The Finalists

Ok... Here we go... I divided it into their separate categories - Bordeaux, Burgundy, California, Champagne, Other, Sweet and White. I took the best of those groups and here you have the top wines in each category. They are not in any particular order... From here I'll start breaking them down by category. Just not today... I'm not quite ready yet.

Bordeaux
1955 Chateau Haut Brion
1975 Chateau Petrus
1982 Chateau Latour (Bottle #5)
1982 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
1982 Chateau Cheval Blanc

Burgundy
1976 Leroy Romanee-St.-Vivant
1985 DRC Echezeaux
1989 DRC Romanee-Conti
1989 DRC Romanee-Saint-Vivant Morey Monge
2000 Bouchard La Romanee

California
1994 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Harlan Estate
2002 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon

Champagne
1985 Louis Roederer Cristal (Magnum)
1988 Krug (Magnum)
1990 Krug (Magnum)
1999 Louis Roederer Cristal

Other
1989 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle
1990 Guigal “La Mouline” Cote Rotie
1994 Vega Sicilia Unico
1996 Gaja Sperss
1998 Penfold’s Grange

Sweet
1953 Chateau d’Yquem

White
1999 DRC Montrachet
1990 Herm Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshole Riesling Auslese
1976 Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Auslese
1990 Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne
2004 Dagueneau Blanc Fume de Pouilly "Silex"