Great wine <$50

[JimHow]

I think I paid $35 per bottle for that 1996 Pontet Canet, Nicola.

As for today, though?

I'm going to make a bold statement:

There are NO "great" wines being produced with any consistency for under $50.

[Nicklasss]

I think I paid $35 per bottle for that 1996 Pontet Canet, Nicola.

As for today, though?

I'm going to make a bold statement:

There are NO "great" wines being produced with any consistency for under $50.

Like I wrote, I agree. I guess that little miracles happen, but it is limited.

Nic

[Winona Chief]

Looking at the reds on your list, in the last few months, I have had the 2015 of Ridge Geyserville, Laporte Morgon and Thivin Cote de Brouilly. They were all wonderful and all very reasonably priced ($20s and $30s). The 2018 Ridge Geyserville we drank last week was very good though perhaps a bit too young. Well over half of the wines I drink are less than $50 and I drink them because I really like them. Don’t know if I would call them great but there are lots of very good Cote du Rhône for $15 - $25. There so many wonderful (and some truly great) German Rieslings for $25 - $50. Not necessarily great but there quite a number of very good Champagne for $35 to $50 - Delamotte, Bereche and Roederer Brut Premier are some of my favorites.

And I enjoyed a fabulous bottle of that 1996 Pontet Canet with Marjorie just a couple weeks ago. That was a great one. Speaking of Cantemerle, the 1983 and 1989 were both great.

Chris Bublitz