What Wine Would You Put Away To Share With Your Child When They Become Legal?
1) Not spending the kid's college fund on the wine.
2) Finding a great representation of the 2013 vintage (either Northern or Southern Hemisphere).
3) Trying to foresee if the kid will actually even be remotely interested in drinking a stupid bottle of old wine with his lame parents (if they even use the term lame in 19 years).
Regardless, we are trying to figure out which wine might to the trick. First or second growth Bordeaux or Burgundy don't match point 1 so they are out. Given what we have found out about the harvest in the Southern Hemisphere, it looks really good. Maybe really good Argentinean Malbec or Aussie Cab Sauv or Shiraz?
The Northern Hemisphere is a few weeks away from being in full harvest mode. But, there are early indications of good things happening in Northern California. France seems to have rebounded somewhat from a terrible 2012 vintage where many wineries are not going to release a 2012 at all. 2013 may be somewhat worthwhile after all. Not much news from Portugal, Spain, and Italy yet so there is a TBD for Douro, Rioja, and Barolo/Barbaresco.
It will most likely be 2014 before we actually choose a few bottles to lay down but if you were choosing.....what would YOU choose?
We'd love your input!
Fingers crossed for a wine lover, but hey healthy is a good place to start.
Keep on tasting!
Chris & Shannon
Hi Shannon and Chris. I hope the countdown is going well.
ReplyDeleteMy parents introduced me to wine a few years before becoming legal. Their approach satisfy criteria 1 and 3. They started me out on rosés, usually at Sunday dinner. I liked it!
When I was legal I think the first non-rosé I tried was Bordeaux. That investment was more educational than pleasurable. The transition was too much for me and it took, on future occasions I should add, a couple of more bottles before I began acquiring a taste
So my recommendation would be not to expect him (I assume from #3 it's a boy), to enjoy drinking his first bottle as much as you'll enjoy him coming of age. Maybe you'd be better off considering anything you lay down in 2014 as for yourselves, unless you know of any rosés suitable for aging.
Best wishes for the days ahead.
Thanks so much for the comment. This is great advice and you are right, a vintage from 2013 would/should be for us. Great point about introducing the Rosés and Rieslings of the wine world first.
ReplyDeleteReally appreciate the input.
Many thanks,
Chris & Shannon
Germany! 2013 looks like it will continue the good-to-great succession of vintages. Almost any riesling from spatlese level up will last the distance, and there are plenty that will not set you back too much.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the new addition to your family!
Very good idea! Rieslings would last for sure. That might also be a little more attractive to a rookie palate. Fantastic advice, many thanks!
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