Don’t hate my unsophisticated selections: I am actually sitting (physically) on top of an empty box of 1998 Penfolds 707 Cab Sauv.
Wish I had some. I still very much enjoy Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2006 and before, and Chateau LaNerthe 2001 CdP. Oh, and Beaucastel. And more 1977 Port. Maybe Mas d’en Compte, Red or White, or…
I wish I had jumped on the Bedrock list and Bought Wines! I followed MTP’s blog, back when he was all about the Rebecca’s Vineyard Pinot project.
I wish I had actually Bought Wines when I received the Carlisle letter in the mail in 2007 (?).
I wish I had bought more 1978, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1996 Burgundy. I bought these, but not in sufficient quantities so that my stash is mostly gone (except for the 1996s) and I don’t have enough older Burgs. Don’t have this issue as much going forward (esp with 2005s and 2010s), but it has me drinking 1999s, 2001s and 2002s a bit too young.
I wish I had bought more Ridge Montebello. Same issue, bought some, drank them and now what I have are too young for the most part.
I wish I had bought more 1996 and 2005 Bordeaux. These are vintages that tend to have good acidity and are really well balanced. Very much my styles of vintages.
Bordeaux, Burgundy, Vintage Port and Chateauneuf du Pape. The fact that I will be too old to enjoy certain vintages has stopped me from buying newer Ports including the amazing 2011 vintage. And aged quality French wine is expensive, often times beyond my means.
Started seriously collecting 2003, should have snatched the many first Growths from the good but not hyped vintages that were still under $100. That seemed so expensive at the time. If I had only known where prices were going to go, I could have bought a case and then sold just a few bottles down the line to cover the entire cost.