This is always an inspiring thread.

For those of you with verticals: how much do the tastings affect your attitude to the rest of that vertical?
Would you be inclined to sell/trade if it's not up to your expectation (or sell for a nice profit if it's exceptional)?

I tend to buy by the case, of wines I enjoy through tasting, but generally don't buy every vintage in order to begin or maintain a vertical line.

Ergo, my decision process is much simpler. ;)

I personally believe that each vintage differs, so one bad vintage out of six good ones won't affect my perception that much. Of course I take into account any changes in winemaker, blend, and vineyard source too. A string of bad wines (in my opinion) might give me pause, but since I taste each wine before I buy for my verticals, I feel that I already know how good it is.

for someone in the business, or someone extremely interested in wine, a subscription to

http://www.wine-searcher.com/

pro version is quite worth while.

Mi Amigo. High $160's - almost $200... and so not worth it.

Gracias Dan..... thats quite high but in all honesty not as expensive as I thought... these days prices are ALL nuts..... :rolleyes:

It's no 1985.

Hmmm, just found this thread.

Top 5 in my cellar are:

1947 Petrus
1961 Pape Clement
1968 Vega Sicilia Unico
1988 Yquem
2000 Margaux

I've tasted all but the Petrus, and right now the Vega is at the top.

Impressive list.... Im a 68 vintage myself, so I was wondering how that vintage was overall in Spain... I cant say Ive had much Bordeaux that was any good from that year.

cool thread! Just had our 'last' family thanksgiving and between me, my parents, and family we decided to just cut loose with some bottles. My brother just graduated culinary school so we tasked him with cooking and over three nights openend some right good plonk.

off the top of my head
mine:
1975 Riussec
1988 Riussec
1983 Vieux Telegraphe
2006 GoldDigger Cabernet
2007 GoldDigger Pinot Noir
parents:
1988 Yquem
1970 Marguax (wines dead but pretty label)
dbl mag of 1978 Petrus (ohhhhh man)
1968-1972 Vertical of Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Clos St Jacques

Still building my personal cellar, hey I am only 25!, My personal favorites right now are my brand spanking new four cases of 2007 Rhones. Hopefully they will be great, but its personal as my wife and I got engaged on a trip there where we got to watch some of of the 2007 harvest.

Turns out, they no longer offer Krug by the class. It was replaced by...Louis Roederer Cristal. Price is 40€ per class.

CX tries to give me Krug by the glass, but I generally persuade them to do it by the bottle :)

Sadly most airlines have stopped serving Krug (understandably so given the recent pricing), but now even bars? Presuming 3 glasses per bottle, that isn't a bad price for Cristal (but I rather suspect HEL is 5 glasses per bottle; hellish indeed ... maybe SIN does better?).

Has SQ also dropped Krug from F...?????

8 oz pours??

although reidel claims some 11.5 oz flutes, most are 9-10 oz.

Just grabbed four more bottles of the 2005 Don Melchor :D Really excited! Also snagged a couple of 2000 Leoville Las Cases to hold onto till 2015 or so.

68 was a fabulous year in Spain. Also extremely good in California Cabernet. Bordeaux, on the other hand, had one of its worst years in history.