What is an ageing cellar ?
If you're not lucky enough to have a natural wine cellar, what can you do?
The aging wine cellar is the solution for aging wine at home, without a natural cellar. An emblematic feature of the wine cellar market, the ageing wine cellar enables wine lovers to age their best vintages for years, until they reach their peak.
What is an ageing cellar ?
An ageing cellar is a refrigerated appliance capable of reproducing the conservation conditions of a natural cellar. Not all wine cellars on the market are suitable for aging wine for many years. To be sure of having a real aging cellar, it must guarantee: a precise and constant temperature, controlled hygrometry, absence of vibrations, a filtration and aeration system and protection against light.
The golden rules of the ageing cellar
Precise, constant temperatures : Wine cellars La Sommelière offer optimal temperature management, down to the degree, to allow your finest vintages to reach their full potential. Many models are also equipped with temperature alarms and a winter function to prevent any incident and guarantee the serene aging of your grands crus.
Controlled hygrometry : The humidity in your cellar has an impact on the taste of your wine and the aesthetics of your bottles, so choosing a wine cellar that can self-regulate this humidity is essential. In fact, if your cellar has too high a humidity level, the labels on your bottles are likely to deteriorate, and an unpleasant odor will most certainly accompany your wines. Excessive humidity promotes the formation of mold and unpleasant odors.
Conversely, if the humidity level in your cellar is too low, you risk oxidation of your wines! Dry air can cause the upper part of the cork to dry out and let air through, leading to wine oxidation.
No vibrations : Equipped with "Silent Block" shock absorbers that absorb external and internal vibrations while providing silent operation, our cellars guarantee the proper maturation of wines.
A filtration and aeration system : Stored in a confined space, wine can take on undesirable tastes. Thanks to their high-performance filtering and aeration system, wine cellars La Sommelière provide continuous air renewal. Aging cellars are equipped with an active carbon filter to neutralize unpleasant odors and mold proliferation, allowing the air to renew itself.
Protection against light the ideal way to age your bottles is in a wine cellar with a solid door. If you can't help admiring your finest vintages, we've developed cellars with double- and triple-glazed, tempered, UV-resistant glass doors. Protected from UV rays, your wine ages at its own pace, rather than prematurely.
Our advice for selecting your ageing cellar ?
You've spent time selecting each wine to create your collection, you've stored them for years before finally tasting them, our advice is to make sure you buy a real ageing cellar. Note to self: choose a format larger than your current needs, so that your cellar can accompany you over the long term.