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How long to hold for a wine fridge to be needed?

Hi All,

I know this answer could be detailed in response. But I have a few bottles of red wine and wondering since I plan to hold for a few years before drinking, when is the "it should be in a wine fridge at 54 degrees" verses "leave out of sunlight, stable temperature (68 in winter, 72 in summer) okay?

Mainly asking, I have 3 "nicer" bottles that I have a few of each.

  1. Red Schooner: Voyager (Cab Sauv)
    1. I can buy 2020s vintage this year and plan to drink in 2024 so hold for 2/3 years.
  2. Stag's Leap Artemis (Cab Sauv)
    1. I can buy 2019s vintage now, and plan to drink in 2026 so hold for 4/5 years.
  3. St. Jean Cinq Cepages (red Blend, the black label one)
    1. I can buy 2017s vintage this year and plan to drink in 2025 so 3/4 years.

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Also, please let me know if I shouldn't bother holding onto any of these. I have prior vintages and have been holding, but I don't want to buy another wine fridge, and trying to see if I need one or shouldn't bother, etc.





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