Cellaring Period - Years

Cellaring period is years from vintage. This is considered a maximum period for continued development e.g. 2006 Marsanne will develop added character & complexity for another 7 to 10 years from its vintage year i.e. until 2013 to 2016.

By the same token many wines (whites and reds) will hold their development and continue to be superb drinking beyond this arbitrary period.

When to drink it or when it is at its "best" is a subjective judgement based upon individual palate preference.

Legend

Young	Improving	Ready	Declining
Past	Not released	Awaiting release

Year	1860 Vines Shiraz	Eric Stevens Purbrick Cabernet	Eric Stevens Purbrick Shiraz	Cabernet Sauvignon	Shiraz	Marsanne
2009						7-10
2008						10+
2007						5-6
2006				15-20	15-20	7-10
2005				15-20	15-20	7-10
2004	15-20	15-20	15-20	15-20	15-20	10 plus
2003	15-20	15-20	15-20	10-15	10-15	7-10
2002	20 plus	20 plus	20 plus	20+	20+	5-6
2001	15-20	15-20	15-20	15-20	15-20	7-10
2000	20+	20+	20+	15-20	10-15	10+
1999	15-20	20+	15-20	10-15	10-15	7-10
1998	20+	20+	20+	20+	20+	5-6
1997	20+	20+	20+	15-20	15-20	7-10
1996	15-20	15-20	15-20	10-15	10-15	7-10
1995	20+			15-20	15-20	7-10
1994	20+	20+	20+	10-15	10-15	7-10
1993		15-20		10-15	10-15	7-10
1992	20+	15-20		10-15	10-15	10+
1991	20+	20+		20+	20+	7-10
1990	15-20			10-15	10-15	7-10
1989	15-20			5-10	5-10	10+
1988	15-20			10-15	10-15	7-10
1987	15-20			10-15	10-15	7-10
1986	20+	20+		20+	20+	7-10
1985	10-15	10-15		10-15	5-10	7-10
1984	20+	15-20		10-15	10-15
1983		15-20		15-20
1982	20+	15-20		10-15	5-10	10+
1981	20+	20+		20+	20+
1980		10-15		10-15	10-15	10+
1979	10-15	15-20		15-20	15-20	7-10
1978		15-20		15-20	15-20
1977		10-15		10-15	5-10
1976		15-20		15-20	10-15
1975		5-10
1974		10-15	10-15
1973		5-10
1972			10-15	10-15	10-15
1971			20+	20+	20+
1970		10-15		5-10
1969		5-10
1968		20+		20+	10-15
1967		15-20		15-20	10-15
1966		10-15		10-15
1965		15-20		15-20
1964		20+		15-20	10-15
1963
1962		20+		20+	15-20
1961

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