Recommend me a $100-$150 wine

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

Ns1

No Lifer
Jun 17, 2001
55,413
1,570
126
way below your price range but this is damn tasty =P

Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais-Villages (2005)
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
110,511
29,096
146
Originally posted by: DonVito
2003 Opus One.


I was going to say Opus.

Also, how about a '97 Chianti? Almost any will do; it was a fantastic year for those.

A Brunello would work wonders too ('99 for those)
 

thegimp03

Diamond Member
Jul 5, 2004
7,426
2
81
It can be found for a little under $100, but pick up a bottle or two of 2002 Merryvale Profile. It's a great wine.
 

Apex

Diamond Member
Oct 11, 1999
6,511
1
71
www.gotapex.com
Originally posted by: dug777
Penfolds Grange.

http://www.nicks.com.au/index.aspx?link_id=82.530

/thread ;)

You can get Grange for under $150? Best I could find is $170, and that's for a 1994, a mediocre year for them.

http://www.bassins.com


Originally posted by: thegimp03
It can be found for a little under $100, but pick up a bottle or two of 2002 Merryvale Profile. It's a great wine.

Nice wine. Just tasted a vertical (99, 2001, 2002), and the 02 was my favorite.



Since the guy's traveled through Europe, I'd stay well away from European wine. He's probably found his own favorites. Go with CA, or Australian.

The above two were good suggestions, if they fit in your budget, and your friend likes wines that are a bit bigger, more fruit forward, than your typical bdx.

Another few you might consider:

2003-2004 Torbreck Run Rig
2001, 2004 Torbreck Descendant
2005 Amon-Ra Shiraz
Herb Lamb Cabernet (not EII), any year except 2000
2004 Kay Brothers Amery Vineyards Block 6 Shiraz
2002-2004 Kilikanoon Oracle

One that might work well (good name recognition, bdx style, very tasty, and right maturity) is a mid 90's Dominus. 1994 or 1991 would be great, though any year between 1983 and 1997 would be good.

 

olds

Elite Member
Mar 3, 2000
50,047
706
126
Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower
How did this thread get such a high rating with so many poor responses?

You didn't start it.
 

jpeyton

Moderator in SFF, Notebooks, Pre-Built/Barebones
Moderator
Aug 23, 2003
25,375
142
116
A few cases of Two Buck Chuck.