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Double decanting, all the way. The owner has a special (and rather beautiful) glass funnel that does not flavour the wine at all. I asked several people and they said that for private (3-5ish) people, it is unnecessary to double decant, but for a case of fine wine shared among guests, it is an absolute necessity. They decanted the wine and then let it breath for a very long time.
They also mentioned that it was only strictly necessary if moving between years or vinyards. If you are just using one case during the night, it is generally (generally) okay to decant and leave it in the decanter. However, they said, for very old wines the ageing process will have drastically changed the bottles in comparison to each other, and in this situation you either drink in small company or use colored markers on the neck of each bottle.
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