Vintages New Release Collection – September 27, 2025

DECANTING DECODED

Decanting a young red wine for 30 minutes (or several hours for particularly tannic wines like Barolo) will “age” the wine by allowing oxygen to soften the tannins while opening the wine’s aromas and flavours. Though this isn’t a scientific measurement (and keeping in mind that it’s impossible to replicate the true effect of time), you can think of one hour of decanting as approximating one year in the cellar. Decanting is also important for mature wines. A careful decanting will keep the sediment that develops over time out of your glass.