When to drink Bordeaux: state instead of age

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The standard

A vintage-bound drinking moment is determined on the individual vintage. An origin does not ripen, a wine ripens.

Criteria

The statement applies to a vintage, not to an appellation
Age is an indication of the state, not its proof
The rank of a wine bears no influence on its moment
Storage conditions enter into the determination

Distinction

Drinking moment ≠ drinking window: the drinking window names a forecast span, a vintage-bound drinking moment the state reached within it. Drinking moment ≠ ageing potential: a wine remains keepable after its moment has passed.