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RE: "a vintage like this comes only once a lifetim... - 11/18/2018 8:37:54 AM

Eddie

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Italy has had a long run of mostly excellent vintages, and provides alternatives. Especially southern Italy. We drank an Aglianico (2011) last night that would compete with Bdx costing 4 times as much.

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RE: "a vintage like this comes only once a lifetim... - 11/18/2018 11:23:33 AM

WineGuyCO

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I’m not buying any current vintage Bordeaux. My plan is to just load up on 2010 Bordeaux which I can readily find ar reasonable prices that I can enjoy over the next 15 years which will be about the time the 2016, 2017 & 2018 are just getting ready to drink.

The prices in most cases for the 2005-2010 Bordeaux’s I’m buying aren’t that much more expensive. I have a great local source for aged Bordeaux and I pay him cash and don’t pay tax or shipping. Current things I bought and prices are:

2010 Canon la Gaffeliere $98
2000 Canon la Gaffeliere $125
2009 Monbousquet $62
2005 Leoville Barton $125
2010 Larcis Ducasse $133
2005 Branaire Ducru $80

Just a few examples but the current vintages that need years of storage aren’t that much cheaper. If I were younger I might be buying a few current vintages but for me my strategy is perfect.

Rick

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