Fuisse 1x Pouilly-Fuisse 1x saints-Varen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 You'd probably need to give a bit more info on what wine you have. Some wines get better with age, some need to be drunk young. As Scummer says,if you have got a good Bordeax or Burgundy then you can lay these down for years but wines of a lesser quality may need drinkingb or may have gone off! Mrs lutz (ex wine importer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 1x Beaujolais 1x Beaujolais Villages 1x Saint Amour 1x Macon-Fuisse 1x Pouilly-Fuisse 1x saints-Varen Think you are supposed to drink Beaujolais within about a year. Saint Amour is also Beaujolais. Basic Beaujolais and Beaujolais nouveau are meant to be drunk within a year of their harvest. Beaujolais-Villages are generally consumed within 2–3 years and Cru Beaujolais has the potential to age longer, some not even fully developing till at least 3 years after harvest. Premium examples from Chénas, Juliénas, Morgon and Moulin-à-Vent can spend up to 10 years continuing to develop in the bottle and in very good vintages can take on Burgundian qualities of structure and complexity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 18 November, 2009 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Think you are supposed to drink Beaujolais within about a year. I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Put candles in the bottles for lovely Xmas decorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 The temperature that the wine was kept at could ruin it is as well. Presumably it was away from direct sunlight, but does the room get hot during the summer? Not sure how long you'd need to keep it to get a sherry or vinegar out of it, if you haven't already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 1x Beaujolais 1x Beaujolais Villages 1x Saint Amour 1x Macon-Fuisse 1x Pouilly-Fuisse 1x saints-Varen The Beaujolais will probably be vinegar by now - open them and see if they are good enough for cooking? Is the Saint Amour a Beaujolais as well, what region is it? It could be okay if it's always been kept in the same location and always at the same temperature (pref under 18 degrees C). To keep wine, it has to be kept fairly still and at a constant temperature with no changes. I have lots of very nice bottles of wine in a cellar unit which is sat at 16 degrees C - it's the only way if you're keeping them long term. I would think that the Macon-Fuisse and Pouilly-Fuisse, being robust, very good quality white wines will be perfectly drinkable, and you'd probably still be able to sell them for around £20 a bottle, depending on the exact producer. Again, the caveat is the way they've been stored, not been moved and constant temperature. I have no idea what the Saints-Varen is?? Any more details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 On an additional note, anyone wanting a cracking red for £10 ... Morrisons have in Jim Barry's Cover Drive currently. Great value! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 18 November, 2009 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Hey PB, was hoping you would pop up: Saint Amour - http://www.ferraud.com/anglais/produit/produit_a/A5.html Saints Veran - http://www.ferraud.com/anglais/produit/produit_b/B4.html All wine from here: http://www.ferraud.com/index.html Will open the Beau tonight and see if I can cook with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 18 November, 2009 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Reading that website, it actually says when the wines are best. Oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman Mike Posted 18 November, 2009 Share Posted 18 November, 2009 Hey PB, was hoping you would pop up: Saint Amour - http://www.ferraud.com/anglais/produit/produit_a/A5.html Saints Veran - http://www.ferraud.com/anglais/produit/produit_b/B4.html All wine from here: http://www.ferraud.com/index.html Will open the Beau tonight and see if I can cook with it... PB asked me to post as he's run out of posts for the day ... says; Looks like I was wrong about the Macon then, which is a surprise as they normally hold out a bit longer than that, however the Pouilly should still be fine, especially with a nice roast Chicken or similar. I'd make gravy with the reds if they aren't too rank tasting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 19 November, 2009 Share Posted 19 November, 2009 If you've not already popped the corks mr p, why not auction them on here? I would offer you £18 for the six bottles (cash). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 19 November, 2009 Share Posted 19 November, 2009 £18.61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 19 November, 2009 Share Posted 19 November, 2009 No, hang on, make that £18.54. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 19 November, 2009 Share Posted 19 November, 2009 No, hang on, make that £18.54. £20 That's my last offer as I know that O can get 3 bottles for a tenner at Tesco Xpress. £20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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