Wine Vintage of your kid's Birth years, Marriage Anniversaries, etc?

You’re back!!!!!!! I have mixed feelings about this

2013 was pretty decent in Champagne

We are 97 marriage.  Good for Tuscany and Napa. 

Also for Port and Sauternes

@mimik ... yea, long time no see. I remember you. ;-)   hope you're doing well and stop having mixed feelings. Instead, help me find a under $100 Barolo or BdM or Napa wine.

In terms of Champagne... I don't really drink much Champagne to understand any difference to be honest, so would rather stick with types of wine we usually drink at dinner; Bordeaux, Napa, Burgundy, Chablis, Sancerre, Chianti, VnM, BnM, Rioja.

2013 might be a tough year on the surface, but maybe go with higher end producers.  What, with hyper vineyard management, improvements in vinification and extreme sorting, there are gems to be found I'm sure.  Probably run you more that $70/bottle, but you won't be thinking about that when its 2031 or 2034 and your popping one. 

Also, it seems with off-years in bdx, Sauternes come out strong.  The disease pressure put on the ripening grapes by poor/wet weather adds to the botrytis effect.  Also, kids usually don't like wine, so start 'em on the sweet stuff!

My kids are '09 & '11.  Almost all Italian with some Spanish.  I have many more '11s than '09s so I'll need to look into balancing that out.  I only have a few '04s (anniversary)  but am on the look out.  I've pretty much given up on '70, both my and my wife's birth year.  There are some drinkable wines still available as it was a decent vintage, but usually the juice just isn't worth the squeeze.

Cool topic.

2013 is my wedding year, and per CellarTracker 29 out of 347 bottles are of that vintage.

Seems like 2013 Barolo is a good option. Would have been easier to shop for those before 2018 :-) oh well. Will be on a hunt for something under $100.

Thanks all.

The Chicago Wine Company has a few options for 2013 Barolo under $100. Tcwc.com. Their filtering system can be a little confusing at first, and you’ll have to make a selection to not see auction items. They do ship.

@billhike posted:

The Chicago Wine Company has a few options for 2013 Barolo under $100. Tcwc.com. Their filtering system can be a little confusing at first, and you’ll have to make a selection to not see auction items. They do ship.

I've never shopped with them before. Tried WineBid a few times but found it to be a bit too expensive with their 17% fee plus shipping.

Very lucky with significant vintages 2005 wedding ( couldnt find a bad region that year) and 2011 sons birth year. I certainly hopes he likes port as does his future offspring ( handful of 6L bottles of vintage port from the major houses)  plus 3L, 1.5, 759 ml and 375ml of vintage port and wines from around the world but not Champagne.

@differentdave posted:

( handful of 6L bottles of vintage port from the major houses)

@billhike posted:

yea same

now finding the time and party to open them is a diferent question

Got married in 2006 - bought some Latour, Pontet Canet, and Duhart.  Occasionally if I still see some 06 at a store, I'll pick them up.

For my first born daughter, I got some 09 Petrus, Pontet, Sass, Ornellaia.  Same thing for my 2nd daughter, but the 10 vintage.

1996 anniversary. Good vintage for Bordeaux, Champagne, Napa Cabs and Barolo.

VM