Buying Bordeaux Futures

[TheEngineer]

Just a slightly different perspective here....as I am new to wine and have only been purchasing for a few years. As such my cellar is not falling over themselves with wine and I could use a bit more vintage range.

I do get a few cases of the current release on futures for wines that I know I want. Then I wait until they come out to see if I want more. The amount of that release I buy depends on the quality and the price. For the 2005's which are going to come out very high, I may just think about buying another case of 2000 or 1996 or maybe even asking around for a 1990 for a 1982. For First growth prices, expect this time to be around $6000 per case. Second growths are around $2000-$1000 and then down. For those prices I can get very established wines for about the same price or less.

I have a limited budget for wine and can't order whatever I want, but also looking to manage what I want in my cellar and for the last year, all I've really been doing is filling in with 90's, 95's and 96's (and a few early than that) as they come up and I can afford them.

hope this adds some confusion! this was definitely not for clarity sake! Have fun!