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vintage 1944 wine as a gift--is this realistic???
On 9 Feb 2004 14:52:24 -0800, (cotton27)
wrote:
>My mother is turning 60 this year, and I'm wondering about the
>availability, affordability, and drinkability of 1944 wines. I'm
>guessing that they're pretty expensive, but I think she would really
>enjoy a bottle as a gift. Any suggestions for places to look? I'm in
>Boston, but I'm interested in looking online too.
I don't think a '44 wine would be much good anymore. Even ignoring the
problems with war-time production, the number of years would have
certainly made the wine little less than a novelty
OTOH, a couple of years ago, I had the good fortune to spend a night
at Lameloise, a Michelin *** establishment a bit north of Lyon. After
an incredible dinner which featured my first exposure to "real"
Burgundy wines--a Vosne-Romanee and a Grands Echezeaux which, despite
forgetting the negociant, I recall as magnificent, I had the
opportunity to cap off the meal with an Armagnac from a collection
displayed on the wall that had every vintage from 1900 forward.
I sipped a '42. It was quite nice.
Might look for a vintage armagnac or maybe a vintage port. Either is
likely to be a bit pricey though.
Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8
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