I have decided until the end of 2024, I am going to help people build up a wine cellar by providing a cellar selection each month. Each bottle I will choose will be over $100 and will have aging potential I have done this for many friends and clients and with the multitude of misinformation (even to do with wines!), I am going to give you my views on wine. I think if you follow my recommendations for the next 2.5-3 years, you will build a pretty nice cellar of wines. Many of my friends and clients have thanked me for wines I recommended in the past that I don’t even remember or I have drunk all of my bottles!
Caveat: this is for people who are interested in building up a long term cellar of wines that they can drink for many years. These selections may need some aging so you will need patience and although some of them will drink nicely right away, many will need the 2.5- 3 years of ageing or longer. But if you follow my recommendations, you will build a very well balanced, nice drinking cellar for not that much money.
My Trophy Wine Cellar Pick for February 2024 is the Ornellaia 2020. This Super Tuscan just continues to deliver quality year after year and although prices have risen, the wine is still affordable compared to top shelf wines from Bordeaux and Napa. The winery is located in the Bolgheri region in Tuscany but does not include Sangiovese in its blend. It is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. You will get blackberry, black currant, cedar and tobacco flavors with some mineral and spice notes. Comparable wines to this like Opus or Dominus or 2nd growth Bordeaux wines which cost you at least double. 96 pts Wine Spectator. It drinks well immediately and will continue to drink well for 2 decades. Priced this month at BC Liquor stores at $290.99 per bottle. I would recommend picking up a bottle for your cellar.
Trophy Wine Cellar Picks to Date
Aurelio Settimo 2016 Rocche Dell Annunziata Barolo Riserva (95 pts Wine Spec) - 2 bottles x 116
Chateau Beaucastel 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape (96 pts Wine Spec) - 2 bottles x $106
Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2020 (95 pts Wine Spec) - 2 bottles x $225
Chateau De Saint Cosme 2021 Gigondas Le Claux (95 pts Wine Spec) -1 bottte x $182
Clos Apalta 2019 (95 pts Wine Spec) 1 bottle x $190
M. Chapoutier 2018 St. Joseph Le Clos - (95 pts Wine Spec) 1 bottle x $216
Ornellaia 2020 - (96 pts Wine Spec) 1 bottle x $291
Total spent to date: $1773 (before tax)
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