I have most of what i want, but will take donations of old vintage Madeira and 1961 Bordeaux, since I cannot afford them and will never own them otherwise.
Seriously? Rhones. Not so much higher end Rhones - I have friends who collect that and they open those for me while I open Burgs for them. But I’d love to have some moderate level RHones - St Joseph’s, Gigondas, etc - with about a decade of age.
I could always use more whites with age, since I find myself wanting to drink whites as much or more than reds these days. I have a good amount from the Alscace, but I would like to have more from Chablis, the Loire and Germany.
northern rhone - specifically cote rotie and hermitage - i.e., I wish I’d realized when I was first starting out (and when the wines were relatively cheap) that my dislike of beaucastel didn’t mean I wouldn’t love chave. By the time I realized that mature chave is whole 'nother kettle of fish, the wines were too expensive.
Now if someone with excess well-stored northern rhones with age that’s looking for german riesling/red burgundy with age and wants to swap, let me know.
May want to give a PM to Dick Krueger. I have not purchased any (not my thang) but I think our beloved host had some very nice things to say about Mr Krueger’s wines.
If you are new to Burgundy please learn from my mistake and taste widely before buying to cellar. I have some burgs from producers who I dont really like now.
Amen, brother. Otherwise Italian, rotting through my cellar last night for a Chianti to go with homemade grilled pizza I realized I am woefully behind in restocking my Chianti stash.