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Default Annual "What's everybody planning to drink for Christmas dinner?" post

I'll probably pop a bottle or two of Rene Geoffroy Rose Champagne. I
like it with VIrginia ham.

On Dec 19, 9:56*am, "Chris Sprague" > wrote:
> Well?
>
> As for me, I can't quite decide. *Last year it was a bottle of 2001
> Justin Isosceles, but this year I honestly don't have anything great
> that is ready to drink. *Of what I do have, here are the (modest)
> contenders:
>
> 2004 Duckhorn Decoy
> 2001 Nelson Estate Cabernet Franc
> 2002 Los Vascos Colchagua Reserve
> 1998 Chateau Meyney
> 2000 Chateau Meyney
> 2001 Chateau Gloria
>
> Kind of a sad list of ready-to-drink wines I have, I suppose. *The next
> few years should be a lot more interesting, when some of the bigger
> stuff I have down there should start coming into maturity, including
> some 1999 Poggio Antico Altero, 2001 DVT, 2002 Caymus Cab, and a 1999
> Penfolds RWT (recently picked up for $56!).
>
> Whatever I end up drinking, humble though it probably will be, I'll
> report back
>
> How about the rest of you?
>
> - Chris