Wine with Leslie: Wine from the year my son was born — he'll get some when he moves out
These wines work well with paella
A recent conversation with my 20 year old son about his taste in wine got me thinking about my own childhood. He likes the good stuff of course, mainly because he has had the chance to taste it. In particular he likes aged Bordeaux but also Rioja and Australian Shiraz but is open to most styles of wine thankfully. His friends have little interest he tells me but they do look to him to find the best wines under a tenner. I’m told that recommendations from this newspaper are also taken into consideration should retailers be so kind as to quote me!
He was fortunate to born in the year 2000, a year with warm summers all over Europe which allowed for a particularly good vintage in Bordeaux. I laid down some Vintage Port and a few cases of Cru Classé Bordeaux and while we have dipped in on special occasions (it’s delicious), two thirds of what I bought remains. Although I’ve been vague in my promises he will get some of it for himself if he can ever afford to move out.
