Vintages New Release Collection – September 27, 2025

Time in a bottle Some of the wines in this feature are at the beginning of their journey, some are at their peak, and some have a few furlongs left in the race, but all can be enjoyed tonight. In their youth, wines offer what are called primary flavours: bold, ripe fruit such as plum, cherry and cassis in red wines and green apple, apricot and citrus in white wines. But over time, wine interacts with the air that seeps slowly through the cork, and tertiary (secondary) flavours like dried fruit, dried flowers, mushroom and leather begin to appear in reds, while honey, dried herbs, nuts and earth emerge in whites. Red wines become lighter, rounder and smoother, with their colour changing from ruby or opaque and dark to a red brick and then a brownish orange. White wines, curiously enough, become darker, moving from clear and bright to golden and amber tones.

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