'Creamy' Stage

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

I'm curious about what's meant by this description. I've had a few wines that might fit it - a couple of white burgundies, possibly a couple of MSRs, perhaps even a 2001 Pavelot SlB Guettes.

Is this a development one can reasonably hope for in any age-worthy wine? Just whites? Just certain particular whites?

 

[MarkS]

I have no idea what "creamy" means. To me, it sounds like Campbells creamed soups. I've tasted wines that are soft, lactic, cheesy even, but these are not in my mind creamy. Someone please explain.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Maybe I imagined it. But I don't think so.

 

[Pavel Tchichikov]

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Maybe I imagined it. But I don't think so.

A properly aged Spatlese. Any day of the week.

 

[Rahsaan]

I don't use the descriptor but always assumed it referred to the round resolved weighty texture that comes with bottle age (as opposed to the bright richness of youth).