Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Personally I have no interest in a France BWE trip, but I would certainly be interested in getting BWE folks together in DC. The DC crew has done a great job of putting events together and its an easy place for many to get to.

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Amazing evening. And two 1964s! I've never had a 1964 Comtes de Champagne but have had other great 1964 Champagnes. Certainly long in the tooth by now (along with lots of other things from 1964) but I love how Comtes de Champagne ages. And pretty nice showings from some of the greatest Bordeaux of o...

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Some West Wing fan fiction I heard the other day was that this could be a long con from the Dems. If they were smart enough to make it look like a Biden/Trump rematch and then swapped in a competent but generally little known D at the end (like Whitmer) they would win easily. Just like 2016, these a...

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2002 Fourrier Chambolle-Musigny Les Gruenchers.

While I'm a sucker for the Calon Segur label for Valentine's Day, I think a mature Chambolle is a better match. Too bad I'm all out of Les Amoureuses...

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Great note. I already drank my 2000 Chasse Spleen and enjoyed every one. Great value.

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I voted net positive but its a tough call. I think he definitely helped the consumer, especially in the US, through the mid-90s. His palate change/decline, combined with market demand that he helped create for riper wines, contributed to loads of wines I don't much like. If I look at the evolution o...

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I would add 1986 Talbot (I bought a couple for $150 recently), as well as all the usual suspects from 1988, including PLL and Las Cases. No one cares about 1988 anymore, and its great value along with 1983.

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Great notes on what sounds like a great evening. Nothing finer than extremely fine wine and sharing it with BWEers.

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Some late thoughts on the weekend... Friday night was a free for all as usual. I thought the most impressive wines were the Cal Cabs, with 1991 Dominus as my favorite with the 1991 Montelena and 1997 Montebello not far behind. Far more Germans than usual, with the highlight for me being the 2001 Dön...

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It was great to hang out with the DC folks and drink some great wines with great people. I'll cover more later but while I had a great time talking to Marcus at length about foreign and tech policy, we do not share a palate. I thought the 2003 Latour wasn't particularly outstanding. I enjoyed the 20...

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Sounds like a lot of fun and some very good wine. Lisa and I had a 1995 Pichon Baron that was finally ready to drink and I finished off the last bit of a 2001 Rieussec that was top notch while thinking about our BWE friends.

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I hope that the big storm headed to New England doesn't interfere with history

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Great notes and it sounds like it was a great evening. No wine is finer than a great old wine in great shape.

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I've only had COVID once and I didn't lose my sense of taste or smell any more than a regular cold.

But after taking Paxlovid, everything tasted horrible and metallic for a few days. But that went away after I stopped taking it.

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Exactly what I want in a Sauternes. Great balance, fully mature, loads of botrytis, long, intense. Drinks well now and should continue to drink well until 2030 at least. Nice. A perfect match with an apple crisp with the first Gravensteins of the year with homemade caramel ice cream (anyone who has ...

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Thanks for the note and congrats on 47 years!

I have a magnum of 2002 Clos des Lambrays and very glad to hear how well it is drinking and that you think the plateau of maturity is long. 2002 is our anniversary year but I don't think I'll hold that bottle out until our 47th

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My local crunchy grocery coop somehow gets an allocation of Labet (culty Jura wine). I saw it the day it got put out. Got 7 bottles of various Chardonnay and Savagnin cuvees from 2019 and 2020. Not cheap at $80-$100 per but super tasty and I'm glad to have them.

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Pepe's wines are so great. They are goofy expensive in the US but the early drinking ones like you had that don't get officially exported when in Italy is fantastic.

When we are in Italy Lisa will drink Pepe just about the exclusion of everything else regardless of region if it is available.

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Thanks for the notes. I have a few of these and its always a good reminder to keep aging the big guns (LMHB and La Conseillante).

2001 LP Sautenes is incredibly good. I bought a bunch in 375 and they are as good as any but the big guns in 2001. Only 2 left.

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Try Torrentes if you can find one. A fabulous hump day quaffer with a very modest price... I'm a big fan of Torrontes as a summer quaffer, but it is pretty low acid. Very floral and juicy. If you want to try Torrontes, if you make sure it is from Salto (in Argentina) and its the most recent vintage...

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Nice trolling David! AI is not rotten to its core. Technologies on their own are not rotten. Generative AI (the technology behind ChatGPT) is an extremely powerful and interesting development in technology. It already can do some pretty interesting things, and it is going to get a lot better as peop...

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JimHow wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 8:51 pm Your intrepid reporter…

How awesome! Congrats Nicolas and MC!

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I'm sure the BD will come in with his judgment, but it seems to me the only way to properly atone would be to share a bottle of the 1985 Magdelaine with BWEers at some point in the future.

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Gosset is a very good Champagne house. If you ever have the opportunity, try the Celebris. The 2002 is fantastic, and hopefully I'll find a deal on the 2008 and 2012 someday.

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You guys definitely travel differently than we do. I loathe tours and avoid them like the plague. I want to walk or take public transportation and see things on my own at my pace. Buying Sistine Chapel tickets in advance lets you cut the line. It is very easy to do in advance. It is a total zoo so i...

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Great write up and a great lineup! I've been lucky enough to have 1964 Cheval Blanc at least twice, and both times courtesy of very generous BWEers. Twenty years ago s*d*r brought a fantastic 1964 Cheval Blanc to my house which blew away my 1964 Haut Brion, and more recently tim brought one with him...

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+1 with Jacques If you want to worry about systemic financial risk, I'd be much more worried about US government shutdowns and other black swans than bank failures, at least for the US. I think there is much more risk in the system than is being priced (the VIX is too low), but I think the social/po...

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It's too loved to truly be an off vintage, but Lisa and I had a 2002 La Mission Haut Brion last night with our Easter lamb. Its exactly the type of wine that would do poorly at a tasting because it isn't particularly big or powerful, but it was complete, harmonious and ready to drink. Mature but sti...

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Are we to focus on the "small" bottle in the background?

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The evening was completely insane in the true spirit of BWE. I think the image Jim posted above with me, him, Nic and a double magnum of 1975 Petrus courtesy of Ian captures it. Starter Champagne is always nice, but 2008 Cristal and 2008 Dom is better than nice. The DP was excellent but the Cristal ...

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tim wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:19 pm Love the empty Ausone bottle in the back, great memories!

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I think that all sounds fine. I would focus on how you actually get funds from us. I've been the treasurer for multiple BWE events and what I have found worked best was to be very clear on process for both determining the bill and for paying the bill. Technology for paying bills is a lot better now ...

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Ed Starter: Smoked mackerel rillettes Main: Slow cooked lamb belly Side: Pickled endive salad Dessert: French cheeses Lisa Starter: Pate en croute Main: Sea Trout Dessert: Carrot cake And from the canape menu we'd like a couple of the regular gougeres and a couple of the gougers avec morteau Thanks ...

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Menu looks tasty! Are you looking for pre-orders for the dinner or will they just ask us what we want at table?

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I agree tasting the 2019s early and together is the way.

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That sounds great Ian! Nice starter Champagne too! I am very much looking forward to this event!

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Just because a couple of people don't like Pinot Noir doesn't mean we all have to miss out. I suspect that there will be enough non-Pinot to keep MichaelP and hm$ happy. Typically at a Friday night BWE event there is enough choice and breadth that everyone is happy, even the heathens who don't appre...

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Clearly I don't hang out with the right people often enough

That looks a fantastic lineup.

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Wow. I especially liked the video - it captured the dry wit of BWE extremely well. I also liked the attitude toward the authenticity of the 1947 Cheval Blanc. It may have been real; it might not have been. You can't tell from the taste (which is super annoying), but you all enjoyed it, and that's th...

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