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Wine Squares Day 9: Pinnacle Stuff; Big Price, Expensive Taste
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Wine Squares Day 9: Pinnacle Stuff; Big Price, Expensive Taste


Wine Squares Day 9

The final chapter. Expensive wine, expensive taste, special occasion stuff that actually delivers.

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by AustraliaWineDude

38 Comments

  2. New_Cantaloupe_4908

    Great vintage, properly aged grand cru burgundy

  3. tlind2

    Penfold’s Top Tier wines like Grange or Bin 707

  8. Deleted_dwarf

    Dom Perignon P2 2000

    (One of the most amazing champagnes I’ve ever drank. We had one during NYE25)

  11. BenjainM

    My tastebuds say aged Cote Rotié,
    Dommiane Jamet would be a good start, ive not had the chance to try any of the guigal la-… wines with any age. They are way out of my pricerange.

  12. Empyrius

    Château Mouton Rothschild. I’d also add that it looks expensive, given the annually changing bottle art.

  13. DontLookBack_88

    Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (any bottling)

    Duh answer, I know, but it’s impressive to have *that* reputation and *those* prices and just smash it out of the park constantly.

    Every time I’ve tasted DRC (granted, I’ve never had the pleasure of a La Tache or RC), I’ve been impressed by how they manage to integrate 100% new oak and whole cluster into a wine that feels plush (yet somehow also ethereal) and well-integrated when young, yet still manages to age beautifully. It’s freaking magic.

    And on top of that, you have a ton of precision and terroir expressiveness, plus perfume, intensity of fruit, a long, elegant finish. It’s all there.

  15. Trick_is_not_minding

    Coche-Dury Meursault.

    No grand cru vineyard, no marketing machine, no explanation. Just a farmer in Burgundy making white wine that the entire market eventually had to reckon with. The price found the wine, not the other way around.

    DRC and first growth Bordeaux are the answers when you haven’t thought about it long enough.

  16. kadkcjwbj1

    Opus One is one of the most expensive I’ve tasted so I’ll go with that, but that’s mostly based on lack of exposure to expensive wines lol.

  28. EdwardPurpleHandz

    I don’t think any wine tastes like a 5-digit price tag

  29. Sickeaux

    Krug is the best widely known example. Otherwise it’s PYCM Corton-Charlemagne/BM etc

  30. Ok_Understanding3748

    # Doubleback Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley

  31. 22goblins

    Marchesi Antinori Badia A Passignano, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. the best sangiovese Ive had that wasnt a Brunello. Had the mouthfeel I typically associate with really high end wines and the balance was flawless, even better with some age on it

  32. Ok_Understanding3748

    # The Mascot Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

  33. itswinethirty

    Thierry Allemand Cornas. Damn near impossible to find, but an absolute gem of a wine.