"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> Nathalie Chiva wrote:
>>
>> Arrrrhhhhhh...
>> This statement shows you do not know the *good* white wines. Higher
>> end white Burgundy wines are very good after 10 to 15 years. Savagnin
>> from the Jura can last for decades, and its nobler cousin Vin Jaune
>> for hundreds of years, literally. Good Sauternes is worth waiting for
>> - I drank some Chateau Yquem 1967 in 1997 which was to die for. And so
>> on and so forth.
>
>
> Most white wines, especially Chardonnay, are not made to be aged. The
> cheaper Chardonnay wines are meant to be drunk young and there is no
> benefit to ageing. Some of the mid range Chardonnay can be aged 3-5 years,
> and the most expensive can be aged 4-8 years. Anyone spending the money on
> a superb Chardonnay worthy of ageing for a long time would likely be
> planning on drinking it in it's prime and not finding it in the back of a
> cupboard.

Precisely. Which is why I said "almost all."