If your storage
has temperature
maximums of no more than...
10 - 15º
15 - 18º
18 - 24º
25+º
Then your storage
conditions are...
good, and your wines will be at a similar stage of development to our general recommendations.
at these temperatures your wine could be maturing 20-25% faster than above. Nevertheless, for quality the conditions are adequate, unless you would like to pamper your wines or your cellar is large and/or valuable. The chart should still be very useful, but bear in mind that your wines will develop faster. The results will possibly be slightly less fine.
this includes quite a few Auckland cellars. It is not ideal; differences in speed of development will be evident even with storage over 2-3 years. Plan for holding less robust wines (discussed previously) no more than 3 years. Be aware a mature wine from this cellar may not be quite as good as one aged at lower temperatures.
not very good, but do note that most good wines may still benefit for up to 2 or 3 years in this cellar. Less robust wines probably should not be held beyond 2 years. Cabernet and blends, Sauvignon blanc, Fumè blanc, Riesling could benefit from longer periods, depending on the actual conditions. Avoid cellaring Pinot noir.
