What do you want to try in 2021????

[Jonathan_Favre]

First, Jonathan, hoping you will have a safe, healthy and good year upcoming, same to all the rest of the posters on this thread.

Mine is to get my hands on a Raveneau–I’ve had 'em a couple of times but, if circumstances allow, I want to serve it to a good friend of mine who will be turning 50 this year and loves Chablis, and who I don’t believe has ever tried anything from the house.

Salud and Sante

Mike

Raveneau!!! I’ve been lucky enough to have tasted some Raveneau GCs from the early 80s - yes, they age and age well. I don’t have any that old unfortunately - can’t wait for my Raveneau and Dauvissat that I have currently to age a bit more even though they’re just fine now . CHEERS!

[Jonathan_Favre]

Red: quality burgs with tertiary characteristics, 93 Rousseau or drc sounds good. I’m debating taking a shot on some of the reasonably priced older drc/mm rsv floating around.

White: trying some aged Spanish whites would be awesome, or some pre premox GC WB

Sparkling: I would love to try more 70-80s grand marques, especially Krug gc

Sweet: big time aged yquem or essenzia

I can help you out with the '61 MM RsV if we can ever find a way to share wine - fully resolved, delicate, and full of spice. Been lucky enough to have friends that love champagne also - and - the '75 DP Oeno is top for me - not Krug but I’m sure I could find something Krug .

[David_Bu3ker]

Finally thinking about the wines I would like to try:

1982 Mouton (with all the Bordeaux I have tried, this one has eluded me)
Rousseau Chambertin
A mature Raveneau Les Clos
Henschke HoG

[Jonathan_Favre]

another Chave dinner/evening when it can happen - should happen!

Funny, I was in the cellar today looking at some Chave, and thinking a Chave dinner should be early in the non-Covid phase of 2021. I’m all in on that.
And Jon, in my opinion save your Bordeaux lust for something other than Le Pin. I’ve always thought it overrated.
Let’s follow Buzz’s lead and look for 70 and 71 Petrus!
And on the high end burg side, I am lusting for more Roumier Amoureuses.

Keep it down Grandpa :p. Chave can and will happen… Petrus would be acceptable also ! We’ll talk about the Roumier Amoose - some '99 and '05 and younger could be had when I find them - way to young though…

[Jonathan_Favre]

I’ve never had even one single sip of a correct bottle of DRC RC of any vintage. Every time I’ve been in a position to try a bottle, it’s been shot or corked. That and Leflavie Montrachet are my two Never Have I Ever. But since those are highly unrealistic goals…

A good Krug Ambonnay would be nice. I have many of the burgundy and Piedmont desires mentioned above, most of the Rhones, too, to offer should we be able to arrange a dinner!

Heya Sarah! RC - this can happen - can’t wait to share wine with you and Jonathan again - hopefully soon. The Leflaive Montrachet itch for me was scratched a couple Paulee years ago - exactly what I thought - perfectly grand but not as good as others IMHO - just my opinion. I have a single bottle of it so maybe it could be opened if someone twisted my arm - or - just trade it for a couple bottle of Ramonet or more bottles of Bouchard Montrachet. It’s always a trade-off.

[alan_weinberg]

62 La Tâche en magnum. Had a magnum once. Traded 12 bottles of Maya for it. Looked pristine. Built a dinner with friends around it. DOA. Undrinkable. Never had the chance since to try it.

[Sarah_Kirschbaum]

I’ve never had even one single sip of a correct bottle of DRC RC of any vintage. Every time I’ve been in a position to try a bottle, it’s been shot or corked. That and Leflavie Montrachet are my two Never Have I Ever. But since those are highly unrealistic goals…

A good Krug Ambonnay would be nice. I have many of the burgundy and Piedmont desires mentioned above, most of the Rhones, too, to offer should we be able to arrange a dinner!

Heya Sarah! RC - this can happen - can’t wait to share wine with you and Jonathan again - hopefully soon. The Leflaive Montrachet itch for me was scratched a couple Paulee years ago - exactly what I thought - perfectly grand but not as good as others IMHO - just my opinion. I have a single bottle of it so maybe it could be opened if someone twisted my arm - or - just trade it for a couple bottle of Ramonet or more bottles of Bouchard Montrachet. It’s always a trade-off.

Let’s make it happen as soon as feasible! Honestly, I almost don’t care what the wines are, I’m just dying to share with friends again!

[Jonathan_Favre]

62 La Tâche en magnum. Had a magnum once. Traded 12 bottles of Maya for it. Looked pristine. Built a dinner with friends around it. DOA. Undrinkable. Never had the chance since to try it.

Yep yep!!! My only bottle of the '62 bought on auction was consumed last year - about a year one day ago - with other nice bottles. A perfect bottle that was destined to go along with the '64 - but - the '64 didn’t make it safely to the dinner . I don’t have any '62 La Tache bottles or magnums but do understand your lust for such a thing .

[jordan_jacobs]

another Chave dinner/evening when it can happen - should happen!

Funny, I was in the cellar today looking at some Chave, and thinking a Chave dinner should be early in the non-Covid phase of 2021. I’m all in on that.
And Jon, in my opinion save your Bordeaux lust for something other than Le Pin. I’ve always thought it overrated.
Let’s follow Buzz’s lead and look for 70 and 71 Petrus!
And on the high end burg side, I am lusting for more Roumier Amoureuses.

Re Chave: I’m in Brad. I have a bunch and am happy to travel. If this goes off, please keep me in the loop.

[Nathan_T]

Wow, a lot of great specific bottles being posted, I’ll have to look some of these up now!

For me, 95% of the wines I have are from the Western US, so I think I’d have to say I’d love to start trying European wines. Of course I’ve tasted here and there, but I don’t actually own anything from France, and I wouldn’t know where to start even if I was handed a list of Bordeaux. I was actually able to view the list available from my local BevMo, but didn’t order anything because I honestly had no clue what I was looking at.

But yes, that would be my New Years Wine goals! And also to try some wine from South Africa that I keep hearing about!

[Howard_Cooper]

Red: A Diamond Creek wine from the 1980s.

White: Von Schubert Maximin Grunhaus Abtsberg Kabinett with 20 years of age on it.

Sweet: JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel with 30+ years of age on it.

I have 2003 and 2005 Abtsberg Spatlese if that is close enough and you want to come to DC.

[Howard_Cooper]

For me, I have had a Burgundy from each Grand Cru appellation except one. Unfortunately, that one is Romanee Conti.

[Brian_S_t_o_t_t_e_r]

Red: A Diamond Creek wine from the 1980s.

White: Von Schubert Maximin Grunhaus Abtsberg Kabinett with 20 years of age on it.

Sweet: JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel with 30+ years of age on it.

I have 2003 and 2005 Abtsberg Spatlese if that is close enough and you want to come to DC.

At the rate the pandemic response is going those may have 20+ years of age on them by the time I feel comfortable traveling lol

[Rob_Weaver]

I dig Burgundy, or at least I think I do, haven’t been collecting it long enough to taste an appropriately aged specimen. Would love to try something that was really drinking at peak.

[RyanC]

G-Max is what comes to mind first

Also never had the top Coche wines but would love to fix that

[brodie_thomson]

Hi Jon, happy new year and all the best from NZ. I am a “simple man”, I would love to try a 1999 or 2002 La Tache!

If you are ever able to come to NZ, I am sure I could find something in the cellar that would be of interest…

brodie

[brodie_thomson]

I would like to drink more Soldera this year.

moi aussi!

sadly not going to happen - not available in NZ

[Mark_Golodetz]

62 La Tâche en magnum. Had a magnum once. Traded 12 bottles of Maya for it. Looked pristine. Built a dinner with friends around it. DOA. Undrinkable. Never had the chance since to try it.

Yep yep!!! My only bottle of the '62 bought on auction was consumed last year - about a year one day ago - with other nice bottles. A perfect bottle that was destined to go along with the '64 - but - the '64 didn’t make it safely to the dinner . I don’t have any '62 La Tache bottles or magnums but do understand your lust for such a thing .

The only major wine I lust after.

[Mike_Evans]

Since 1971 is my birth year, I’d love to celebrate with a 1971 La Tache or RC this year.

[Robert_Dentice]

Great thread. Many wines on here I would like to try or try again.

My personal focus list:

I want to try many new German producers, particularly the younger ones both for my own personal cellar and for source | material offerings

1.) More aged Auslese and Spätlese with unique food pairings.

2.) Chardonnay from Germany, 10 years from now you will all be astounded at how much great Chardonnay is coming out of Germany

3.) pre-71 German Rieslings

4.) More wine from lesser represented German regions (e.g., Baden)

5.) More Keller from Sarah’s cellar