And map out, if possible. Don’t forget elbow pads.
plus a pilum or two to clear out the front rank hogging the table. Fail to plan, plan to fail ![[wink.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/04707e6a7bbb03e0153e349d8a9270d30e1e9525.gif "wink"){kind=small}
Due to Covid, the number of tasting attendees has been cut back. Hence, no need for my cattle prod this year.
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This would be my list, representing a mix of tasting things I’m simply curious to taste and things I might be willing to buy. This list is closer to 30 than it is to 20 (sorry), and there’s plenty of other options that I’d be quite happy to sample.
Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Greppo 2015 95
Bollinger Brut Champagne La Grande Année 2012 97
Krug Brut Champagne Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition NV 96
Pol Roger Brut Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 2012 97
Château Cheval-Blanc St.-Émilion 2011 94
Château Cos-d’Estournel St.-Estèphe 2016 96
Château d’Yquem Sauternes 2017 96
Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan 2011 95
Château La Fleur-Pétrus Pomerol 2010 98
Château La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan 2006 95
Château Léoville Las Cases St.-Julien 2015 97
Château Lynch Bages Pauillac 2016 97
Château Margaux Margaux 2006 95
Château Montrose St.-Estèphe 2015 92
Château Pichon Baron Pauillac 2016 96
Château Pichon Longueville Lalande Pauillac 2010 95
Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2016 96
Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Pessac-Léognan 2010 96
Domaine Faiveley Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley 2016 96
Gaja Barbaresco 2001 93
La Rioja Alta Rioja 904 Gran Reserva 2011 92
Marqués de Cáceres Rioja Gran Reserva 1991 93
Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2010 96
Masseto Toscana 2014 94
Piper-Heidsieck Brut Champagne Rare 1998 98
Taylor Fladgate Tawny Port 40 Year Old NV 95
Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Madonna del Piano Riserva 2001 95