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Ageing of half-bottles - Ask Decanter
How does the ageing of half bottles differ from full sized...?
Viognier (white)
The 'hottest' of the Rhône Valley trio, which includes Marsanne and Roussanne. It’s not hard to see why Viognier became fashionable...
Bordeaux: the ageing process
From birth through maturity to old age, STEPHEN BROOK investigates the life cycle of red Bordeaux and asks how to know when to open that prized bottle
Wine Legend: Penfolds, Grange 1955
What makes this a wine legend?
Wine Legend: Château Cheval Blanc 1947
What makes it a wine legend?
Wine Legend: Château Latour 1961
What makes it a wine legend...
Wine Legend: Château Lafite-Rothschild 1982
A 'headline' Bordeaux vintage....
Wine Legend: Egon Müller-Scharzhof TBA 1976
Find out why it makes the Decanter wine hall of fame...
Wine Legend: Henschke, Hill of Grace 1998
Why it makes the Decanter hall of fame...
Wine Legend: Dom Pérignon 1961
No one knows Dom Pérignon better than its experienced winemaker Richard Geoffroy, whose current assessment of the wine is that it’s ‘a superlative and most sought-after vintage - a classic wine that’s the quintessence of style at Dom Pérignon’.