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为了发掘您手中Penfolds葡萄酒的真正潜力,几种简单的措施十分重要。
Screw caps need little instruction to open. Wines sealed under these closures tend to retain their youthful vitality much longer than those under cork, though there are arguments in favour of each.
For wines under cork, a two-stepped waiters’ friend corkscrew is what we recommend on most occasions. For significantly aged wines, we often use an Ah-so cork puller or two long corkscrews.
Firstly, stand the bottle up for a few hours (or preferably, days) before you open it. This will allow any sediment to settle at the bottom of the bottle.
Before decanting, we suggest you pour a small amount out into a wine glass. Understanding the wine’s state upon its first opening will help guide your decanting decision.
The timing allocated to each wine will differ depending on its style, varietal and age. All of our red wines will benefit from at least 30 minutes rest after being decanted, with two hours being a good average to work around.
We recommend all our red wines are double decanted. To do this, open the bottle carefully and slowly decant the wine into a clean jug in a continuous stream, ensuring the sediment is not disturbed. Then simply rinse the original bottle out with clean water to dispose of all the residual sediment. Once clean, hold the bottle upside down until all the water has completely drained out.
Using a clean funnel carefully refill it from the decanter. This double aeration of the wine will also help the wine open up, however with very old wines it is advisable to trickle the wine very carefully and slowly down the sides of the decanter and bottle to minimise splashing and aeration.
The general consensus is that you should not decant white wines because they react much too rapidly with the open air. Some begin to lose their freshness and vitality within just 15 minutes of decanting.
Yattarna and Bin A Chardonnay, however, are somewhat of an exception. Being wines of impeccable balance, concentration and restrained power, we often decant them to release more expressive aromas and flavours.
Should you choose to do the same, we advise selecting a decanter with an upright frame and a narrow base as to restrict its contact with the air.
When decanting, we advise you to take care, take your time and take some tastes along the way. By decanting your wines appropriately, you’re taking steps to ensuring you get the very best experience possible.