"Wines die eventually, especially if your central heating boiler is in
your
cellar."

Indeed. Even with perfect storage I wouldn't think a '77 Pieroth Kab
would be drinkable, and that's stretching it for a Beaune from a
middling vineyard. My personal tastes for Pouilly-Fume is for soon
after release, too. Glad the VCC kept it from being a total waste!