if i dare say, i am absolutely starting to believe that the main interest of red wine is in its ability to age.

frankly, when one looks at it, white and red wines are not much different from each other.  both have acidity and alcohol, primary and secondary aromas.  the first main difference is obviously color.  but one can not taste color and certainly, one can not smell it either.  so, color is not vey interesting when it comes to the hedonistic pleasure of red wine.