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<p>[QUOTE="Chinoiserie, post: 9439904, member: 79460"]It's hard to tell when a wine has passed it's best. It's a bit hit and miss but also as debora said, how it is stored. If you keep it in your kitchen in top of a cupboard, the temperature fluctuations wont do it any favours at all. If you keep it at a cool steady temperature it can just improve. Not sure how long it will improve for and at what point it starts festering. I guess every wine is different as it is a complex chemical development. My mate bought a couple of 40 yo vintages for Christmas a while ago and they were just rank. Every off flavour you can imagine. I think some people must just collect them like others collect antiques, just to marvel at.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Chinoiserie, post: 9439904, member: 79460"]It's hard to tell when a wine has passed it's best. It's a bit hit and miss but also as debora said, how it is stored. If you keep it in your kitchen in top of a cupboard, the temperature fluctuations wont do it any favours at all. If you keep it at a cool steady temperature it can just improve. Not sure how long it will improve for and at what point it starts festering. I guess every wine is different as it is a complex chemical development. My mate bought a couple of 40 yo vintages for Christmas a while ago and they were just rank. Every off flavour you can imagine. I think some people must just collect them like others collect antiques, just to marvel at.[/QUOTE]
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