A good wine as a baptism gift?

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Howdy A&J and welcome to the board.
Buying a wine as a gift to be held for X number of years can be a problem. Much depends on the recipient's ability to store the wine under optimum conditions for a long period. Whichever label you choose will represent a roll of the dice, since there can be no guarantees regarding a wine's longevity. All you can do is bank on a particular label that has a good track record. A first growth Bordeuax like a Ch. d'Yquem, Ch. Margaux, Ch. Latour, Ch. Lafite, Haut-Brion, would all be candidates, but so would Barolos and Brunellos. Not an easy choice. And to repeat, there would be no guarantee of its drinkability 18 years hence. (Note that all of the Bordeaux mentioned on the primary market now are 2001 and 2002 vintages.)