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PRICELESS Cheeky bouquet Sir Alex Ferguson on the joys of sharing along-anticipated wine INTERVIEW PETER BUHLMANN 26 collect wine and that’s mainly kept in London in bond, but I’ve got some great stuff at home. I’ve about 500 bottles, Iimagine. I’ve got some Penfolds Grange in the house, that’s abeautiful wine. Iwas trying alot of different wine houses for quite awhile there and Isaid to myself, “Look, the best way is to stick to what we know…” and that’s sticking to the best brands because they don’t disappoint, to be honest with you. ‘About two years ago Ihad a1961 Chateau Petrus which was absolutely fantastic. I’d had it for two years and Ilaid it out the day before a big game between Arsenal and Chelsea. They had adraw, sowewon the league and Iinvited all my staff and their wives up for acelebration drink that night. Itold them to come by at seven o’clock and at six o’clock I’d opened the Petrus and was ready to enjoy it. ‘Of course the doorbell rang –and there was my assistant and the fitness coach standing at the door! So Icouldn’t doanything else but invite them in and give them ashare of my ’61 Petrus! Ishould have told them to drive around the block about three times. ‘It was agreat year, anyway –Idon’t think you get abad year with Petrus, to be fair, but that was a 1961 CHATEAU PETRUS Value: £9,000 upwards fantastic wine. It was so smooth and velvety and the taste lasted so long in the mouth. Ithink that’s one of the secrets of agood wine; the taste lingers there and you can maybe only take one glass and not touch it for another 10 minutes because you’re still relishing the odours and the ingredients of it. ‘My favourite years are 1961, ’82 and, well, ’47 if you can get it. Ithink some of the years that have excelled have surprised people –1986 is very good and then 2003 is turning out very well, too. Ihad some 2003 and it was beautiful –aPavie Decesse, an excellent wine. ‘I’m always looking for value. Awhile back Iwas in Glasgow, inmyfriend’s restaurant, and Isee that there’s aPesquera Ribera del Duero, which is an excellent Spanish wine, and they had it down at £12! Imean, it really should be 30-odd quid. So Isaid to myself, “£12! Let’s get in here.” The owner was sitting at the table –hewanted some dinner –soItold him, “I’ve picked us a nice Pesquera.” He asked if it was any good and Isaid, “It’s fantastic, James, and I’ll tell you something, you’re selling it for nothing!” He jumped out of that chair and got hold of the wine waiter and said, “What’s going on here?” Iwound him up about it terribly. Isaid, “I think I’ll take some home with me…” ‘There were about 10 of us as I’d just won the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket with Rock Of Gibraltar, and we’d flown up the same day to celebrate. Aye, it was agood day.’ CHRIS TERRY /CONTOUR BY GETTY IMAGES, SOTHEBYS
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