There’s a time and a place for a standard budget bottle – a Wednesday night, say – while there’s always call for a midweight wine – perhaps a Friday evening? And a dinner party, Christmas or get-together simply begs for a splurge.
But what about a real investment wine? Something truly sensational that gets better the longer you leave it while appreciating in value, flavour or, indeed, both. Knowing it’s special makes it all the harder to resist, of course, but patience is a virtue – or so they say.
