Comments on: Stocking up on Salon 1996

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Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:26:35 +0000

[...] (alpacas optional) The WSJ finds a stay-at-home dad who has sunk $120k into 400 bottles of 1996 Champagne, quoting him saying: “It sure beats looking at a Merrill Lynch monthly statement.” Um, [...]

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:31:24 +0000

Not that I drink this wine but as an investor, the Molly Dookers are the hottest thing right now. If I could get 10% of the Enchanted path or Carnival of love I could make a killing.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:55:39 +0000

Hmmm…that’s tough, but I’d have to say, on the “romance” side of things, I’d have to say Armand Rousseau or Leroy, but practically speaking, one of the cult California’s would get the most return the quickest- like Bryant Family or Colgin, etc

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FT Wine Investment - mature wines and more | Dr Vino's wine blog — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:51:58 +0000

[...] round-table with three American collectors, including the “Big Boy,” Rob Rosania (his Salon 1996 strategy we also already discussed), provided a quick observation worth [...]

By: Eleanor

Eleanor — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:10:53 +0000

I read on a marketing/branding site (blog.marketingdoctor.tv) that Champagne was considering expanding its borders..If it is, I imagine that this could hurt the brand’s image–I haven’t decided yet if this means I would take 10% a Champagne brand from pre border-changes…or if that’s the first thing I’d cut, just in case the price declined along with the image and taste (all very uh..hypothetical).

By: steve kirchner

steve kirchner — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:10:30 +0000

I’d like to get 10% of the 2005 lafleur or l’evangile pomerols. there aren’t so many cases as the big names – all the first growths are over 12,000. i wouldn’t mind having a big position in the 98 l’evangile either.

By: Henri Vasnier

Henri Vasnier — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:48:05 +0000

Are we talking about 10% as an investment position, or 10% that I would largely or mostly hope to drink with the sold-off bottles financing the total purchase cost?

Either way, Rousseau Chambertin. It’s probably too allocated for one person to get 10%, but I think if you worked at it you might get it done.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:41:06 +0000

The previous comment neglects that many wines are allocated and the market share could never be achieved, thus no Cal. cult buy-out. Likewise for DRC. Before the past few years vast cost hikes the first growths would be obvious choices. Even larger portions of a second wine, such as Carruades or Forts de Latour might be a good option as these have seen big gains from the years like 2000 or ‘96. But the best bet would probably be a well known and highly coveted classified, but not first, growth, bordeaux.

By: bb

bb — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:46:41 +0000

Given the quantities and the track record, I would take 10% of one of the first growth Bordeaux, either Lafite or Mouton. You could hold them for as long as you wanted.

It might be interesting to do 10% of one of the ultra premium priced California wines like Screaming Eagle. I think you might be able to turn those over sooner with a larger % profit on the deal, but the smaller quantities make the Bordeaux deal way more appealing.

By: Chris C

Chris C — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:08:05 +0000

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