Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10573
 | | 01/24/2008 9:10 AM |
| I'm thinking about this because of all of the new mailers coming out. What to buy if anything?Â
For the first time since I've been cellaring wine I sold a bit. Why?
A. Cellar space is at a premium
B. After looking at all of that wine if we plan on not drinking certain wines they shouldn't be in there - ie some Bordeauxs.
C. "Why did I buy all this QC?"Â
(Â - denotes same position; ^ moving up; V moving down)
Of interest is Le Cadeau displacing Aubert, at least until the mailer.
Krug -
Quilceda Creek ^
Kosta Browne ^
Bruno Giacosa V
Domaine Arlaud ^
Domaine du Pégaü -
Bouchard Père et Fils -
Frédéric Magnien -
Le Cadeau ^
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti ^
Edited because Dave found the original thread (very cool btw):
From 7/23/2004 here were my top 5:
Domaine du Pégaü
Turley
Kongsgaard
Quilceda Creek
Verget
Turley was the one I spent the most time getting rid of. After acquiring all of that Turley I had a huge palate change.Â
Link to 2007 thread
Link to the original 2004 thread
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Al_ksyrah
Barrel Filler
Posts:1033
| | 01/24/2008 9:58 AM |
| I you're going to have too much of something that you decide you'd rather sell than drink, QC isn't a bad choice.
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10573
| | 01/24/2008 10:03 AM |
| I you're going to have too much of something that you decide you'd rather sell than drink, QC isn't a bad choice.
Exactamundo. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13660
| | 01/24/2008 10:04 AM |
| Peay Vineyards (this will level off)
Kosta Browne (this will go down as I am no longer buying)
Littorai (this is on the way up)
Radio-Coteau (this will level off)
Match Vineyards (this is on the way up)
Dehlinger (this is on the way up)
Bressler (heading up but this will then level off)
Hermann J. Wiemer (due to FL trip, will decline)
Dr. Konstantin Frank (due to FL trip, will decline)
Melville (this will drop out of the top 10 within 6-9 months I expect)
Not sure what 2-3 producers will make up slots 8, 9 and 10, but I suspect at least one of them will be an Italian producer.
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11833
| | 01/24/2008 10:06 AM |
| TJ - so how many Peay do you have... 4?    | | | |
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scottj
Houston, TX
Grape Fermenter
Posts:552
| | 01/24/2008 10:29 AM |
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1. Dunn -
2. Kosta Browne ^
3. Spottswoode -
4. Ridge V
5. Sea Smoke ^
6. Caymus ^
7. Melville V
8. Mount Eden V
9. Grace Family V
10. Neal V
Very similar to last year's list. I hadn't inventoried all my Caymus cabs a year ago, so it didn't show up then. KB and Sea Smoke are moving up due to the size of allocations and purchases.
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5015
| | 01/24/2008 10:37 AM |
| Using CT, and factoring in pending purchases, my list is as follows. but it is a bit deceiving because by the time some of these pending purchases arrive, other in-stock bottles will be gone, so there is no exact point in time when all of the wines listed in CT are actually in my possession:
Kosta Browne-soon to get bigger
Radio Coteau-as a result of recent purchase.
Aubert-Soon to get bigger
Jones Family
August West-as a result of recent purchase.
Peter Michael-not long for my top 10, as I am likely to drop this if the prices are what I suspect in the soon-to-come effer.
Sea Smoke
Brewer-Clifton
Bressler-as a result of recent purchase
Ramey-Place in the top 10 uncertain. Only buy retail. But if the appellation Chards stay on point, I will continue to buy, and this may replace Peter Michael as one of my go-to Whites.
Honrable mention is Landmark, currently sitting at #12. As with Ramey, something has got to fill the P-M void as far as Chards are concerned. Club discount has made their top tier bottlings very attractive and I am likely to load up.
Another honorable mention is WesMar. When the offer hits in March, my more-than-a-case purchase will vault this into the Top 10.
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12352
| | 01/24/2008 12:00 PM |
| Not in order:
Foley
Peay
KB
R-C
Switchback
Amon-Ra
Turley
QC
Neal | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11833
| | 01/24/2008 12:03 PM |
| Neal
Carlisle
Kosta Browne
Peay
Kistler
Quilceda Creek
Robert Foley
Match
Pride
D'Arenberg
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Dave
Wine Thief
Posts:2852
| | 01/24/2008 12:52 PM |
| Â Kosta Browne
 Bouchard Père et Fils
 Dunn Vineyards
 Carlisle
 RidgeÂ
 Sine Qua Non
 Domaine William FèvreÂ
 Zind-Humbrecht
 Aubert
 Rivers-Marie | | | |
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Marco
Barrel Filler
Posts:1041
| | 01/24/2008 2:16 PM |
| Karl Lawrence Marcassin Aubert Domaine William Fevre Dehlinger Williams Selyem JJ Christoffel Donnhoff Quilceda Creek Pride  | | | |
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R8der
Livermore, CA
Barrel Filler
Posts:1060
| | 01/24/2008 2:40 PM |
| KB by a long shot ^
Williams Selyem
August West
Sandler
Siduri/Novy
Rochioli
AP Vin
Chris
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jason
Napa Valley
Wine Addict
Posts:6829
| | 01/24/2008 2:44 PM |
| Joh. Jos. Christoffel
Donnhoff
Bressler
Jadot
Quilceda - will go to zero since I will be selling all of it.
Sine Qua Non
Muller-Catoir
Bouchard
Chateau Beaucastel
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jeffkahn
Happy Valley, PA
Grape Sorter
Posts:394
| | 01/24/2008 4:06 PM |
| I know my list will change significantly in the next couple years:
Kistler
Pride
Donnhoff
Foley
Rafanelli
Copain
Joh. Jos. Christoffel
Aubert
Tensley
KB | | | |
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Dave
Wine Thief
Posts:2852
| | 01/24/2008 5:38 PM |
| The fun with these threads is seeing how everyones cellars change over time. Here is a link to the original thread.  LCC's thread | | | |
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ChillyWino
Barrel Racker
Posts:1671
| | 01/26/2008 9:01 AM |
| Quilceda Creek
Kosta Browne - will become #1 after the upcoming mailer
Le Cadeau
Windy Oaks - will move up the list to #1 or #2 after March
Pegau
Ridge
Rhys - will move up after I order this time around
Vieux Donjon
Stefania
Clos des Papes
Not really a whole lot of change for me. I'm pretty much set on who I buy from now so those will remain in my top 10 for the foreseeable future. I imagine some more Rhone and possibly some Burg producers might creep in over the next year.
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13660
| | 01/26/2008 4:52 PM |
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Add a 3 to the end of that and you'd be right.
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13660
| | 01/26/2008 4:57 PM |
| Posted By Dave on 01/24/2008 5:38 PM The fun with these threads is seeing how everyones cellars change over time. Here is a link to the original thread.  LCC's thread
Fascinating. For me, 2 years ago, my top 5 holdings were --
Kistler
Martinelli
Dehlinger
Peay Vineyards
Bressler
It makes sense that Kistler and Martinelli have fallen down or off my list. Ayear and a half before that, Loring was in my top 5. What a few years does to your palate.....
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Dave Mci
Hudson, OH
Grape Fermenter
Posts:696
| | 01/26/2008 8:36 PM |
| Carlisle Arcadian Copain Quilceda Creek Kosta Browne Cayuse Le Cadeau Saxum Sineann Salinia Robert Foley | | | |
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Randy Sloan
St. Helena
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2054
| | 01/27/2008 1:31 PM |
| The Top 10:
Ch. Ducru Beaucaillou
Neal
Quilceda Creek
Pride
Robert Foley
Sea Smoke
Schramsberg
Le Cadeau
Nickel & Nickel
Brogan | |
Randy Sloan
Match Vineyards | |
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