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liuzhou

liuzhou

On 5/13/2025 at 2:32 PM, robinmetral said:

I assume that this means that the wine is still aging, e.g. if you buy a 2020 Shaoxing and unseal the jar in 2040, that'll make it a 40 year old wine. Aging conditions certainly matter so these are probably geared toward serious drinkers.

 

Shaoxing wine is barrel aged. That aging usually stops when bottled of jarred for sale. Any maturing is minimal to non-existent, mainly because the wine is pasteurised. Some unpasteurised wine is sold, but is rare. Even then, the maturation is minimal.

 

So a 2020 Shaoxing kept for 20 years will be old, yes, but no better or more mature than is was 20 years earlier. It may even be unusable. Shaoxing can deteriorate or even go 'off'.     

 

 

liuzhou

liuzhou

On 5/13/2025 at 2:32 PM, robinmetral said:

I assume that this means that the wine is still aging, e.g. if you buy a 2020 Shaoxing and unseal the jar in 2040, that'll make it a 40 year old wine. Aging conditions certainly matter so these are probably geared toward serious drinkers.

 

Shaoxing wine is barrel aged. That aging usually stops when bottled of jarred for sale. Any maturing is minimal to non-existent, mainly because the wine is pasteurised. Some unpasteurised wine is sold, but is rare. Even then, the maturation is minimal.

 

So a 2020 Shaoxing kept for 20 years will be old, yes, but no better are more mature than is was 20 years earlier. It may even be unusable. Shaoxing can go 'off'.     

 

 

liuzhou

liuzhou

On 5/13/2025 at 2:32 PM, robinmetral said:

I assume that this means that the wine is still aging, e.g. if you buy a 2020 Shaoxing and unseal the jar in 2040, that'll make it a 40 year old wine. Aging conditions certainly matter so these are probably geared toward serious drinkers.

 

Shaoxing wine is barrel aged. That usually stops when bottled of jarred for sale. Any maturing is minimal to non-existent, mainly because the wine is pasteurised. Some unpasteurised wine is sold, but is rare. Even then, the maturation is minimal.

 

So a 2020 Shaoxing kept for 20 years will be old, yes, but no better are more mature than is was 20 years earlier. It may even be unusable. Shaoxing can go 'off'.     

 

 

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