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The top wines in your cellar

Old May 24, 2014, 6:05 am
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Originally Posted by oenophilist
Nice to revisit this thread

I still have at least a bottle of each of the above left, except the 88 Yquem, but since have added to top wines:

64 Cheval Blanc
75, 76, 90 Yquem
89 Haut Brion & Haut Brion Blanc (Palais de l'Elysee)

And a couple Coche Dury & Roumier.

Those are the never-touch except for very special occasion wines.
Hard to believe it has been a year since I posted to this thread, and hard to believe it's been a year since purchasing the 89 Haut Brion's.

Anyway, quick update, I'm finding that living in Paris gives a unique access to purchasing some real gems at auction, sometimes at amazing prices. In addition, it is interesting to learn so much about the wine fraud in the market. I've discovered that my previous top wine in my cellar (47 Petrus) is more than likely counterfeit, even though I bought it over 10 years ago. Perhaps it was a Rudy invention. Perhaps Hardy, who knows.

The new "top wine" additions to the cellar:

1999 De Vogue Musigny VV
1926 Haut Brion
1928 Haut Brion
1969 La Tache
Unknown red wine from the late 1700's

The last one, for me, is the most fascinating. My philosophy is that wine should be opened and drunk, but to open this wine is to destroy history. Still, I do believe that I will open it, perhaps later this year with some of my wine friends. Hmmm...
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Old May 24, 2014, 12:33 pm
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Originally Posted by dhammer53
I was just updating my wine list.

I decided that the following wines are the top wines that I own:

California Reds

2002 Anderson Conn Valley ELOGE
2002 Chateau St Jean CINQ CEPAGES
2005 Loring Brosseau
2005 Carlisle Russian River syrah
2005 Carlise Dry Creek syrah
2005 Sea Smoke TEN
2005 Sea Smoke SOUTHING


Australia

2002 Wirra Wirra RSW shiraz


Italy

2000 Elio Grasso Barolo GINESTRA 'Vigna Casa Mate'

What are your best wines?
I was such a rookie back then.

These days:

Kapcsandy
Maybach
Schrader

... and a few French wines.

Maybe WineDo 8 should be limited to high end wines? @:-)
Here's the link to WineDo 7 (sold out). http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/commu...-2014-nyc.html

dh
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Old May 25, 2014, 2:46 am
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Originally Posted by oenophilist
Hard to believe it has been a year since I posted to this thread, and hard to believe it's been a year since purchasing the 89 Haut Brion's.

Anyway, quick update, I'm finding that living in Paris gives a unique access to purchasing some real gems at auction, sometimes at amazing prices. In addition, it is interesting to learn so much about the wine fraud in the market. I've discovered that my previous top wine in my cellar (47 Petrus) is more than likely counterfeit, even though I bought it over 10 years ago. Perhaps it was a Rudy invention. Perhaps Hardy, who knows.

The new "top wine" additions to the cellar:

1999 De Vogue Musigny VV
1926 Haut Brion
1928 Haut Brion
1969 La Tache
Unknown red wine from the late 1700's

The last one, for me, is the most fascinating. My philosophy is that wine should be opened and drunk, but to open this wine is to destroy history. Still, I do believe that I will open it, perhaps later this year with some of my wine friends. Hmmm...
Congratulations on you above impressive list. Given your interest in older wines, you must know Francois Audouze...? I understand he is quite a legend amongst those that like wines with al least a couple of decades. If you haven't met him, given your above list you should try to seek him out... Im sure he would be very interested in meeting with you... ^
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Old May 25, 2014, 11:20 am
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Originally Posted by Gaucho100K
Congratulations on you above impressive list. Given your interest in older wines, you must know Francois Audouze...? I understand he is quite a legend amongst those that like wines with al least a couple of decades. If you haven't met him, given your above list you should try to seek him out... Im sure he would be very interested in meeting with you... ^
Yes, Francois is partly responsible for my chasing older wines.
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Old Mar 3, 2017, 12:56 pm
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Recent additions to my cellar........

2011 Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae
2012 Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae
2010 Bressia Ultima Hoja
2010 Grand Vineyards Parcela 26 Malbec
2013 Rutini Apartado Gran Malbec
2009 Felipe Rutini
2010 Catena Zapata Estiba Reservada
2006 Dom Perignon Blanc Luminous Edition
2004 Dom Perignon Blanc Luminous Edition
2004 Dom Perignon Rose Luminous Edition
2010 Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 6000ml Imperial
2010 Bressia Special Edition 10 Years 3000ml Double Magnum
2012 Rutini Antologia XXXVI 3000ml Double Magnum
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Old Mar 4, 2017, 10:44 am
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We used to have a lot of bottles of stuff like Chateau Pavie (which for me was a lot) and then all my friends drank it. So now our cellar has a cap of $15 a bottle. It's a pretty pathetic change for the worst.
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My most valuable wine would be a couple of bottles of '86 Ch. Mouton Rothschild. I don't know if it's my best wine. I've got close to a thousand different wines, and any number of them might actually be better.

So much about wine is how individual bottles develop over time.
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Old Mar 4, 2017, 1:51 pm
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Agreed 100% !!!!

Originally Posted by DeweyCheathem
So much about wine is how individual bottles develop over time.
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Old Jun 6, 2019, 9:45 am
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Recent additions to the ArgEnology Cellar.....

Felipe Rutini 2010
Catena Zapata Estiba Reservada 2013
Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2015
Angelica Zapata Malbec Alta 2016
Yacuil 2015
Bressia Ultima Hoja 2012
DON Uco Valley 2015
O Fournier Malbec 2012
Yacochuya Rolland 2016
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