If you could advance one bottle in your cellar to maturity, what would it be?

WINE TALK
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So the wine genie appears and offers to bring one bottle in your cellar to perfect maturity. What bottle do you choose?

For me, it would likely be '01 Giacosa Barolo Riserva. Never had a mature Red Label and wonder if it will be as magical as others describe.

I would also think about Burgundy – a different angle here – likely one of the 2010s to see if the vintage will turn out as great as I expect it will.

Hmmm…

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I have two bottles for different reasons. A 2005 Guigal D’Ampuis because i’ve never had an aged N. Rhone wine and that is my best bottle. The second would be a 2007 saxum bone rock because i’m very curious to see how that wine will make old bones.

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2001 d’Yquem

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A muscadet from Pepierre. Perhaps, Clos des Briords 2013. I’ve never had an aged muscadet and am curious if aged for, say, 20 years.

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probably my 2010 Bartolo Mascarello Barolos

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As it was recently bought it sticks in the mind, but a 2003 Tahbilk 1927 vines Marsanne. Considering I always seemed to drink the normal bottling too young, I’m not sure I’ll be patient enough with this.

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2002 Grange, because I’ve never had one and will likely never buy another bottle if the prices stay so high. Folks on here and elsewhere tell me it does the wine a disservice to drink it now, but I hate to hype it beyond anything it could ever achieve.

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2012 Rivers-Marie Calastoga (Larkmead)

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One of my MacDonald Family Cabernets.

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There are some older Luneau-Papins in the market from time to time. The 1999 L d’Or should still be available somewhere and is pretty good, though not the equal of the great 1989.

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Any of my Maison Ilan wines (if forced to choose, maybe 2010 Chambertin). I’d love to know if these turn into anything special and are worth holding on to. If not, they’re taking up valuable cellar space and may be best liquidated.

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2001 J. J. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese

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great pick…LGK in my case

or 2005 La-Tache

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Off the top of my head, a magnum of 1995 Edmunds St. John Durell Syrah. I’ve read notes from folks who have tasted this from 750s in the past year and said it’s not even close to being ready.

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Magnum of 2007 Saxum James Berry Vineyard.

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1994 Taylor Fladgate

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fun thread.

2000 margaux or 2010 la-tache

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2012 Egon Mueller Scharzhofberger Spaetlese. I bought two cases to track it year by year as it ages.

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'99, '01, '04 Monfortino. Any would be fantastic!

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The 750s are “ready” but have plenty of runway. I would expect the mags have enough runway to land the space shuttle sans parachutes.