For most people, the first two are probably sufficient. Because reduction takes place in the absence of oxygen, exposure to oxygen in a decanter can help eliminate some reductive compounds but others are more stable and so no matter how violently you swirl, the offensive odour of sweet corn just won’t dissipate.īelow, you’ll find a list of five basic decanter shapes you may want in your arsenal to help extract the best out of each bottle. These can express themselves attractively as a hint of struck match or truffle, or much less attractively as boiled cabbage, onions, rotten eggs or burnt rubber. The purpose of decanting white, rosé and sparkling wines is generally to help drive away overly aggressive “reductive” notes.
In the latter case, you want a sufficiently long neck to allow you to easily detect when you’re starting to pour some of the sediment in with the wine. In the former case, oxygen exposure is key and so you want a decanter that creates a large wine surface. Full-bodied wines like Cabernet Sauvignon, Tannat, and Monastrell take the longest to aerate because they. separate the liquid from the solid sediment) if they’re old. The purpose of decanting red and fortified wines is generally either to loosen them up if they’re young or clean them up (i.e.
My personal answer (“decant it if you like”) has doubtless won me some nemeses, but like virtually everything in wine I feel it comes down to personal choice as long as you treat the wine with sufficient respect (for instance if you’re thinking about chucking a young Opus One in the blender, that’s your choice but we’re probably not going to be friends).įor every wine I’ve drunk that felt a little reticent, I’ve had at least one other that I felt spent too long stewing in a decanter. Most of the time, I’d rather just let the wine open up over the course of an evening as I enjoy it glass by glass. However, in a group setting where you’re serving each person a single glass of each wine you don’t have this luxury and this is where decanters really come in handy. Made with substance and handmade touches that make each decanter. Whether they will become lifelong friends, colleagues or mortal enemies depends heavily on the answer. Our decanter pairs effortless style with function as it allows wines to open up before serving. “What’s your view on decanting?” is one of the first questions wine world denizens ask each other upon meeting.
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