Seriously-I’m not talking about affordability or which wines are still good.
With a major increase in prices in the last few years, I’ve been put off of many of my allocations- and debating many of the current mailing list purchases. To be fair I have fully enjoyed some of my purchases and n the last year (e.g., [Not Exhaustive] Kobayashi, Roy Piper, Realm, Montrose), but many have left me feeling they are not worth the price anymore.
What is still a solid buy given the price of entry ?
You’re just going to get a ton of responses with people listing the wines for which they’re currently willing to pay $100+. Not sure this is going to be particularly helpful or insightful, but I guess you’ll see …
I think there are a number of wines priced $100+ that are worth it.
The one that first comes to mind is Pezzato Cabernet ‘I Nonni’.
It is their reserve wine. Only 40 cases made for the 2023 vintage.
At $140, it punches way above its weight.
Having had a 2014 Roy Piper recently courtesy of @Philip_G , definitely worth the price tag.
William and Mary
American wines? Macdonald at list price.
There’s a point for each of us where we all draw the line on price. Sometimes we may be willing to cross that line for specific wines, but those are exceptions and not the norm. It’s also much easier to buy those bottles when you have the spare cash to do so.
Andremily all day long!
How much a bottle of wine is worth is more relevant to how much money you have than anything else imo.
I currently drink a bottle or two a month and pay $30~$150 per bottle, but I would never found these bottles worth $100 when I was a college student. I do see tendency for increase in quality as I pay more, but there’s nothing special about bottles costing $300 or more imo. So depending on your financial situation, no wine is worth $100.
To get more helpful answers, you probably should ask what people’s favorite wine costing $100-$200. Perhaps with a mention on the styles of wine you like.
Yeah, this is probably the way I should’ve asked the question-I would appreciate answers from this perspective. Style wise, I would say New World red…
New world red is still a bit broad category. If you’re into a Napa cab, my knowledge is somewhat limited. Grgich is probably the one I found is really good without going $200+, but I’ve never had Dunn, Corison, etc. which are highly reputed.
For Pinot, I think you can find a top Oregon or Sonoma Pinot under $100, so I’m not sure if going above $100 changes a lot. I don’t know much about Central Coast or AU/NZ Pinots.
Same for Syrah - K Vintners is pretty good in a stereotypically new world style but they don’t go above $100.
You should probably check the past threads on Napa cab below $200 or sth too.
One of the big problems Napa faces is that you can buy older wines at auction well below current release pricing. Yes there is a gamble to buying a bottle with unknown provenance however there are only a few lists one should be buying from year to year.
I think Realm The Bard is good value for a top notch Napa cab and still very much worth their price.
A higher priced Napa cab worth its price for me is Maybach.
Hard to beat the value of the Bordeaux super seconds at the moment. You already mentioned Montrose, add the Pichons and Ducru.
Totally agree! Your comment made me check my inventory and it reminded me of a reply WineGuyCO left on my TN of a 2014 The Bard. I called it a (sadly) relative bargain in the napa cab world, and he responded with a typical snotty-ass, i only drink old world wines because I’m better than you remark about it not being a 'value ', and how Bordeaux is better. Good times! I think i might open one tonight in his honor, ha! 
For California Cabs, Mount Eden, Mt. Brave and Forman are all around $100 and we always enjoy them. Mount Eden and Forman really thrive with bottle age, while the Mt. Brave can be enjoyed early after release. And +1 for William & Mary.
For Bordeaux, it is hard to go wrong with Leoville Barton and Rauzan Segla, both of which are $100 or a bit over.
Serious question, why try to give advice if you don’t really know the wines OP is looking for?
Di Costanzo single vineyards, Ridge Monte Bello (barely)
For the unobtainium, many high end Burgundies at ex-domaine prices (I don’t think there are many on this board who has these allocations).
Haha perhaps I exaggerated - more like 2 - 3 bottles unless I manage to resist temptation.
But for real, since I moved to British Columbia where it’s nearly impossible to get good wine at a good price, my wine consumption has been down drastically