Clef du Vin

 Elegance Pocket

As a scientifically-designed measuring device. La Clef du Vin allows you to optimise the tasting, selection and lay down time of your wines.

Effective on all wine (white, red, dry, sweet, etc.) Clef du Vin immediately reveals your wines ageing potential over the years to come.

INSTRUCTION FOR USE

The Clef du vin is dipped repeatedly into a 100 ml glass of wine. For each second that the disc is submerged, the taste and aroma of the wine will be modified, “ageing” the wine by the equivalent of one year in your cellar.

Pour yourself a glass of wine of 100 ml, taste and memorise.

Dip the Clef du Vin disk into the glass for one second, taste again and compare.

Repeat the operation until the wine deteriorates.

WHICH WINE TO BUY? HOW RO SELECT A WIINE?

If after several dips (or continuous dip of few seconds), the wine remains pleasant or improves, you can buy with confidence, it will age well.

If the wine deteriorates after one or two seconds of contact, the wine has little or no ageing capacity, and should be drunk soon.

The Clef du Vin helps you to select, and purchase wines with confidence.

WHEN SHOULD I DRINK THIS WINE? HOW LONG SHOULD I LAY IT DOWN FOR?

There is no absolute; everyone should drink wine the way they like it, when they like it, neither too early, nor too late!

For example, 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).

HOW TO TASTE AND APPRECIATE A YOUNG WINE?

With Clef du Vin you can appreciate the real potential of an immature wine, in matter of seconds.

Clef du Vin accelerates the aromatic development of the wine’s flavours and softens its structure, or “opens up”.

Red wine wines will see their tannins softening, and their roundness appearing. The acidity of dry and white wines will be diminished, revealing the subtle flavours of the fruit. Sweet white wines will become richer – be prepared to experience a wonderful “explosion” of flavours in your mouth !

Clef du Vin allows you to enjoy today the full potential of a lay down wine, which would have otherwise waited for years.