The term can have several meanings in viticulture:

See under ageing, barrique ageing, stainless steel and barrel ageing, as well as lists of related keywords under barrel and winemaking.
See under ageing, bottle ageing and drinking maturity.
See under wine cellar, wine cellar and wine temperature.
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