Originally Posted by
Oinos
Emirates has a major problem with their white wines. 2 superb wines Boillot 2014 ( great vintage wines still vibrant) Meursault and 2012 Batard Montrachet Louis Latour ( easy 500$ bottle) were both dark brown and totally oxidized. This is not the first time I have had this issue but this is the worst I have seen. Staff puzzled and apologetic of course.
A similar bottle of Meursault in the FC lounge was barely drinkable but a vast improvement on the wine served on board..
Emirates are aging their whites too long for the trauma they must go through in the supply chain. Only drinkable white was a Greuner also served in J Class. What a waste of money for everyone.
Definitely a widespread issue at the moment on EK. I don't think ageing is the issue per se, but rather storage and supply chain - as you say. Those are all whites that can age superbly. I reported this four months ago (
you can read my post from June 7, nr 694 in this thread, here). Unfortunately the situation has not improved and is not limited to specific bottles, but affects a very diverse range of whites served onboard. I still wonder if the issue is a big storage facility that experienced a major fault in climate control... It's a shame to see a sizeable portion of such good wines gone so bad.