On Jun 28, 10:56?am, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> In article >,
>
> 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.

I have a few bottles of 1985 Dunn Howell Mountain Cab that I will
never live long enough to open. The last bottle I opened about three
years ago hadn't begun to shed any tannin and won't be ready to drink
much before 2050.....