2% of annual income is way too much for me also. My cut-off for single bottles is around .20% to .25%, and I purchase very few (a couple per year) in that price range.
Is this really how you all make purchase decisions? Based on multiples of quality? And how do you believe quality scales? Sounds like linearly but curious if there is actual rigor to such decision making or not.
Iām always amused by threads where people post about how they could be drinking DRC if they wanted to, but of course, they consider it highly wasteful and would just never.
It will vary from person to person of course, based on income, and other financial obligations. Marginal utility of money, and all that.
Over here, $50-$100/bottle feels normal, and easy to afford. Certainly not absurd. Much of what my girlfriend and I drink now is in that range, as is a good portion of my collection.
I also have a handful of $200-$250 bottles in my cellar, and only two worth significantly more than that, and one of those two was a gift from a friend.
On the other end, there are also some $15-$30 bottles that are delicious for easy drinking.
Iād never spend 2% of my annual income on a single bottle, but not judging others who may choose to do so.
I never buy the ultra-high end, DRC, Petrus, Roumier, etc. I might re-evaluate when Iām significantly older (Certainly curious to try them at least once in my life).
I go with Glenā¦but like to add : normally if I open one of the top wines ( at the high limit opf $ 400 )ā¦is for a speciall occasion and/or to give face to my friends.
I had a 2000 Latour a couple weeks ago. I tried like hell to convince myself it was worth the retail value, and it was 10X better than any decent Bourdeaux from Napa. Couldnāt get thereā¦ I would rather have had a Dominus (as one example), plus another half dozen still gaining age in my cellar for that one bottle.