Older wines 1

It is not easy to get to taste wines with a bit of age. Modern day drinkers are generally more than a touch impatient, and look with suspicion on older bottles. That is not incomprehensible, especially in a place like Hong Kong, because the hot weather will soon spoil any bottle that is improperly stored. Even when properly stored, some wines won't last, and others not that long. The 65 year old bottle of Pichon Baron was certainly not designed to be drunk that old and that showed when the cork was pulled. However, I also tasted a bottle of Madeira from the end of the 18th Century and that tasted absolutely wonderful.