The Clef du Vine (Wine Key) is a scientifically -designed measuring devise that allows you to optimize the tasting, selection and lay down time of your wines.
Effective on all wines - white, red, dry, sweet, etc. - Clef du Vin immediately reveals your wines' aging potential over the years to come.
Housed in an elegant cherry-wood box the Elegance Collection includes: the pocket model for 100 ml glass of wine / a service model for decanters or 100 ml glass of wine / a bottle model for 750 ml bottles.
How to Use
Pour a glass of wine, taste and memorize. Dip the Clef du Vin in the wine for one second, taste again and compare.
One second of dipping represents one year of aging.
Repeat the operation until the wine deteriorates.
If after several dips the wine remains pleasant or improve, the wine will age well.
If the wine deteriorates after one or two seconds of contact, the wine has little or no aging qualities, and should be drunk soon.
How Long to Lay Wine Down For?
There is no absolute; everyone should drink wine the way they like it, when they like it, neither too early, not too late.
If you prefer the wine after dipping the Clef du Vin for 3 seconds, you should lay it down for three years, thus appreciating the wine at its peak (to your personal taste, of course).
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