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Cellar Composition at Present - 2007

Last Post 12-30-2007 11:10 AM byWinetex. 37 Replies.

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Winetex

Austin, Texas

Master of Wine

Posts: 11003

03-30-2007 02:01 PM
The other thread was huge so I thought I would start a new one. The previous one is here for reference. What is your current cellar composition? Are you happy with the results? What would you change? By country France -- 54% USA -- 26% Italy -- 13% Other (Germany, Australia, Spain) -- 7% I'm pretty happy with the results. The only changes I see will be Italy taking share from the USA. France encompasses my favorite wine regions - Burgundy, Champagne, the Rhone and Bordeaux (mostly for the sweet wines). With an upcoming trip to Piedmont I think there may be some additions in that region. By varietal Pinot Noir is king in our cellar at 24%. If you group Red Bordeaux and Cab together it is 17%. This is higher than I want to have but some cellar thinning has helped. What can I say but it's a rainy day here...

Paul_H

San Francisco
Grape Puncher

Posts: 890

03-30-2007 02:18 PM
My regional distribution is: USA 52%; France 36%; Italy 4%; Australia 3%; Germany 2% and looking at that list, there is too much Italian and not enough German. Pinot Noir makes up 24% which is fine, since I tend to drink and enjoy more Pinot Noir than any other varietal. Bordeaux and Cabs make up 26%, but after my cellar thinning project, the Bordeaux will go way down. Rhone and Syrah make up another 20% which seems about right.

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Dave

Wine Connoisseur

Posts: 5750

03-30-2007 02:24 PM
I call foul on this one! The whole beauty of the thread is that you can track changes in cellar composition over time. That is lost if you start a new thread.�

jaimetown

DC area
Wine Labeler

Posts: 3532

03-30-2007 02:25 PM
Winetex, mine is very similar to yours: France 55% USA 19% Italy 17% Others (mostly Spain, Germany, Portugal) 9% Burgundy is the biggest region as it is 30% of my cellar.

Winetex

Austin, Texas

Master of Wine

Posts: 11003

03-30-2007 03:48 PM
Dave, I added a link to the previous thread for reference. Some people have trouble loading the very large threads in a timely manner.

tanglenet

Oakland, California

Wine Bottler

Posts: 3259

03-30-2007 04:33 PM
USA 60.90% France 28.79% Italy 10.32%

TN posted on Cellartracker" I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais

Dave

Wine Connoisseur

Posts: 5750

03-30-2007 05:16 PM
Posted By Winetex . on 03/30/2007 3:48 PM Dave, I added a link to the previous thread for reference. Some people have trouble loading the very large threads in a timely manner. Neat, thanks. Is this (loading multi-page threads) actually a problem for anyone? If yes, we should start breaking down the "What are you Buying" "What are you Drinking" threads at mid-month. They are always at least twice as long as threads like the "Cellar Composition" thread. Now if you are like me and like to see your name at the start of a thread, I understand completely!

Winetex

Austin, Texas

Master of Wine

Posts: 11003

03-30-2007 05:23 PM
Now if you are like me and like to see your name at the start of a thread, I understand completely! Nope, not a concern for me.

Dave

Wine Connoisseur

Posts: 5750

03-30-2007 05:27 PM
Circa 4-22-06 Too much pinot. USA 77.54% Cabernet/Bordeaux 39.8% Pinot Noir 11.63% Chardonnay 8.27% Syrah 6.22% Zinfandel 3.16% France 12.28% Bordeaux 5.07% Sauterne 3.7% Rhone 2.41% Champagne 2.21% Australia 3.81% Shiraz/Cab 1.9% Dessert 1.9% Portugal 3.51% Spain 1.55% Italy .6%

Dave

Wine Connoisseur

Posts: 5750

03-30-2007 05:28 PM
I seem to be rebalancing in spite of myself: USA 60.67%, France 30.10% Burgundy 11.83% Bordeaux 7.23% Rhône 6.10% Champagne 2.69% Portugal 2.91% Australia 2.28% Spain 1.53% Italy 1.19% Germany 0.69%

ChillyWino

Barrel Racker

Posts: 1745

03-30-2007 05:48 PM
11/17/2004 USA - 56.82% - California 51.14% - Washington 5.68% France - 21.59% - Bordeaux 18.18% - Rhone 2.27% - Burgandy 1.14% Australia - 7.95% Spain - 4.55% Chile - 3.41% Italy - 3.41% (All Tuscany) Portugal - 2.27 Today USA 51.05% -California 40.91% -Washington 5.24% -Oregon 4.9% France -Bordeaux 24.48% -Rhone 13.64% -Burgundy 2.4% Everything else is less than 3%!!

Landshark

Barrel Racker

Posts: 1894

04-01-2007 01:07 AM
USA 56.64% Italy 24.76% France 7.76% Spain 5.42%, Australia 2.23%, Chile 1.38%, New Zealand 1.38%, Argentina 0.43% Pinot Noir 17.43% Syrah 16.37% Cabernet Sauvignon 16.26% Sangiovese 13.92% Nebbiolo 6.59% Merlot 5.31% Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 4.36% Red Bordeaux Blend 3.29% Tempranillo 2.66% Red Rhone Blend 2.02% Chardonnay 1.38% Corvina 1.38%, Grenache 1.28%, Red Blend 1.28% Champagne Blend 1.17% Aglianico 0.96%, Cabernet Franc 0.85% SuperTuscan Blend 0.74% everything else less than 3%

Winoman

Herndon VA
Grape Sorter

Posts: 391

04-03-2007 02:02 AM
I don't do cellartracker - so this is just a wag from eyeing my walls...of approx 2000-2500 bottles... France (total) - 30% - Bordeaux (not incl Sauterenes)- 12% - S Rhone (mostly CNdP) - 10% - N Rhone - 3% - Sauterenes/Barsac - 3% - Burgundy - 1% - other - 1% Italy (total) - 15% - Piedmont (Barolo primarily) - 8% - Tuscany (Brunello primarily) - 5% - Venato (Amarone/Rippassa) - 1% - Other - 1% Germany (Reislings nearly all) - 15% Spain (mix of regions though heavily Priorato) - 7% Portugal (Vintage Port nearly all) - 4% USA - 15% - Cali (Cab/blends) - 5% - Cali - Pinot - 2% - Cali Zin - 1% - Wash State (Cab/Mer/Syr) - 3% - Oregon (Pinot)- 2% - Other - 2% Australia (mostly Shiraz, some Grenache, some cab & blends & mostly S Australia) - 10% S America (primarily Argentina [Malbec]+ some Chile) - 2% Other - 2%

Marco

Barrel Sampler

Posts: 2069

04-03-2007 09:03 PM
Love that cellartracker! USA 73 % France 17% Germany 7 % Italy 2 % Austria 1 % Looking to add more french (Burgundy) wines this year.

CellarKeeper

Sarasota, FL
Grape Puncher

Posts: 855

04-03-2007 10:46 PM

Edward Bowers

Palm Beach Gardens
Barrel Sampler

Posts: 2072

04-04-2007 04:57 PM
USA NYS 7% USA CA 3 FR 18 GER 7 SA 7 ART 5 CHI 8 IT 20 SP 9 AUS 9 PO 7

dinwiddie

Barrel Sampler

Posts: 2192

04-04-2007 09:32 PM
USA 55.93% France 21.21% Australia 6.86% Italy 5.41% Canada 3.53% (Icewine) Spain 2.29% Argentina 2.08% Germany 1.46% Of course this does not include what arrived this week and what is on order.

Wineaux

New Orleans, LA
Wine Thief

Posts: 2804

04-04-2007 10:15 PM
A simple exercise these days: By country: France 79% USA 21% By varietal: pinot noir 78% riesling/pinot gris 11% chardonnay 6% red rhone blends 3% chenin blanc 2% And that's not counting the 4 cases of '05 red burgs recently ordered but waiting for confirmation.

Al HooKoo

Las Vegas, NV
Wine Thief

Posts: 2612

04-05-2007 11:02 PM
93% Red 7% White 99% USA 1% French 96% CA 3% OR 1% French 51% Pinot 24% Syrah 7% White 6% Cab 6% Rhones/Blend 2% Merlot 2% Zin 1% Cab Franc 1% Petite Sirah

Winetex

Austin, Texas

Master of Wine

Posts: 11003

06-24-2007 11:13 AM
Some changes - France is on the rise due to 05 Burgundies. Currently I am buying few Cabs (esp. from Napa) and have slowed domestic Pinot Noir purchases. I don't see this changing much even when the Fall mailers come out. When I look at it by varietal I still see way too many Bdx blends and cabs (total of 17%) that is pretty static since they are 2000 Bdx. Pinot Noir is still king. France 56.19% ^^ USA 23.70% vv Italy 13.44% ^^ Other (Germany, Spain, etc.) - 6.67% vv

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