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From: chuckb@fluke.UUCP (Chuck Bowden)
Newsgroups: net.wines
Subject: Aging 1982 Red Bordeaux
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Date: Wed, 10-Apr-85 13:28:15 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 10 13:28:15 1985
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Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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I am seeking advice for aging red wine properly, and I am wondering if
anyone has heard anything in particular about '82 red Bordeaux.

I read somewhere (I wish I remember where) that 1982 was the best year for
red Bordeaux since one year in the late 40's.  The article also said that
'82 red Bordeaux wines that are currently selling for around $13.00 will
sell for twice that price as early as July because of the quality of the '82
grapes from Bordeaux and the demand for this vintage.

Has anyone else heard good things about 82 Bordeaux?

I took the bait and bought some bottles of Ginestet '82 and Mouton-Cadet '82
and plan to cellar them.  These wines were not expensive ($5.50/$6.50 ea.)
but I am hoping that in ten years or so, I'll have something good.

Is there another red Bordeaux that someone would recommend?

I live in an apartment, so there is no basement for cellaring wine, so I am
not sure whre to put the bottles. I understand that wine ages faster at
higher temperatures, but I know that light and high heat are to be avoided.
Some questions I have are:

How many years should I age the wine, and at what temperature?

What maximum temperature fluctuation should be observed?

What does higher-than-normal-wine-cellar temperature do to the wine?

I have not read net.wines before, so pardon me if I have covered old topics.
Thanks in advance for any response!


Chuck Bowden 
John Fluke Manufacturing Co., Inc.

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