Comments on: Memorable Montrose http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2010/01/16/memorable-montrose/ Purveyor of words - fine wines, spirits and cocktails. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:43:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ronnie Todd-Young, U.K. http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2010/01/16/memorable-montrose/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 Ronnie Todd-Young, U.K. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:12:40 +0000 http://nickonwine.com/?p=1180#comment-1131 Dear Penelope. Of course I know about Eurocaves etc. but they ain't called "fridges" on this side of the pond! They are called "wine storage units" and are very good provided they are well maintained in regard to temperature control. A pity that N.P. had such poor results from the three bottles he tasted recently as the producers work hard in search of quality. Dear Penelope. Of course I know about Eurocaves etc. but they ain’t called “fridges” on this side of the pond! They are called “wine storage units” and are very good provided they are well maintained in regard to temperature control. A pity that N.P. had such poor results from the three bottles he tasted recently as the producers work hard in search of quality.

]]> By: Penelope http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2010/01/16/memorable-montrose/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 Penelope Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:42:53 +0000 http://nickonwine.com/?p=1180#comment-1130 Hmm, dear Ronnie. I have lived in NYC and in London (and Paris), and I can say that Eurocaves and Vinotecs are quite common on both sides of the "great pond." Moreover, they are remarkably good at keeping fine wines fine. I haven't invested in one myself as I have the good fortune to have friends with better cellars and reasons for a wine fridge than me. Hmm, dear Ronnie. I have lived in NYC and in London (and Paris), and I can say that Eurocaves and Vinotecs are quite common on both sides of the “great pond.” Moreover, they are remarkably good at keeping fine wines fine. I haven’t invested in one myself as I have the good fortune to have friends with better cellars and reasons for a wine fridge than me.

]]> By: Ronnie Todd-Young, U.K. http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2010/01/16/memorable-montrose/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 Ronnie Todd-Young, U.K. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:04:31 +0000 http://nickonwine.com/?p=1180#comment-1129 Ref N.P above:- a fridge is a fridge--probably too cold!!!! I have never heard of a WINE fridge here in the U.K. Wine kept too cold is nearly always "flat and lifeless" as N.P. found......see commentary above. Ref N.P above:- a fridge is a fridge–probably too cold!!!! I have never heard of a WINE fridge here in the U.K.
Wine kept too cold is nearly always “flat and lifeless” as N.P. found……see commentary above.

]]> By: Nick Passmore http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2010/01/16/memorable-montrose/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 Nick Passmore Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:00:06 +0000 http://nickonwine.com/?p=1180#comment-1127 In reference to Ronnie's comment above I need to clarify one point. The wines were stored in a WINE refrigerator in the recent past, not a normal kitchen fridge, but how they were stored before they got there is probably the root of the problem. Nick In reference to Ronnie’s comment above I need to clarify one point. The wines were stored in a WINE refrigerator in the recent past, not a normal kitchen fridge, but how they were stored before they got there is probably the root of the problem.

Nick

]]> By: Ronnie Todd-Young, U.K. http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2010/01/16/memorable-montrose/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Ronnie Todd-Young, U.K. Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:55:52 +0000 http://nickonwine.com/?p=1180#comment-1126 The problem here is storage! Keeping wine in a fridge is not a good idea!!! Mouton 1985 is the best of the First Growths that vintage which was itself a good 5 star year and the wine should be at its best until 2015. The Lynch Bages 1987 was from a poor 2 star year and had passed its best by 2000. The Montrose 1989 was from another 5 star vintage which needs ageing probably until 2030!!!! The problem here is storage! Keeping wine in a fridge is not a good idea!!! Mouton 1985 is the best of the First Growths that vintage which was itself a good 5 star year and the wine should be at its best until 2015. The Lynch Bages 1987 was from a poor 2 star year and had passed its best by 2000. The Montrose 1989 was from another 5 star vintage which needs ageing probably until 2030!!!!

]]> By: Tom Payne http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2010/01/16/memorable-montrose/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Tom Payne Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:31:48 +0000 http://nickonwine.com/?p=1180#comment-1125 I'm a great believer in the "carpe diem" school of thought. I’m a great believer in the “carpe diem” school of thought.

]]> By: Stuart Aarons http://nickonwine.com/index.php/2010/01/16/memorable-montrose/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Stuart Aarons Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:52:28 +0000 http://nickonwine.com/?p=1180#comment-1124 Bravo! What it is all about. Bravo!
What it is all about.

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