Originally Posted by Jeeves

I appreciate all of the comments including those about the wine service and the Bordeaux wines of 1986. For those who are interested, I probably had about thirty 1986 Bordeaux wines at one time that I bought within a few years of the release date. I took a look tonight and found out I am down to a dozen. Some of the wines had price stickers on them. From what I can tell I paid between $21-$36 for the wines. The storage has been decent but not ideal. They have been stored under my basement stairwell. They have been exposed to 60-65 degree temps most of the time and less than perfect humidity. None of the wines I have tasted have been bad and most have been good to great.

Here's what I have remaining:

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Chateau Cos D'Estournel
Chateau Talbot
Chateau Lynch Bages
Chateau Meyney
Chateau Leoville Barton
Chateau Gruaud Larose

My wife is a seafood nut who generally chooses bubbles over red any day. I may save my corkage fee for another restaurant experience. I am not worried about the storage conditions other than dealing with a dry cork. The wines still have a youthful appearance. I have a pressurized cork screw to get the tough ones out.