I’m no expert on wine, but of course you know that fine wine just gets better with age (kind of like me, as I like to remind everyone I know!)
Nobody orders the freshest wine or the latest vintage, because it takes time for great wine to develop; It didn’t start great.
It reminds me a little bit of when I began writing. I had a great time and I treasure those early projects, but I like to think I’ve only gotten better since then.