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Originally Posted by JP513
Tough call. I am enamored of my 10-year Leoville Barton vertical (95-04). I dream of the day I will consume my 2003 Cod d' Estournel. I also plan to soon drink a bottle of my 2 1999 Fanti Brunello di Montalcinos. I love all my Brunellos actually. Also fond of my 2001 Chateaneu de Beaucastel Chat-nuf, and a variety of nice Bordeaux, etc. Lots of good stuff in there across the price spectrum, but my personal favorite (if not my greatest) is probably the 2001 Valsacro Dioro Rioja, probably because I have bought more of them (16) than any other. Best combination of price/greatness I can think of.
All the stuff in the Vinotemp 60 is for future use after more maturation, plus another 30 bottles should be in there but no space. The rest, I generally drink affordable wines, usually in the $8-20 range. Typically these are Italian blends or pure Sangiovese, Aussie shazzams, Rhone & Loire reds, etc. But it varies a lot. Come to D.C. some time . . . I got a lot of good ones I need to bust a cork on!  |
You've got some nice bottles in there. A couple I haven't heard of, so its off to google to get some info.
I'm a big Brunello fan as well. There are some new wines coming out of Chili that are pretty damn good too. I'm actually in the process of building a 12x16 foot wine cellar in the basement of my house in Cleveland. I live here in the summer and spend the rest of the time in Phoenix where I've been living for 6 years. I'll take some pics of the cellar in progress and if I ever get to DC, I'll let you know. Pop me an ICQ sometime. I love chatting about vino.