Guy walks into a wine shop with $1,000

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Brad Widelock

Brad Widelock
I am the grievance chair and a member of my local’s negotiations team. Having managed to successfully settle our contract, I’m about to be paid $1,000, and I intend to spend it all on wine. (That is, unless Steve still needs a new remote...) i’m here asking for a little advice. Given that I’d like to walk out of the shop with about three cases of wine, and I have proper storage, what should I get? My loving spouse is no fan of cabernet franc and has little tolerance for bret. Other than that, anything goes. Please hit me with your top three choices.

Thanks,

Brad

p.s. Go Warriors!
 
2012 Leo Steen, Chenin Blanc, Jurrasic Vineyard.
Wonderful now, maybe the best example of minerality I have tasted in a very long time and has decades in your cellar.
Best, Jim
 
Brad, 6 Beaucastel CNdP Rouge, 6 Beaucastel Vielle Vignes Blanc, and 6 Henri Gouges NSG Clos de Porrets 1er Cru.

. . . . Pete
 
I would wait a couple of months and buy as much 2015 German Riesling as you can. You could probably get 3 cases of great wine from what will be probably be one of the greatest vintages in any region.
 
Brad,
Do you really expect serious answers to this query here, the epicenter of the "there is no such thing as best" ideology? I don't know your tastes worth a damn, nor how long you're willing to wait for wines to come around in the cellar. Myself, I'd start with a case of 2014 Clos des Briords (still available in a few places) and be very happy, but maybe you don't drink as much Melon as I do.

What I can tell you:
2014 was pretty fucking awesome in the Beaujolais and Burgundy, so load up on your favorite producers

2015 is shaping up to be pretty special in Germany, as Robert says.

Beyond that, what do you plan on eating over the next 2 decades?

Regardless, gratz on the $1K. Grievance committee work sucks; you deserve that cash.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by Robert Dentice:
2015 GermansI would wait a couple of months and buy as much 2015 German Riesling as you can. You could probably get 3 cases of great wine from what will be probably be one of the greatest vintages in any region.
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Thumbs up on this recommendation. If you like Kabinetts, then you'll find some great stuff in your price range. And some of them should be showing up in June, so you might not have to wait all that long to begin stocking up.
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Brad, 6 Beaucastel CNdP Rouge, 6 Beaucastel Vielle Vignes Blanc, and 6 Henri Gouges NSG Clos de Porrets 1er Cru.

. . . . Pete
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??? I'm as much of a fan of Gouges as the next random wine geek, but this still strikes me as a pretty random suggestion.
 
originally posted by MLipton:
Brad,
Do you really expect serious answers to this query here, the epicenter of the "there is no such thing as best" ideology? I don't know your tastes worth a damn, nor how long you're willing to wait for wines to come around in the cellar. Myself, I'd start with a case of 2014 Clos des Briords (still available in a few places) and be very happy, but maybe you don't drink as much Melon as I do.
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Mark,

I am not looking for “bests”; just curious what people have to say. As to tastes, I am on the Briords bus. I am about to open a bottle of the 2009 Haut Bourg Signature. Today, I was lucky enough to snag two magnums of Clos de la Roilette Cuvee Tardive. I love German wines and really appreciate the suggestion about the 2015 vintage.
I know that I will be eating lots of fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, beans and just about anything that grows from the ground for as long as I can. You are correct about grievance work!

Thanks,

Brad
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:
2012 Leo Steen, Chenin Blanc, Jurrasic Vineyard.
Wonderful now, maybe the best example of minerality I have tasted in a very long time and has decades in your cellar.
Best, Jim
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Thanks Jim!
Hope to see you and Diane soon,

Brad
 
A 6 pack of each of these gets you to $1000

Barthod 09 Bons Batons
F. Fenner zu Fennberg Muller Thurgau
Giacomo Grimaldi Barolo La Coste 10
Clisson
JJ Prum W Sonnenuhr
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Brad, 6 Beaucastel CNdP Rouge, 6 Beaucastel Vielle Vignes Blanc, and 6 Henri Gouges NSG Clos de Porrets 1er Cru.

. . . . Pete
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??? I'm as much of a fan of Gouges as the next random wine geek, but this still strikes me as a pretty random suggestion.
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Not so rNdom. Pete has had it and knows how great - and cheap - it is. I'd go with four and try for some 2010 dublere msd blanchard or one of his volnay 1er crus and then load up on 2015 german (altho no harm in getting a few 2012s too).

And i would ignore Pete's beaucastle recs. Ugh!
 
OK, I am throwing my pennies into the ring.

Mike Dashe's Enfants Terribles are terrific; I would get some of both Zinfandel and Grenache. Come to think of it, his Grenache Blanc is also, as a friend would say, faboo.

Steve Edmunds' everything is terrific, and I would also go in that direction.

And heck, get some rosés from Matthiasson and Arnot-Roberts. And some Broc Cellars stuff. Forlorn Hope.

Lots of coolness in California to play around with.

Skip the white Châteauneuf....
 
Maureen, I don't know what to say as you're denying yourself the glory of well-aged Beaucastels, both rouge and blanc. The Vielle Vignes Blanc is 100% Rousanne and is a marvel (and the CNdP Blanc is no slouch either).

[EDITED TO ADD] Maureen, the reason I said the foregoing is because you, like me, are partial to Burgundies. I was with two ultra-distinguished Burgundy collectors/enthusiasts recently and we had Beaucastels rouge and blanc. Both of them were so taken with the whites, that they made arrangements to buy some for themselves. They also really liked the reds.

. . . . . Pete
 
Flatiron offered 2013 Levet Cote Rotie and 2014 Chandon de Briailles Ile des Vergelesses this week. Those wines are pretty much annual buys for me.
 
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