A few years ago I bought every available bottle of the 2004 Chateau des Tours Vacqueyras. In addition to the garrigue and Provençal herbs, this wine has a kind of cherry almost creme brûlée aspect to it on the finish that I have never had in any other wine. I know it sounds a bit weird but I find it delicious and intriguing.
When I first visited Jacky Truchot in 2002, I bought every bottle he had left of 1999 Chambolle-Musigny Sentiers at 12 euros per bottle. I am sure there were others of the wine in the world but still I enjoyed doing this.
It’s rare that I would want to hoard every available bottle of any wine. If something pops up that’s high on the “target of opportunity” list I’ll ask a couple fellow winos who I know also like it if they want in on it first, but if they don’t I’ll try to grab all I can. So far, there’s been only a handful of wines that I’ve ever snatched all that I can find in the US.
2000 Comte de Vogüé Chambolle-Musigny
1995 Ponsot Chapelle-Chambertin
2001 JJ Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Auslese
1995 & 2001 Arrowood Reserve Speciale
2001 & 2003 Arrowood Monte Rosso
Some of the above were only 2 to 6 bottle lots. Others were cases won at auction.
late to the game a couple of times but snagged all the 99 DRC I could find and all the 99 Roumier Bonnes Mares. That BM was about $120/b. Found onesies and twosomes and cobbled together a couple cases of that one.
When Havens Wine Cellars went out of biz, Cameron Hughes bought up much of their 2007 Black & Blue in bottle and slapped a Lot 179 label on them. While I didn’t corner the market, I bought a lot of splits, 750’s and Mags at about $12.50 per 750. Had another last weekend and it only gets better each time.
Yes, 2012 Oyster Bay Pinot Noir ($12.99-$14.99) for that price point it was one of the most exciting Pinot Noirs I’d found in years that came in under the $15 mark. Unfortunately the 2013 & 2014 don’t have the same level of complexity and balance that the 2012 had.