Please suggest wines from the following years.

[itsstillmatt]

Ok, we are putting together a 65th birthday party for my mother, and plan to serve wines and spirits from important years in her life. I don't know anything, so please help. Some of the years are quite long ago, so they might not make good candidates. You can skip those. You can also skip wines that resemble suggestions for $100k shotguns.

1945, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1995.

Thanks. I don't need one from each, just some in general.

 

[lee_44106]

Is one of those years the year of your birth? 'cause that's kinda important too.

 

[Piobaire]

http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=140134

Should be about $200 if you can find this example. I do think this is one good way to get that age without dropping huge bank.

There's also a ton of 63 vintage ports I see.

 

[gomestar]

1985 Sassicaia. The rest can be secondary.

 

[romafan]

Very nice idea! Is she an oenophile (?sp

). When is the dinner? Manton might be up to speed by then....


* or maybe stay local and bring down kwilk

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by gomestar

1985 Sassicaia. The rest can be secondary.
Thanks for the help. Do you have any knowledge about $100k shotguns?

 

[gomestar]

1995

1970

A more reasonable '85

 

[gomestar]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Thanks for the help. Do you have any knowledge about $100k shotguns?

other than the fact that you probably should get one ... nope, no further knowledge.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=140134

Should be about $200 if you can find this example. I do think this is one good way to get that age without dropping huge bank.

There's also a ton of 63 vintage ports I see.
How do you think a PX would be with a foie gras torchon? We already have something for after dinner.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by romafan

Very nice idea! Is she an oenophile (?sp

). When is the dinner? Manton might be up to speed by then....


* or maybe stay local and bring down kwilk
She is a francophile. It is her only phile. Her friends are great wine lovers. It's only going to be 10 people, so at least we have some leeway.

 

[Fuuma]

Hmm too bad Cognac ages slowly, would have been good for 1945 (well not really actually due to some unfortunate events of the times I assume it wasn't a good year...).

Get a d'Yquem for one of those years, it's french, well-known so no need to be a wino(phile) and highly drinkable (for a white wine). Goes well with the foie.


Note: the Pedro Ximenez is a dessert wine though but it's Spanish, keep the french touch. I didn't know old bottles were that cheap

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by Fuuma

Hmm too bad Cognac ages slowly, would have been good for 1945 (well not really actually due to some unfortunate events of the times I assume it wasn't a good year...).
We have a 1945 Armagnac. Very good. Sat in some farmer's shed for like forty of the years. That bottle is what got us thinking to do this.

 

[gomestar]

1995

1995

1995

a really awesome '95

1985

1971

Perhaps still some life in this '70?

as long as it hasn't gone wrong, still very much alive

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by iammatt

She is a francophile. It is her only phile. Her friends are great wine lovers. It's only going to be 10 people, so at least we have some leeway.

It should work well. Depending what the date of the event is, I might be able to report back first

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by gomestar

1995

1995

1995

a really awesome '95

1985

1971

Perhaps still some life in this '70?

as long as it hasn't gone wrong, still very much alive
Thanks. One of those 95s will be perfect. Close to home as well.