I'm new to wine and opened a nice bottle of pinot noir a few days ago. It had wonderful taste, but finished with a tingling sensation. It was almost as if someone put a weak 9volt battery to my tongue. I thought the wine was bad. The sting in the wine stayed around for a half hour and then became more mild during the second glass. The sting was gone the next day after I stored the bottle overnight with private preserve.
I've asked a few experienced drinkers about this and am surprised they both knew the sensation I was talking about. What is this?
Vision, I suspect what you experienced is actually excess, or trapped CO2 in the bottle. It's not really uncommon, and will result in a spritzy sort of effect which goes away as the wine is exposed to air (i.e., decanting or letting it sit overnight as you did).
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Posts: 4409 | Location: San Ramon, California | Registered: May 07, 2002
I can envision what you mean by the 9 volt battery on the tongue feeling, but have never found this with tasting wine. Usually, just some bad orange juice.
On not living in California: So much wine, so far away!
Posts: 134 | Location: New Jersey | Registered: May 27, 2002
IMO, lab noticed the most poignant thing here- high acidity (like in bad OJ) sometimes leads to that tingly sensation. This wouldn't be altogether that unusual in a young, and probably poorly vinified, Pinot Noir.
******* Not looking good for next year either.
Posts: 4541 | Location: Chicago | Registered: May 24, 2002
