good wine for years down the line?
 

On May 23, 10:15 am, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> wrote:
> > I am getting married soon, and my soon to be wife and i are looking
> > for a nice bottle of wine that we will we able to enjoy several
> > anniversaries from now (say 10-15?) can anybody suggest a nice bottle
> > in the sub $100 range that will age nicely and give us something to
> > enjoy down the line?
>
> I'll echo Santiago's comments: you should really think about getting a
> few bottles so that you can open them periodically. Not only will that
> give you a ritual of sorts but you can also monitor the evolution of the
> wine and determine when you should drink up all your remaining stock.
> Also, it'll be a lot easier to give you a useful answer if you can tell
> us what sort of wines you like (white, red, sweet, dry, sparkling, etc.)
> There are ageworthy examples of each genre.
>
> Mark Lipton
>
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We drink mostly red, so that would be my first choice.
I like the idea of buying a case, or at least several bottles.
It does not need to be from this year, I'm not bothered by that.
we aren't huge wine buffs, but we do enjoy it, so your responses
are very much appreciated.

thanks again

-matt

good wine for years down the line?
 

wrote:

> We drink mostly red, so that would be my first choice.
> I like the idea of buying a case, or at least several bottles.
> It does not need to be from this year, I'm not bothered by that.
> we aren't huge wine buffs, but we do enjoy it, so your responses
> are very much appreciated.

Since you appear to be in CA, I'll suggest some wines that should be
available locally. If you like Zinfandel, two good ageworthy "Zin"s are
Ridge's Geyserville and Lytton Springs, which run about $30/bottle.
Slightly cheaper would be Zins from Nalle, Unti or Bella. Cabs that'll
age well are hard to find in the under $40 price range. One of the
better choices to me is Penfolds's Bin 389 Cab-Shiraz for $25/bottle.
Pinot Noirs that'll age well are also pretty scarce, but Merry Edwards's
Olivet Lane Pinot Noir ($50/bottle) or Joe Swan's Trenton PN
($50/bottle) are two good candidates. For Syrah, try ones from Domaine
de la Terre Rouge, Unti, Bella or Porter Creek, all in the $20-30 range.

HTH
Mark Lipton
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good wine for years down the line?