Some of you may recall that I have been having problems with my 2006
Regent red wine.It seemed tannic and rather harsh after about 3.5
years in a 5 litre demijohn.However it has now been in a bottle for 3
months and on opening a bottle this lunchtime,I was very pleasantly
surprised how much smoother it had become.In fact my wife described it
now as being very good and smooth,whereas previously she described it
as harsh and tannic.
What happens to red wine when it is bottled? I always have assumed
that the wine in a 5l glass demijohn would taste the same as that in a
70cl glass bottle.Is it the air one introduces when transferring,and
does that suggest that I should be racking my wines rather more than I
do?
Comments welcome.
Michael