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Stag’s Leap Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 HALF (37.5cl)
Red, Napa Valley, California, USA
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Red, California, USA
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Drouhin Dundee Hills Oregon Pinot Noir 2017 HALF (37.5cl)
Red, Oregon, USA
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Red, California, USA
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Red, California, USA
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White, Oregon, USA
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White, Carneros, USA
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Tyler Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2017 HALF (37.5cl)
White, California, USA
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White, California, USA
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Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello 2016 HALF (37.5cl)
Red, California, USA
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Ridge Vineyards Geyserville Sonoma County 2018 HALF (37.5cl)
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Classic California Mix HALVES (4×37.5cl)
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To decant or not to decant❓ These 3 Cabernet Sau

To decant or not to decant❓ These 3 Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines are the perfect thing to warm up a winter Sunday ❄ but only 1 really needed decanting...

❓So when do you decant wine?
Well it's a bit like buying a new pair of shoes & finding they are rigid & a bit tough, but soften after wearing! Decanting aerates the wine once you open it, softening it & effectively letting it breathe. It can be a personal choice but most commonly:

1️⃣ Decant when the wine is good, red & old to remove sediment formed over time in the bottle. Totally harmless, tiny particles left from the grape skins, pips & stems remain in the wine, losing their form & clumping together over the years (to generalise, over 10 yrs+). This is more likely to happen with tannic wines, which is why Cabernets and Nebbiolo often throw a large sediment. If the wine is old, it tends to be more fragile, so decant it just prior to serving.
👉 Either keep the wine standing up for 24 hours prior to opening & decanting so the sediment falls to the bottom of the bottle. Then gently pour the wine into the decanter, using your phone's torch to check there is no sediment passing through the neck of the bottle. As soon as you see some sediment in the neck, stop pouring. There should just be sediment & a tiny bit of wine left
👉 the quick way is to use a decanting sieve or strainer, a muslin or cheesecloth. Pour the wine through & voila, the sediment is left behind!

2️⃣ Decant good young wines that you open a little early in their lifespan (red OR white wines. See the Stag's Leap in the picture. It's the 2018 release, so it's young, & it's a very good wine, so likely to be able to age for some time. It has masses of flavour concentration from ripe grapes, plus some considerable tannins that in youth are a little austere. Decanting opens the wine up & mellows the structural components to a degree, making it more pleasurable to taste 😍.
👉 in this case empty the wine roughly into the decanter. If you don't have a decanter, no problem! Tip the wine into a jug, then back in the bottle & then repeat the process a couple more times to aerate it, nothing else required 💪#tryjanuary #winelover #cabernetsauvignon

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