I know what you mean. If you learn nothing else in wine making, you
learn patience. The longer I leave mine, the more I enjoy them. I'm
working on leaving each batch a month, and then having a bottle every
week or two to check on it's progress. I didn't quite make that with my
first batch (VR Chianti), I've only got a dozen bottles left out of 28 after 2
and a half months because I had to give some away and I had decided not
to buy commercial anymore so it was my only source.
Batch number 2 (Pinot Grigio) is now in the bottle and has been for a
couple of weeks. That one is going to be good but Christmas is coming
so I'll give most of that away also.
Batch number three (Sangiovese) will be ready to bottle in about two
weeks.That's the other half of the Christmas presents.
All this to say, after a few batches you end up with a range of options,
and as long as you make more than you can drink
you can leave
the wines longer and you get a better result.
From kit wines, I plan to keep three or four bottles back for at least a
year, possibly longer to see how they age.