1.   The wine needs time to mellow.

2.   An age-worthy red wine also needs plenty of primary fruit and good acidity.

3.   In fact, most wines do not need them at all.

4.   Not all wine needs a Hollywood backdrop to be outstanding.

5.   Older wines need special care because they are fragile and easily affected by excessive heat, light and vibration.

6.   That wine needed to breathe about as much as the mineral water.

7.   The first wine probably needs several more years to reach maturity, but Les Fiefs is ready now.

8.   The more expensive wines will need cellaring.

9.   The wine absolutely needs food to set off its intensity.

10.   The wine needs time.