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The must-have wines for your cellar
As it is often complicated to associate good wines with good food without making a mistake, our sommelier advisors have selected for you the best wines to have in your cellar absolutely, for all budgets. A well-balanced cellar mixes bottles to open this year with age-worthy wines that improve with a few more years. Round it out with white wines for your cellar and a few bottles of sparkling wine for your cellar, ready for aperitifs and celebrations.
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Wines to Age: Which to Keep, Which to Open
Whether you're a casual wine enthusiast or a connoisseur, building a balanced and varied wine cellar is essential to suit every occasion. At Avenue des Vins, we offer you a selection of must-have wines that absolutely deserve a place in your collection. These carefully selected cuvées cover a wide range of tastes, regions, and grape varieties to cater to every desire and perfectly accompany every dish and special occasion.
Wines for Every Occasion
Whether it's a family dinner, an aperitif with friends, or a more formal event, a well-stocked cellar should include wines suited for every situation. This selection includes full-bodied red wines, fresh and fruity whites, elegant rosés, and festive bubbles. You'll also find wines with excellent aging potential that evolve beautifully over time. This way, you can enjoy mature bottles or save them for future occasions.
Build a Versatile and High-Quality Cellar
Each wine in this selection has been chosen to represent the best of its terroir. From robust red wines from Bordeaux to delicate white wines from Burgundy, generous Rhône Valley wines, and fruity rosé wines from Provence, this selection offers a broad overview of the finest French wine regions. Whether you're looking for wines ready to drink or cuvées to age, these must-have bottles will ensure you always have the perfect wine on hand.
Take advantage of this selection of essential wines to enrich your cellar with quality bottles, ready to be served at any time. Discover all our wines, available for home delivery and sourced directly from the estate or château of your choice. Whether you're looking for an easy-to-drink wine or a prestigious cuvée for a special occasion, this selection is sure to meet your expectations.
Balancing Wines to Drink Now and Wines to Cellar
A cellar stocked only with age-worthy bottles leaves you with nothing ready to open on a busy Tuesday night. A cellar full of young wines, on the other hand, never gives you a mature bottle. Start with how much you drink: how many bottles do you open each month? Keep that many ready-to-drink wines on hand, then add wines to cellar as you go. To get started, browse wines to start your cellar.
For an age-worthy wine, buy three or six bottles of the same wine rather than one. Open the first one after a few years to see how it is developing, then decide when to serve the rest. Write down the purchase year and the aging window given by the estate, on the label or in a notebook. Knowing the characteristics of aged wines helps you spot the ones worth the wait.
Where you store your wine also decides how much of it should be for aging. A cool, dark space that stays steady at 50 to 57°F (10 to 14°C) lets wine develop slowly. In a kitchen cabinet or a heated room above 68°F (20°C), it ages faster and loses its freshness. Keep that space for the bottles you plan to drink within a year or two, and save long-term aging for when you have a more suitable spot.
Wines to Cellar: Common Questions
Which white wines can you age for several years?
The white wines that age for several years often have high acidity or residual sugar. Many Loire Chenin Blancs, Alsace Rieslings, top Burgundy Chardonnays and Sauternes fall into this group. A light, fruity white is usually meant to be drunk within two or three years of the vintage.
Why is a magnum good for aging wine?
A magnum is good for aging wine because the wine develops more slowly in it than in a standard 750 ml bottle. The usual explanation is the ratio of wine to air: twice the wine for a similar amount of air under the cork, which slows oxidation.
How should you store a screw-cap wine bottle?
A screw-cap wine bottle can be stored upright or on its side. Cork-sealed bottles are laid down to keep the cork moist and tight, while a screw cap does not dry out. Everything else stays the same: a steady cool temperature, darkness and as little vibration as possible.
How do you know when an age-worthy wine is ready to drink?
An age-worthy wine is ready to drink when aged aromas join the fruit: forest floor and softer tannins in a red, honey or dried fruit in a white. The aging window from the estate tells you when to open it. To plan the rest of your collection, read how to build your wine cellar.
Where can you buy wines to cellar direct from the winemaker?
You can buy wines to cellar direct from the winemaker on Avenue des Vins. The producer packs and ships your order directly. You know where each bottle comes from before you lay it down.
See also: Wines to build your cellar - Sélection Magnum - Sweet white wines