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Would you ever buy a wine with no intent to drink it?

post #1 of 24
4/18/08 at 2:50pm
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I recently saw a bottle of 1937 Bordeux on sale for about $150. I almost bought it just for the novelty of having it in my collection. I'm sure I would never end up drinking it. Unless maybe I found out that I had 72 hours to live. So the question is: What would you do?
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post #2 of 24
4/18/08 at 2:52pm
A 1937 bordeux that cost $150 is not worth it. Can't drink it and it's not a collectible.
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post #3 of 24
4/18/08 at 2:59pm
You mean as a decorative element?
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post #4 of 24
4/18/08 at 3:00pm
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You mean as a decorative element?

mostly
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post #5 of 24
4/18/08 at 3:33pm
Public Poll

Good thing for me, $150 is like winning the lottery, so it's not something I have to deal with.
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post #6 of 24
4/18/08 at 6:58pm
Chances are the wine will be undrinkable. Unless it's a well known first growth (Latour, Haut Brion, one of the Rothschilds, etc.), most wines, even from Bordeuax, just don't have the ability to age that long or even age for 20 years.

There is also a big chance the wine was mishandled during its 60-something years of life. It could have spent a few years in a sunny window display of some restaurant for example. Which is incidentally, the best use for it, IMHO.
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post #7 of 24
4/18/08 at 7:05pm
Oh absolutely I would buy a wine without intent to drink it, and have done on several occasions. Also with scotch. There is always a possibility, but no fixed intent. I plan to pick up a 194? Sauternes in this manner soon, and I've often said about Sauternes (and scotch) that I don't know if I like drinking it or collecting it more. Without knowing more, I can't speak to your instance, though. ~ Huntsman
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post #8 of 24
4/18/08 at 8:56pm
No. The point of wine is to drink and enjoy it, preferably with a nice meal and good company. I definitely intend to cellar wine, but that was not the question.
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post #9 of 24
4/19/08 at 1:37am
I wouldn't spend a lot of money on it, but if it was an old vintage, a vintage that sucked and was therefore cheap, I might pick it up as a curiosity of historical content. I think many here have seen my bottle of 1965 Louis XIII. I will obviously spend cash on old stuff, but for the most part, it's meant to drink.
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post #10 of 24
4/19/08 at 1:47am
Some people have purchased Action Comics #1 and never read it, I don't see why the same can't be done for another collectible such as wine.
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post #11 of 24
4/19/08 at 2:01am
My father has a couple of 1961 mouton rothschilds hiding in his closet in Nigeria he's been saving for a special day. I don't understand it, though they are worth alot today. I want a taste badly.

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post #12 of 24
4/20/08 at 9:19pm
Most people that enjoy wine have at least one bottle in their cellar (or collection) that they have purchased and never actually intend to drink. Mine is a bottle of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac) 1981.
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post #13 of 24
4/20/08 at 10:12pm
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1955 CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/1955-CHATEAU-LAF...QQcmdZViewItem
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post #14 of 24
4/20/08 at 10:13pm
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My father has a couple of 1961 mouton rothschilds hiding in his closet in Nigeria he's been saving for a special day. I don't understand it, though they are worth alot today. I want a taste badly.


In a closet in Nigeria? Hate to break this to you, but I highly suspect you have some expensive vinegar there. I know I would not pay for them given the provenance.
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post #15 of 24
4/20/08 at 10:41pm
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In a closet in Nigeria? Hate to break this to you, but I highly suspect you have some expensive vinegar there. I know I would not pay for them given the provenance.
This is what I was thinking -- wine can probably tolerate more than we give it credit for, but, not a closet in a country with that climate!
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