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Stumbled upon some GOLD, advice needed.

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exile_ch
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Alright NS, what do you think:

Yesterday, I did an inventory of my wine cellar which I inherited from my dad who past away 2 years ago.
I am leaving to work in China and if everything goes well, I'll be living there for several years; and that pushed me to really know what I had down there. I knew we had good wine, my dad was extremely well educated about it and we drank some every day during dinner (as every good European family should) . I've tasted some pretty good bottle during my time but I wasn't ready for what I discovered.

Here is what I found among tenth of bottles:

- Château Lafite Rotschild 1965 / 1975 / 1978
- Château Mouton Rotschild 1978 / 1979 / 1989
- Romanée Conti 1965
- Château Lynche Bage 1947
- Petrus 1969 (holy shit)


And a fucking Château Latour 1916

Those are some pretty big names, and I can safely say I was super stoked about it. But here is my problem: I'm leaving to China for a long time and I'm not sure what to do with those bottles. One thing for sure, I can't import them with me, China is a pain in the ass with taxes)

Keep them? (some of them are already undrinkable, most will be when I get back)
Drink them? (I got 1 month left before I leave, and I'm not sure to enjoy them as I should)
Sell them? (It's worth a LOT of money, but it's my heritage =/ )

Let's hear what you think NS !
Jun 13 2011 5:54PM
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steep
Posts: 6063 - Karma: 298
I personally would sell it. That extra money could
Jun 14 2011 2:58PM
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Newschool_Pope
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wanna trade for some jibberish....























id say drink the drinkable ones and sell the too old ones
Jun 14 2011 3:11PM
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broto
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it's either... have a good taste in your mouth from a 90 year old bottle of wine given to you by your parents for a few hours... or all new ski stuff and then some.
Jun 14 2011 3:15PM
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ESAND
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 744
How is pointing out that suggesting drinking a cup at a time is stupid wine elitism? It is just as true for a $20 dollar bottle as a $2000 bottle. As for the cognac, even if there arent a ton of drinkers on the board, the comparison was probably still understood. Plus im not sure that there aren't ant here, this place seems like a haven for the mix your pint of vsop with coke crowd.
Jun 14 2011 5:51PM
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PopsicleStand
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well I stand corrected. Im glad you brought yourself down to our level with the "a cup at a time" comment.

im just saying it came off a little harsh. nobody questions your knowledge though. ill let everyone get back to discussing the goods. I would love to have the chance to drink a valuable wine, along with having someone explain its merit to me.
Jun 14 2011 6:43PM
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