Heh! It's probably wise counsel.
I have a 1987 bottle of Le Sable Cabernet Sauvignon in the back of my cabinet. I keep it because it says it is a product of Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia as it was in 1987 doesn't exist anymore!
it's from the Primorski Region...whatever that means.
I'd check to make sure it's still good - yes, wines get better with age, but they can sometimes get... nasty. Don't just go opening it. Don't drink your keepsake!