I did this experiment back in August of 2019, but left soon after for Italy to be with Amy and didn’t get around to writing it up until now. The wine was a 2012 Clusel-Roch Côte-Rôtie. One bottle had been sitting in my  house since April 2017, with temperatures ranging from 58º to 84º, with an average of 73º. The other had been in my temperature controlled cellar, at temperatures ranging from 49º to 60º, with an average of 58º. Although I’m not convinced humidity is as important as people say it is, I note also a significant difference in average humidity: 52% in the cellar versus 13% in the house.

We followed the usual protocol. Here are the results showing each person’s guess at the odd one out, and their guess at the source if they made one (H=house, C=cellar):

	Guess	Source	Truth
Bill	1	Cellar	HCH
Sally	3	Cellar	HCH
Amy	3	House	CHH
Housten	1	Cellar	CHH
Rob	2		HHC
Penny	3		CCH

Two people guessed correctly, and one of them, Housten, correctly identified the source. He said that number 1, from the cellar,  was “brighter.” Penny, who did not make a guess as to the source, said that number 3, from the house, was “sharper and more acidic.”

Of course, 2 out of 6 is exactly the probability of getting the answer correct if you guess randomly. As with my previous aging experiment, the evidence so far in favor of temperature controlled storage is weak. But it’s only been 2 years. I have 7 more years to go.

Here is my tasting note on the wine.