# calling wine buffs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** wine\ **Created:** [May 21, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-wine-buffs/404883 "2007-05-21T03:24:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-wine-buffs/404883/1 "2007-05-21T03:24:59Z")
Personally speaking I wouldn’t know a Bordeaux from a claret. When I buy wine it’s usually supermarket stuff at about £6-10 per bottle. It’s rare that I get anything more expensive. Anyway, a few days ago I obtained a few bottles of wine. 8 different types. Some of them have price labels on them, some don’t. One is labeled £21.50, which if accurate would be the most expensive wine I’ve ever had. Another is labeled £15. I’d like to know if I’ve got some good stuff that should be saved for a special occasion, ordinary stuff that I can drink next time I’m thirsty, or expensive stuff that I can put on eBay. How much is it worth? Drink it on it’s own? serve with food? what kind of food? Here’s what I got: 1991 Chateau-Chalon, Vin jeune de Grande Garde 2002 Puligny-Montrachet, Domaine Gauffroy Marc 2004 Rioja Vega, Blanco 2002 Alforja, La Mancha 2000 Tradition, Domaine Morel Thibaut, Cotes De Jura 2000 Chardonnay, Arbois-Pupillin 2002 Roux Pere& Fils, Saint-Veran Puligny-Montrachet, Les Enseignieres, Henri Prudhon & Fils. (no year on the label) It would help if you can direct me to a good website that lists prices for wines. I may be able to obtain more bottles from the same source at a later date. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-wine-buffs/404883/2 "2007-05-21T05:57:26Z")
_1991 Chateau-Chalon, Vin jeune de Grande Garde_ Red Bordeaux (aka claret). 1991 wasn’t a gret year and it’s going to way past its best. _2002 Puligny-Montrachet, Domaine Gauffroy Marc_ Decent quality white Burgundy, but nothing extra special _2002 Alforja, La Mancha_ La Mancha is not traditionally an area for making good wine. I’d guess this is pretty bland Spanish plonk. _2004 Rioja Vega, Blanco_ Pretty ordinary white Rioja _2000 Tradition, Domaine Morel Thibaut, Cotes De Jura_ I’m going to guess that’s a white wine. If it is, that’s the most interesting wine of the bunch. If I’m right, then it’s actually a Vin Jaune (it might say this on the label). A very peculiar wine - almost sherry like. _2000 Chardonnay, Arbois-Pupillin_ Another wine from the Jura, but nothing special _2002 Roux Pere& Fils, Saint-Veran_ Another Chardonnay from the general Burgundy area, but made in one of the lesser villages. _Puligny-Montrachet, Les Enseignieres, Henri Prudhon & Fils. (no year on the label)_ That’s a decent quality white Burgundy (Chardonnay) . That’s probably the most expensive wine - I’d guess around £25 a bottle. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-wine-buffs/404883/3 "2007-05-21T07:08:57Z")
Puligny Montrachet is a very good area. I went there about 15 years ago; the wine was heavenly. [Here’s](http://www.meursault-gauffroy.com/appellations_uk.htm) the Gauffroys web page; [here’s](http://www.henri-prudhon.fr/) the Prudhon’s. Prices for the [2002](http://www.everywine.co.uk/every-wine/18687-2002-domaine-philippe-brenot-les-enseignieres-pulignymontrachet.html) and [2004](http://www.cambridgewine.com/cwines.nsf/WineDetail/49DE6FA4FF7F3CD28025725C00703315?OpenDocument) Les Enseignieres. Saint Veran is very nice. We had this for my father’s 80th. Inexpensive. 2002 was a very good year in Burgundy.