Is OLD Red Wine Good???

[@vikramprakash]

This was super interesting! Thanks for this

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you, it makes me happy if you learned something (or were entertained).

[@maximusdecimus4017]

Very good as always. Keep the videos coming 👍🏻😊

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you kind sir!

[@BenjiManTV]

I love aged sparkling. 1994 schramsberg OMG!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

You have good taste... old Schramsberg!!! soooooo yummmy

[@wineforthepeople]

An interesting perspective on age-ability! I hope into the future we can still enjoy incredible aged Barolo before it gets too warm and there is more great vintages to come - probably a few more in Bordeaux now that Touriga and co. are now permitted varieties! But agreed - it's great to be able to drink Burgundy and German Riesling when upon release rather than testing a very little level of patience!!!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ahhhhh well said. I still don’t drink nearly enough Burgundy but definitely agree on the young German Riesling, I’m all bout it bout it…

[@elzrinja365]

"before it gets too warm" 🤔 So we have a prophet here, can you tell me what the weather will be on 25 of august for Dubrovnik? Thanks.

[@rxr2010]

Another great video! I have several aged bottles of wine & plan on opening this year. I wanted your opinion if they have a chance of being a good old red wine or did I wait too long: Opus One 1999 , Insignia 1997 & 2000, Pavillon Rouge Chateau Margaux 2000. Thank you!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Wowwzzaass open and enjoy!! I just had some Napa Cabs from the late 90s last week and most of them were drinking well.

[@elizadozell3680]

great vid man. love your energy!! big ups from lil old NZ

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you Liza and I hope to make it back down there soon (I spent 7 weeks there back in 2009)

[@JackRosei]

Cool video Matt, we tasted in december a '06 Lucente, which is not an extraordinary ad expensive wine, BUT with the bottle aging it really jumped into an other dimension. Gained so much complexity, loved it.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ahhhhh nice. Good to hear as I share your thoughts and usually don’t go crazy over Lucente

[@NickDeWachter]

Interesting video again. Even though it's nothing really new, you make in entertaining enough to keep on watching. Do I like aged wines? Yes, and it's something I want to learn more about. Or should I say taste more 😋 The oldest one I ever drank was a 22 year old Alsace vendange tardive. Not sure about the grape, propably gewurztraminer. It was a bottle of my birth year which the producer gave me when I was like 16. Kept it for a number of years and I must say it wasn't bad when we drank it. But it was slightly past the peak of the curve

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Wowwww thanks so much. Which producer was that??? I prefer aged Riesling in Alsace to Gewurtz… still that was nice of the producer

[@NickDeWachter]

@@drmatthewhorkey it was zink in pfaffenheim. Unfortunately they stopped recently. Fortunately I was able to stockpile just in time 😁. They were located on hillsides which were perfect for Pinot gris and gewurztraminer. But you're right, aged riesling is also very nice

[@Cuyt24]

I have a Yellow Tail cab from 2004. I am saving it for a special day.

[@Cuyt24]

Joking

[@drmatthewhorkey]

You got me with that one hahahahhaha

[@rodjacobs3396]

Old wines are fine but I admit I probably lean a bit more towards the younger wines. For one I don't seem put off as much as others when it comes to acidic and tannic wines. But wouldn't turn up my nose to some aged wines either. Dr Matthew Sangiovese! lol

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Hahahah In recent years I prefer younger wines too

[@domewines]

You know man?! Being also in the wine business for so long this is a natter that i alwasy wnat to develop more deeply. Promoting wines all over the word, especially in Asia in the last 20 and over years, i realize, as you said at the beginning of this great video, beginners or people from Countries where there is no cultrure for wines prefer alwasy aged wines and to me sometimes is just too much. There are wines that becasue of the grapes are made of thsy shoudl be drunk a bit younger or at least not too old. It alwasy comes to my mind Nebbiolo and Sangiovese. Living in Piemonte in Roero, next to langhe Nebbiolo is everywhere here and i learn how to appreciate it young. If you wait too much you loose its freshness, purity an vibrant essence. Just my idea, but i wnat to share with you. I am trying to make videos in my channel about Producer that works nakiing wines that are great when are young but also you can age if you wnat. So wone lovers can chose whatever they prefer. Thanks for the video!!! Ciao

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ciao Domenico! Ohhhh you live in paradise as far as food and wine is concerned!! I actually love Nebbiolo d'Albas when they are young and even a few Barolos and Barbarescos, not to mention those beauties in Alto Piemonte. Thanks for stopping by.

[@domewines]

@@drmatthewhorkey Thank to you for your answer. Very kind of you. I work with several great producer in Italy like Domenico Clerico, Elio Altare, Corino, Oddero, Fratelli Alessandria, Correggia, Bruno Rocca, Ca' del Baio, Carlone from Boca, Platinetti in Ghemme and few in Valtellina as you can see (if you wnat to take a look) from my videos. I do believe that Nebbiolo especailly as you said and i agree 100% with you from Alto Piemonte and from Valtellina are super beautiful when young. Thanks a lot again for your time in reading me :)

[@Chatsu8o]

Have to say personally I highly prefer the softer tannins and young wines, while drinkable, I don't enjoy nearly as much. If I buy a wine and consume it within 5 years it's only because it was cheap and was meant as filler for everyday drinking. I don't have a huge cellar or anything, but I do have a cupboard or two stuffed with a healthy rotation. Sadly I enjoy wine too much to have REALLY old stuff... I find the "peak" for most of the varietals I enjoy is around 5 years. At least, that's the point where I think they really start developing into something I love. I've had some higher end stuff at about 50 years old and I have to say if I had the money... I wouldn't have the money anymore. I LOVE aged wines. But as you say, it's a lot about preference. My dad, for instance, can't keep a bottle of wine around for months, nevermind years...

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Hahahha aged wine can be magical but in the end, wine is meant to be drunk and enjoyed… good job by your dad

[@pizzocheripasta]

great video

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you!

[@gogreenmsu03]

Very good video. I don’t have much experience with what I would consider “old” wines (except a 2007 Macon Chardonnay that the store said was great, but I found to be years past it’s prime to my untrained palate), but recently had great experiences with a 2009 California Rhône and a 2013 Pinot from the Anderson Valley. So maybe not old, but had some age. Both are in serious contention for my personal “wine of the year”.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhh what wines were those that you liked??? It s all about what you like in the end

[@gogreenmsu03]

The Rhône blend was an Esprit de Beaucastel from Tablas Creek in Paso Robles (one of my very favorite producers), and the Pinot was a Redwoods’ Edge from Black Kite (another favorite I’ve been buying from for many years now). The difficult part about figuring out what you like is gaining the experience. I’m not in the industry, and only open about one bottle per week (sometimes even less). I have been lucky enough to have been to some pretty nice tastings, but none since the pandemic began. Still, wines with age are not as easy to come by as new releases. Fortunately my modest “collection” (if you’d call it that) has a reasonable number of wines I’ve held for as long as 10 years now, so I should have a few opportunities coming up.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

wine is personal and as long as you enjoy it, that's what is important. Enjoy opening those bottles.

[@승욱공주]

Nice video

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you so much :)

[@Street-shitter]

Red wine with roasted dog

[@drmatthewhorkey]

wowwww