Chteau Margaux 1995 big problem!
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So our office had a big collection for a member of staff leaving the office and I took it on to buy a gift so given what we had collected and that he always had been into decent red wine I opted to buy Chteau Margaux 1995.
I left this at home last night and with the aim of giving it to him tomorrow during the leaving speech.
Anyway got home early and the wife had been cooking as the house was filled with a lovely slow cooker meal - 8 hour slow cooked venison (which I've had before and is superb).
So I said to the wife put your feet up and leave the rest to me - also asked if she wanted a drink she said yes please there is a bit left in a bottle on the work top I'd used in the slow cooker. Given we do have a notable number of bottles in the house nothing out of the ordinary crossed my mind....
Then it hit me .... I walked into picked up a couple of glasses then glanced round for the bottle!!!! Oh yes it was the leaving gift. Too late to do anything about it so I poured the red and have to say it was lovely really lovely.
So the question do I bring this up with her (it was in a gift box) or as clearly it wasn't intentional keep quiet about it and buy something else tomorrow and swallow the hit?
Bloody annoying but guess it will make for a a good laugh at my expense when I give the speech?
I left this at home last night and with the aim of giving it to him tomorrow during the leaving speech.
Anyway got home early and the wife had been cooking as the house was filled with a lovely slow cooker meal - 8 hour slow cooked venison (which I've had before and is superb).
So I said to the wife put your feet up and leave the rest to me - also asked if she wanted a drink she said yes please there is a bit left in a bottle on the work top I'd used in the slow cooker. Given we do have a notable number of bottles in the house nothing out of the ordinary crossed my mind....
Then it hit me .... I walked into picked up a couple of glasses then glanced round for the bottle!!!! Oh yes it was the leaving gift. Too late to do anything about it so I poured the red and have to say it was lovely really lovely.
So the question do I bring this up with her (it was in a gift box) or as clearly it wasn't intentional keep quiet about it and buy something else tomorrow and swallow the hit?
Bloody annoying but guess it will make for a a good laugh at my expense when I give the speech?
Boo152 said:
How much was the Margaux?
Ch Margaux is what all "typical" PHers drink. Won't be found it in the 2 for a tenner section at the local supermarket. OP needs to decide whether raising the matter with wife will result in:
1) Nagging about having left bottle lying around, and/or
2) Sufficient
BTW, did it work well when used for casserole?
LooneyTunes said:
Ch Margaux is what all "typical" PHers drink. Won't be found it in the 2 for a tenner section at the local supermarket.
OP needs to decide whether raising the matter with wife will result in:
1) Nagging about having left bottle lying around, and/or
2) Sufficientremorse filthiness to justify mentioning
BTW, did it work well when used for casserole?
Having it a bit later, though the normal version with say £8 ish bottle is superb so its a lot to go do. OP needs to decide whether raising the matter with wife will result in:
1) Nagging about having left bottle lying around, and/or
2) Sufficient
BTW, did it work well when used for casserole?
I've never drank it before buy the small glass I did have was lovely.
I love stories like this (all sympathies to the OP!).
Some friends I met years ago worked out I _quite_ liked my wine and the husband pipes up one evening "oooh, I have some bottles of some Rothschild stuff at home - bought for me as gift from a supplier years ago. We must try it".
Anyway, so on the night in question; I get to mate's house and he's opened one. (he had 3 originally, one he drank ages back). Lovely it was and very kind of him to share.
I jokingly said, "we may as well open your last bottle then?".
Mate: you're eating it.
Me: What?
Mate: wife put it in the beef bourguignon.
Me: *weeps*
1983 Lafite used as a cooking wine.....
OP - you MUST tell your wife what she has done.
Some friends I met years ago worked out I _quite_ liked my wine and the husband pipes up one evening "oooh, I have some bottles of some Rothschild stuff at home - bought for me as gift from a supplier years ago. We must try it".
Anyway, so on the night in question; I get to mate's house and he's opened one. (he had 3 originally, one he drank ages back). Lovely it was and very kind of him to share.
I jokingly said, "we may as well open your last bottle then?".
Mate: you're eating it.
Me: What?
Mate: wife put it in the beef bourguignon.
Me: *weeps*
1983 Lafite used as a cooking wine.....
OP - you MUST tell your wife what she has done.
. Zod said:
tomw2000 said:
OP - you MUST tell your wife what she has done.
In a gentle, "I'm not complaining", way.Otherwise, she might do it again.
escargot said:
Love it. £252.50 portion of boeuf bourgignon. Superb work!
Yep. I've a feeling now sipping a nice 6x or 5 that I might make a comment in passing but in jest. Cannot blame the Mrs wouldn't gain anything and no doubt she would say oh you didn't make it clear enough it wasn't to be used - risk of a weekend of her being pissed off (knowing des wasted that much cash). This I think just laugh it off.
I've blown many multiples of that in Lapdancing clubs in single sitting far too many times and the horses ouch
Zod said:
tomw2000 said:
OP - you MUST tell your wife what she has done.
In a gentle, "I'm not complaining", way.Otherwise, she might do it again.
GBDG said:
Even if you know nothing about wine it would be hard not to notice it's from 1995...
From the OP's mention about having a decent quantity of wine in the house, and the fact that he went to the effort to track down a Ch Margaux in the first place, that might not have given her a clue.
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