You can actually use sediment to decide how long to decant your wine. Hold the bottle up to the light and look for solid material floating in the liquid; the more sediment you see, the longer you typically need to decant. This process usually takes about an hour, sometimes more. You should never try to remove sediment from a wine if it means compromising its delicate flavors. If you want to avoid sediment, you can always let the wine sit in the bottle after opening it and pour the wine more carefully into your glass directly from the bottle.
One way to decide whether you should decant a wine is to smell or taste it first. Consider decanting the wine if:. Some styles and varieties of wine are known for decanting well and, in fact, may require some decanting to bring out the full complexity of their flavors and aromas. Here are a few recommended decanting times based on the type of wine you have:. To decide which older wines should be decanted, consider when the wine was made, the region it is from, the producer that made it, and how well it was stored throughout its lifetime.
With older wines, once the juice is removed from the sediment, the decanting process is over and the wine is ready to be consumed. For bold reds, the purpose of decanting is to introduce oxygen to the wine. When wine comes in contact with oxygen, aromas and flavors become stronger, making it easier to assess and enjoy! In addition, the reaction between oxygen and wine will also cause tannins to soften up, making an aggressive wine much more palatable after an hour or so with air.
Decanting is recommended for most young reds, especially bold varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon , Syrah , and Nebbiolo. For all of your fancy aged reds, check out this mouth-blown, crystalline glass Vinocchio Decanter. The question of whether—or how long—to aerate a wine can generate extensive debate among wine professionals. Some feel that an extra boost of oxygen can open up a wine and give it extra life.
Others feel that decanting makes a wine fade faster, and that a wine is exposed to plenty of oxygen when you swirl it in your glass.
Plus, it can be fun to experience the full evolution of wine as it opens up in your glass; you might miss an interesting phase if you decant too soon. A particularly fragile or old wine especially one 15 or more years old should only be decanted 30 minutes or so before drinking. A younger, more vigorous, full-bodied red wine—and yes, even whites—can be decanted an hour or more before serving. At some tastings, wines are decanted for hours beforehand and may show beautifully, but these experiments can be risky the wine could end up oxidized and are best done by people very familiar with how those wines age and evolve.
Ask Dr. Vinny: What actually happens to a wine when you decant it? However, you need to know exactly how long to air your wines out for optimal results.
Red wines can take anywhere between 20 minutes and two hours to reach their fullest potential when decanting. Light-bodied red wines will only need up to 20 to 30 minutes. Some great examples are:. Medium-bodied wines, on the other hand, should be decanted for 20 minutes to an hour. The most common examples are:. Lastly, full-bodied red wines take between one to two hours to decant. Some all-time favorites include:. Most red wines need at least 15 minutes for their reductive traits to evaporate.
After that, an extra 15 to 30 minutes will make the remaining sharp aromas a lot milder. At the minute mark, the tannins will become less intense. But, if your wine is reduced, decanting will help. If your wine smells strange when you open it, it is probably due to reduction. This is common phenomenon happens when the aromatic compounds have gone without oxygen for too long.
If you wait the right amount of time, the fruity scents will return. Decanting wines is not as hard as it might look. All you need is a little patience and a light hand. If you do it correctly, you'll be able to enjoy your favorite wines at their most aromatic and flavorful. If you can't wait to try your hand at decanting, our consultants can help you find the best wines depending on your taste.
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