Spoiler alert: These wines from 2004 and 2005 have radically changed with age. In this video, two wine connoisseurs from Food & Wine pop open two bottles of 20 year-old Charles Shaw wine to see how well the taste holds up.
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00:00Oh, oh, it gets really bad.
00:02It's so bad.
00:03It's bad.
00:03Today we have something really special for you.
00:06Our colleague Dawn found two bottles of absolutely unicorn wines in her parents' closet.
00:10Today we're tasting...
00:1220-year-old 2 Buck Chuck.
00:14Two Charles Shaw wines, one from 2004, one from 2005.
00:182 Buck Chuck deserves the two-fisted four.
00:20Oh my goodness.
00:22That's like I'm impressed, Ray.
00:24That's not a good color for Chardonnay.
00:25Oh.
00:26It's not a good smell for Chardonnay either.
00:27Oh.
00:28Oh, oh, it gets really bad.
00:32Yeah, it gets worse as it goes.
00:33I mean, it was in a closet for 20 years.
00:35Not only does it smell a little like a closet that's been closed up for 20 years.
00:38A little dusty.
00:39Now we're trying the current vintage, 2023.
00:41This was interesting, but lucky us, we also have our Shiraz that's even older.
00:46Ray poured two bottles with two hands at the same time, so now I must.
00:492 Buck Chuck Shiraz.
00:52Shiraz.
00:52Notably not Syrah.
00:54Oh, so wet.
00:56There's very little joy to be added in that wine.
00:59Oh.
01:01It's so bad.
01:01We thought that the Shiraz would have aged more gracefully than the Chardonnay, given
01:06that Shiraz is a red wine, there's tannins, there's a bit more structure, and those are
01:10things that typically help aging, but something went horrifically wrong here.
01:16So let's try current vintage, 2022 Shiraz.
01:20It's not a great wine, but it's a drinkable wine.
01:23Totally fine.
01:24It's a little watery.
01:24A little watery.
01:25A little thin.
01:25Thank you for inviting me to this.
01:27You're so welcome, Ray.
01:28I am nothing but generous.