Originally Posted by
DJGMaster1
First question - what was the 46 Euro bottle? If it was Clos Pegau, or Vieux Telegraphe, it would probably have wowed you. Not sure of what the market prices are where you live, but if the lion's share of Chateauneuf bottlings are around 25-30 Euros, that's probably not a sweet-spot, quality-wise. Most of the better Chateauneuf du Pape bottlings come from small domaines and tend to sell for $45-60 a bottle in the U.S.
Vieux Telegraphe, but I didn't note the label or vintage. You may have answered my question - I've generally been buying in the 10-20 Euros range, which might be why I'm not getting quality. I've found I can get plenty of good St. Joseph or Crozes-Hermitage in that range, but maybe for Chateauneuf du Pape I need to go higher.
Originally Posted by
DJGMaster1
I might add, you got pretty lucky to get a really good Chambolle for 26 Euros - it certainly happens, but it's atypical.
I would guess since I'm buying in France I probably get a significantly better price than what it would cost in the states, but I don't know, sometimes the pricing in the states will surprise you compared to here.