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I know that every year when we get a couple of nice days in the UK a thread is started on storage and safe temperature in general, but I'd be grateful if you'd indulge me and perhaps offer your thoughts specifically regarding a few wines.
My storage at home is an area between the hall and garage. It has no external walls and is permanently dark. I wanted to expand my collection and the garage seemed the obvious place. The sun only hits it early in the morning and again, it's dark and I thought quite cool. Just to be on the safe side I stuck a thermometer in there with the intention of leaving it for 7 or 8 months or so to monitor temps first. I checked it the other day and was surprised to find it had actually reached 27c, presumably on the one day a few weeks ago when it was really hot. I've checked since and it's at a much more reasonable 19c most of the time, but I've decided that not only is the garage not going to be suitable, but neither is the storage in the house, as this is likely to be even warmer.
The plan is to drink the 50 or so bottles I have before next summer. Most of what I have in there isn't expensive and I'm sure many on this forum would think of them as every day drinkers rather than bottles to lay down, but there are a few that are a little bit more expensive. Of these wines are there any that are either very robust or aren't approaching their drinking window yet that I really shouldn't touch?
The wines are
2007 C.V.N.E. Vina Real Gran Reserva
2010 Contino Reserve
2006 Muga Prado Enea
2010 Muga Seleccion Especial
2000 Chateau Musar
1998 Chateau Musar
2006 Vina Arana Reserva
2007 Vina Ardanza
2013 Terre Inconnue Bruyeres
2004 TWS Exhibition Gran Reserva
Thanks
My storage at home is an area between the hall and garage. It has no external walls and is permanently dark. I wanted to expand my collection and the garage seemed the obvious place. The sun only hits it early in the morning and again, it's dark and I thought quite cool. Just to be on the safe side I stuck a thermometer in there with the intention of leaving it for 7 or 8 months or so to monitor temps first. I checked it the other day and was surprised to find it had actually reached 27c, presumably on the one day a few weeks ago when it was really hot. I've checked since and it's at a much more reasonable 19c most of the time, but I've decided that not only is the garage not going to be suitable, but neither is the storage in the house, as this is likely to be even warmer.
The plan is to drink the 50 or so bottles I have before next summer. Most of what I have in there isn't expensive and I'm sure many on this forum would think of them as every day drinkers rather than bottles to lay down, but there are a few that are a little bit more expensive. Of these wines are there any that are either very robust or aren't approaching their drinking window yet that I really shouldn't touch?
The wines are
2007 C.V.N.E. Vina Real Gran Reserva
2010 Contino Reserve
2006 Muga Prado Enea
2010 Muga Seleccion Especial
2000 Chateau Musar
1998 Chateau Musar
2006 Vina Arana Reserva
2007 Vina Ardanza
2013 Terre Inconnue Bruyeres
2004 TWS Exhibition Gran Reserva
Thanks