Capable of growing older or capable of being aged, especially used to describe wines or other products that improve with time.
From 'age' (from Old French 'aage' and Latin 'aetas') plus the suffix '-able' (from Latin '-abilis'), meaning 'capable of' or 'worthy of.' This is a relatively modern formation used primarily in wine and spirits terminology.
Wine makers love words like 'ageable' because some wines genuinely improve for decades while others should be drunk fresh—it's chemistry in action, where time allows tannins to soften and flavors to marry together.
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