If money were no object....

I was thinking of this one today... don't ask me why. I usually drop $1 on the PowerBall and have day dreams of what I'd do with sudden millions.

If money was no object, what 1 bottle of wine would you pick up? I'm thinking of the bottle with the sole intention of drinking it in the immediate future, simply to celebrate that you were able to find it.

Name / Winery?
Year?
Why? -- this is the most important one, especially for those of us that are still in the "wine for dummies" stage. Is it because it's so rare? Is it because it was the wine you had at your wedding all those years ago? Have you ever had this wine before? Etc. etc. etc.

Sidestepping a bit, but if money were no object, I'd dine with François Audouze every day!

1959 Latour.

It's from the year I was born, and I get so jealous when I hear about all these kid's parents putting down cases of first growths upon their births.

Could be quite alone on this one. I believe there are limits on things. Why buy a house with fourteen rooms if you only need seven? Why buy a $100,000 car if a $30,000 one will do the job? I really believe that if I could aford any wine in the world, I wouldn't spend more than $50 in today's dollars.

An 1975 Brunello or vino nobile. Supposedly it was a good year and it was the year I was born.

Probably the Cheval Blanc 1947.

Rather than buying a bottle of wine, I would invest in a really really nice cellar system for the new Saint Helena cottage I would buy.

As for wine, I would like to try First Growth Margaux.

I really don't think much would change for me even if money were no object. I currently live on about 1/2 my income. I could currently afford a bigger house and a newer car and more expensive wine. I just can't do it... it's not me. We live in a world where the first growths go for $700 a pop and damn near every well known California winery's flagship red is going for more than $100. To me this is madness. I have paid $100 or so for a bottle of wine before but those few occaisions involved very special life marking events. I love wine but there are limits and they don't just involve how much money I have... but rather what I feel comfortable with.

Glenn

[Jenise]

When you dig up John T's bottle of 59 Latour, dig up one for me. Or maybe a 47. Latour's my favorite Bordeaux, and I'd love to taste one with that kind of age on it.

Good question.

From where I sit there are so many high-end expensive and rare wines that I have not tasted it would be difficult/impossible to name just one.

Would probably say an older top-end red Burgundy or one of the older Huets, as I'd probably have the greatest chance of appreciating those. Although Madeira from the 18th century has always sounded appealing as well, but I have such little experience it would surely be quite a shock to my palate..

Fun to think about -- I would take my time and consider a number of options. I've found that the journey is often more fun than arriving at the destination.

Rather than preach (since this is just a game): I'd buy a bottle of 1993 Roumier Musigny. It's my favorite modern Burgundy vintage, a great producer, and a wine that is untouchably rare.

Best,
Joe

Actually, if money were no object I'd be travelling the world looking for that perfect bottle of wine. THEN I'd buy one.

I'd carefully open, in my garage, some QPR Italian wine sitting in my new M5.

I'm happy with what I drink now, if I were going to splurge it would be on a car.

I would be tempted to buy a Montrachet from a top producer and top vintage (now ready to drink) or a 1990 Richebourg or La Tache (I have had tastings of excellent Montrachets before and would like to repeat the thrill; I have never tasted Richebourg or La Tache.)

Not a terribly expensive wine, but I would have the 2004 Bouchard Chevalier Montrachet. So lovely...

[James Roscoe]

I'd buy a ticket to Helsinki and open a bunch of nice Musars with Otto, then it's off to Stockholm to visit Anders. After that it's down to Britain to visit Ian and Ben (their call on the wine) and over to France for a few meals with Francios, JB, Paulo and the rest of the chat regulars. Then I will get a lesson in Spanish wines from Victor, and drink Bordeaux silly with Alex. Then I do the same in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. You get the idea. Why drink just one when there are hundreds?

Well, there is a magnum of Petrus 1921 that is on display at the SAQ Signature here in Montreal.

I would love to walk in and walk out with it...then walk along St. Catherine street drinking it out of a paper bag

I've just been listening to a friend of mine rave about the Romanée-Conti de la Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1923. He thought it the best Burgundy after the 1821 Clos de Vougeot that he has tried and was absolutely sure that I would love the wine (he gets to taste and drink some pretty damn fine wines doesn't he?). I think either of these two wines would be ones I'm happy to buy assuming provenance is assured (since we're playing games, let's assume that provenance is reputable - unlikely though it would be in real life).

An old Musar rosé (1948 IIRC was a good vintage for that) might be another choice. Choices abound, amen to that.

-O-

Heck, if money were no object, I'd move to Italy and make my own.

[James Roscoe]

Heck, if money were no object, I'd move to Italy and make my own.

Are you hiring?

Actually, if money were no object I would attend one of Francois' dinners so that I could taste several great wines. I hope to do that someday anyway, even if money continues to be an object.

Krug would flow from my shower-head.

Well, there is a magnum of Petrus 1921 that is on display at the SAQ Signature here in Montreal.

I would love to walk in and walk out with it...then walk along St. Catherine street drinking it out of a paper bag

Ok, I've got to ask... if you're going to spend that kind of coin, why would you want to hide the bottle???