Behind the scenes

One wine promised to mature sooner rather than later, and yet shows an amazing capacity for ageing. Another hibernates or hides when we thought it would be ready, then explodes into its full potential when its time finally comes, weeks or months after we had expected it.

Whether you’re trying to determine the secret, shifting face of the beverage you just poured free of its flask, or watching the wonder and reactions of the taster/winemaker perfecting their approach and taking dainty liberties, comments from those involved are an exciting way of adding to our insights into a wine, an alternative to the furtive experience of primeur wines, a dinner party or feedback, even when this is indispensable to the vitality of a new creation.