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To: TimF who wrote (32169)	2/3/2009 4:49:52 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Read it again. I did not say that the 'proto-elitist' was drinking "Napoleon Brandy, and multi-thousand dollar bottles of French Bordeaux". (I said "bottled water" for the proto-elitist.) I have no doubt that those other items mostly fall in the preserve of the full-fledged elitists. :-)

To: TimF who wrote (32169)	2/4/2009 10:08:02 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 71588

If he gets rich enough to afford Napoleon Brandy, and multi-thousand dollar bottles of French Bordeaux, that wouldn't automatically make him an elitist. When did said person buy the hypothetical valuable bordeaux. I have drank very valuable bordeaux that was bought very reasonably due to timing of the buy. For instance in 1972 the British government put currency restrictions on which prohibited most bordeaux futures contracts from being honored. There were some really great buys on 1970 Bordeaux in the US. For instance this bottle may well have been bought for a couple hundred dollars initially: 1970 Petrus 4500ml ...hint of oxidation on the nose, but tar and cassis evident also; very rich, round and full... Wine Spectator. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 1970 Petrus 45... + Add to Shopping List In stock at JJ Buckley Fine Wine New Seller $13,399.99 nextag.com