Such a heart warming story. The bottle was bought by a humble, hard-working sommelier who plans to drink it in 5 years time to celebrate 50 years working in the same restaurant.
Just wandered what the most expensive bottle you guys have ever bought/drunk. Did it live up to its reputation?
Mine was probably a priceless bottle of Croft 1927 Vintage Port which I liberated from another shop's cellar in case it fell into the wrong hands. Being a poncy git I have drunk d'Yquem on 3 different occasions and tasted half a dozen vintages of Mouton Rothschild.
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beau-jolly
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberAt Christmas past, my brother-in-law liberated two interesting bottled from his father's collection.
A 1973 Mouton Rothschild with a Picasso label, and a 1999 Dom Perignon.Both were nice, although the Mouton was slightly corked.
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beau-jolly
offlineMemberYeh, Piccasso dominated the label that year. Most others just have about 20% of the space leaving room for the vintage report.
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberWe were told that the bottle and label could be worth something, but decided to drink it anyway.
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FraserWords
offlineMemberGot anything at a decent discount for fellow NewsBiscuiters, Beau-Jolly?
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FraserWords
offlineMemberSorry, your question - I was given a beautiful Bordeaux many years ago and advised to cellar it for ten years, which I did even in times of gravest shortage. The wait was worth it.
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be reasonable
offlineMemberI paid £35.00 for a bottle of Margaux in a restaurant in Normandy, in about 1992. That was 10x what I usually paid for wine at the time, but felt it was worth it. The French waiter wasn't pleased for some reason; I suspect it was the only one they had.
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beau-jolly
offlineMemberFraser; Got this email 3 weeks ago, happy to pass it on with no commision:
LAFITE 3rd Tranche:
Château Lafite Rothschild 2010
Pauillac 1. Cru Classé
€1295.00/bt
Notes / Comment : Decanter : 20, Jancis Robinson : 19, James Suckling : 100, Neal Martin : 95-97, René Gabriel : 20, Robert Parker : 98-100
Availability: 36 bottles subject to remaining stock on reply
Ex-cellar net price in Euro per 75cl bottle, unless stated otherwise.
Payment 100% 29th October 2011.
Subject to availability.
There's normall a discount on more than 360 bottles but as there are only 36 left it's full whack. Probably all been snapped up now though.Posted 2 years ago # -
waylandsmithy
offlineMemberI brew my own. Most expensive was £3 a litre: a sour cherry and port porter. 9% by volume. Run out now, though.
Paid £8 for a bottle of old dusty Belgian beer once. Tasted like gravy. Bloody awful.
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rikkor
offlineMemberWhen sober, no more than $100 for California wines. I don't know enough to consistently tell the difference in things that cost above $35. At drunken business dinners, God only knows, and I can't rememeber, and the bank paid.
I have a very generous friend who has a wine room. I think the quality of the stuff he serves is pretty much lost on me and his other friends. He needs to hang with a more chic crowd.
On BJ, you will be green, green with envy to know that I own antique silver tastevin. Never used it, just have it.
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FraserWords
offlineMemberThat'll be a 'no', then, BJ? Ah well, back to the £3.99 Shiraz Pinotage from the Co-op.
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theumpire
offlineMemberSmithy,
I also brew my own - from grape juice concentrates. My favourites are my Pinot Grigio, my Chianti and the Zinfandel Blush, which is superb.
Costs me about £38.00 and six hours work for thirty bottles (what with fining, filtering, bottling and corking).
Worth all the hassle? Yes, Yes, Yes - every time.
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waylandsmithy
offlineMemberTheumpire:
Not tried the wine yet, still on beer! Need more patience, I think. I'm up to 'average pub' quality so far, fruit beers can be awesome.
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guffaw
offlineMemberI did have 1984 vintage wine a few years ago,it tasted nice but also musty.BJ do all old wines have this taste to them/
I also got a 1996Rose vintage Dom Perignon from a friend (they didnt like champers)it cost me a few drinks I think the price was about 200 quids worth.
Anyway I shared it with the wife hoping for at least 100 quids worth of shag.I got a bj,
BJ.So before splashing out on an expensive wine for your wife or GF get it in writing first or hit her with the bottle.
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theumpire
offlineMemberIt seems to me that NB needs not just a chat room, but a cellar too.
And, Guffy, every bottle leads to a bj; I didn't think of that when I was setting the cost per bottle against the benefits. My wines work out at 11.5% ABV on average, which was what I had attributed my shaky handwriting to; now I'm not so sure.
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beau-jolly
offlineMember@Guffaw. No, all older wines don't taste musty. All wines with a buggered cork taste musty irrespective of age.
@ Umpire. Impressed that you made Chianti. What is your view on the DOC authorities insistance on using cork rather than Sveltin closures (screw caps)?
Whenever I do a wine tasting some old bugger (normally bearded) sidles up and announces that he's a bit of an expert as he makes his own wine from potato pealing. I used to try and explain the difference. Now I just whisper "Fuck off and die" in their ears.
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antharrison
offlineMemberReminds me of...
http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2010/02/19/tramps-drinks-review-published-in-decanter-magazine/
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beau-jolly
offlineMemberTa Riesler. I quite like Sveltin though. Has a Nordic ring to it, whereas Stelvin seems kinda sneeky.
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Quaz
offlineMemberI used to brew my own wine, but did a couple of gallons last year just to keep my hand in and feel smug that I picked the Elderberries from the bushes just behind here. Half was alright, half was so bad it was only good fortified with brandy and mulled, as per The Pickwick Papers.
Best I had was a 1970's French wine that a friend bought in a job lot and gave one to me as a wedding present. About 50% of the batch was bad, but mine was good. And a Margaux I bought for Christmas day once, about 15 to 20 quid I suppose.
A friend spent £50 on a bottle of Jacobs creek red in Saudi once at that umpteen star hotel shaped like a sail. He was gutted, but it was on his bosses expenses.
I know someone who spent an evening going through the late Earl Spencer's (Princess Di's dad) wine rack with him. Apparently The Earl was opening bottles of mega stuff, one glass each, then sending it down for the servents to finish while they moved on to another.
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