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AxisOfBeagles > wrote:

> You guys are making me intensely jealous. Reading about those late
> 70's vintages from Conn Creek, To Kalon, Monte Bello, etc... Great
> vineyards, great wines. Haven't had any of those late 70's wines for
> many years now. Boo hoo .....

It just a matter of buying them new and sitting tight for many years.
You can start now and you will have them. They don't have to be stored
perfectly just the best least variable cool area. I did not have any
type of real cellaring just a coolish closet that didn't change
temperature much all year long. 99% of the wines I stored that way are
still great after nearly 30 years in storage. It also requires infinite
patience as the temptation is to open them way to soon. For example, I
opened a Dunn Howell Mountain after only 10 years after opening the
first bottle. I will never make that mistake again as they are too
tannic to drink for 15 years +. So patience is the way to have old
bottles. And if you think a wine is going to be a good ager buy at least
3. This obviously precludes most 1st growth Bordeaux's but maybe 2nd or
down. Remember, if it is %125-150 now in 10-15 years when is wonderful
it may cost $500+ to buy the same bottle.