re: Wine reviews

Some apps, like Cellar Tracker, will often give a drinking window. this is probably the best for normal people like us. Sometimes the producers themselves will provide it. Reviewers and wine experts like Jancis Robinson may also provide them.

This is a very general statement but the more tannins a wine has the more it *may* need to soften, time will soften them. So that's generally why a lot of higher end, high tannin wines like Cab or Aglianico etc can age for awhile.

Most of the time it has to do with acidity, is my understanding.

Burgundy are Pinot Noir so not generally high tannin but can age for many years, so obviously there is more going on than just that.