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- Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:50 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: The Billionaire's Wine
- Replies: 14
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Re: TN: The Billionaire's Wine
Beer goes with sushi. I like sake somewhat too, but it's beer that does it for me. I guess if you don't like sushi you don't like caviar also. There's also so much excellent "cooked" sushi, various maki, handrolls, fried softshell crabs inside of them, smoked eel, salmon skin rolls, etc. ...
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:39 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1996 Lynch-Moussas has been uncorked - and recorked
- Replies: 5
- Views: 489
Re: 1996 Lynch-Moussas has been uncorked - and recorked
Same wine, Alch? I wonder how many people all around the world enjoyed a 1996 Lynch-Moussas last night. Anyway the wine remains fresh and vibrant. I think the tannin is pretty well in the green light phase. The wine has powerful acidity; this is not to say it's in anyway tart or unenjoyable. On the...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:43 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TNs: Barolo and Amarone wines from 1996/1997
- Replies: 4
- Views: 371
Re: TNs: Barolo and Amarone wines from 1996/1997
Every once in a while my wife and I have dinner with this other couple and it always seems that we end up with a whole lot of wine on the table. And this dinner party was no different! The focus was on Italian reds, but we started with some sparkling wine and a white with the early courses. 1996 Al...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:34 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Not a single Bordeaux in Wine Spectator Top 100
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3790
Re: Not a single Bordeaux in Wine Spectator Top 100
My friend Paul pointed this out to me a few days ago. He feels that the Bordeaux bubble is about to burst. In my interpretation, maybe the WS is trying to send a little message to Bordeaux. The Bordelais can't be too thrilled about being left of the list completely. It's really a pretty big swipe. ...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:06 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: The Billionaire's Wine
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2029
Re: TN: The Billionaire's Wine
No, I'm not a billionaire and not likely to become one, but just once I wanted to pretend to drink like one. The all-white theme was selected by my guests as a match for the sublime food at Nobu. We also had some sake which I was surprised I liked, but that is available to the masses. I mostly have...
- Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1996 Lynch-Moussas has been uncorked - and recorked
- Replies: 5
- Views: 489
Re: 1996 Lynch-Moussas has been uncorked - and recorked
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Odd. I'd have taken a glass to enjoy. Maybe just sniff until the meal is ready. Aah, love sniffing a great aromatic wine.
Odd. I'd have taken a glass to enjoy. Maybe just sniff until the meal is ready. Aah, love sniffing a great aromatic wine.
- Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:39 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: China has become the n° 1 export market for Bordeaux
- Replies: 3
- Views: 302
Re: China has become the n° 1 export market for Bordeaux
Heck Jim, I remember railing about wine prices years ago and the fact that the rich will only make them go higher. Oil...heh, like my analogy that if bread cost 50$/loaf and enough bought at that price then that would be the price. Glad I went another way to try wine and buy what I liked. I like to ...
- Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:38 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: aged Bordeaux and a young young Chateauneuf...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1109
Re: TN: aged Bordeaux and a young young Chateauneuf...
A friend has just returned to Japan from Belgium, having spent time in Bordeaux beforehand, so we went for dinner and are now at home with some good bottles... Here are the notes... 1974 Chateau Croizet-Bages, Pauillac earth, wet soil, cedar, tobacco, stewed cranberry, still quite spritely, but ver...
- Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:25 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: If the Patriots and Jets were Bordeaux wines....
- Replies: 64
- Views: 12403
Re: If the Patriots and Jets were Bordeaux wines....
DavidG wrote:Jets, feh.
Ravens.
Let's hope the Packers send those cheatin' Patriots...
... packing.
HOORAH!
Almost David, almost.
Just got a feeling someone will during the play offs.
GO RAVENS!
- Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:01 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 1998 Château Dassault (France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 167
Re: TN: 1998 Château Dassault (France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Keeping the few Right Bankers from 1998 as Retirement Wines. Best might be La Fleur Petrus. Not sure, others may top it when I pop them.
Might start opening my Oporto at 55th birthday. Next year. Helluva present.
Might start opening my Oporto at 55th birthday. Next year. Helluva present.
- Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:39 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: If the Patriots and Jets were Bordeaux wines....
- Replies: 64
- Views: 12403
Re: If the Patriots and Jets were Bordeaux wines....
Love to see a Ravens/Eagles Super Bowl, with the Ravens beating the $#!7 outta the Eagles. Doubt it will happen but still...JimHow wrote:Ravens are the one team that worries me in the AFC.
The Jets are cheaters.
- Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:35 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Cantemerle v Durfort 04
- Replies: 7
- Views: 731
Re: Cantemerle v Durfort 04
I've had some very good Cantemerle, don't think I've ever had a Dufort.
Cantemerle can be consistently good, rarely great, if ever. And it usually is very affordable.
Cantemerle can be consistently good, rarely great, if ever. And it usually is very affordable.
- Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:29 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2005 Joseph Drouhin Volnay (France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1005
Re: TN: 2005 Joseph Drouhin Volnay (France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay)
2005 Joseph Drouhin Volnay - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay (12/9/2010) I was prepared to not like this wine, based on the all-over-the-place reviews I read on cellartracker. After the first two sips, I was concerned it was going to be a thin supermarket-styled villages effort. But it jus...
- Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:57 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: If the Patriots and Jets were Bordeaux wines....
- Replies: 64
- Views: 12403
Re: If the Patriots and Jets were Bordeaux wines....
Heck, not to worry Jim, the Patriots are likely to be in the Super Bowl the way they are playing. And I hate them. GO RAVENS! I'm from Maryland. From ESPN.com: 2010 strength of schedule April, 13, 2010 Apr 134:42PM ETEmail Print Comments158 By ESPN.com staffWith the upcoming release of the 2010 NFL ...
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 6:16 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 1999 Palmer
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1961
Re: TN: 1999 Palmer
When Margaux is right, it is my favorite Bordeaux. Doesn't matter the estate.
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:06 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1634
Re: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
Speaking of La Fleur Petrus, I have 3 bottles of the 1999 I believe. This still in the waiting stage or what? Methinks I bought them off a Parker 94 or higher rating when they were released. Back when. Just went to the basement to retrieve a quilt, check the La Fleur Petrus, actually 4 bottles of 1...
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:45 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 1999 Palmer
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1961
Re: TN: 1999 Palmer
I have some of these. I was keeping them for retirement also.
Congratulations on a productive life!
Congratulations on a productive life!
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:37 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Old World versus New: WSJ takes on Wine 101
- Replies: 1
- Views: 115
Re: Old World versus New: WSJ takes on Wine 101
Admit. Never read the article. But... Is there still a controversy between European wines and New World wines? That's as silly as comparing Burgundy with St. Estephe. Napanoma is Napanoma. Australia is...weird. East Coast wines most of you never taste, but many are delicious. Rioja is fine, so is th...
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:30 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: If the Patriots and Jets were Bordeaux wines....
- Replies: 64
- Views: 12403
Re: If the Patriots and Jets were Bordeaux wines....
Damn! Tom Brady and his ogres kicked the Shirt off Sanchez and his Jets. They'll most likely be in the Super Bowl. BTW, I found some SPAM or something tops that were the NFL back in the 1960's. No AFL teams, just NFL originals. Odd you could go for 9 and 1 and be the top team. I have no problem with...
- Sat Dec 04, 2010 4:17 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: here's a thought
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1008
Re: here's a thought
Hmm, I don't think there are any absolutes here. Some wines are better with food, some are better for sipping on their own, some are better with broader ranges of foods, others with fairly specific foods and spices. Not too many perform equally well in all venues, though to generalize I would say C...
- Sat Dec 04, 2010 2:27 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2007 Vieux Telegraphe La Crau has been uncorked....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 512
Re: The 2007 Vieux Telegraphe La Crau has been uncorked....
Chantaunef, always great.
Drank most of mine. Couldn't help it. Just great wine.
Drank most of mine. Couldn't help it. Just great wine.
- Sat Dec 04, 2010 2:14 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1634
Re: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
Yeah, had some bad days and popped some great Bordeaux, sniffed and enjoyed and got lost. Helped me they did. Trouble is, this was many of my Bordeaux, Burgundy too. Half-way sane again, damn, missing most of my cellar.
- Sat Dec 04, 2010 1:40 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1634
Re: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
Good to know, I'd bought them as 'retirement' wines, along with the Mouton and Margaux and Haut-Brion. BTW, had 4 of the Palmer 1999, bottle I tried was awesome, in case you have any.JimHow wrote:Trust me, it is amazing, I've had it several times, I've always rated it 95+.
- Sat Dec 04, 2010 1:07 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1634
Re: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
Hoping that was a consensus. Weren't exactly inexpensive!JimHow wrote:'98 La Fleur Petrus is a stunner.
- Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:01 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1634
Re: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
Speaking of La Fleur Petrus, I have 3 bottles of the 1999 I believe. This still in the waiting stage or what? Methinks I bought them off a Parker 94 or higher rating when they were released. Back when. Just went to the basement to retrieve a quilt, check the La Fleur Petrus, actually 4 bottles of 1...
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: here's a thought
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1008
Re: here's a thought
>Some of the best wines are better with food, and most of the wines I like are better with food than by themselves. Most wines I don't like as well with cheese, especially strong cheese. There are some exceptions, of course, but I am not a great fan of red Bdx with any strong cheese. Stefan, please...
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:46 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2005 Cantemerle
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3476
Re: 2005 Cantemerle
Obviously this is going to improve significantly with age, but at the current price ($35-40 a bottle) the question is how well. At that price I could get two bottles of Cantemerle in an average year. OMG! 2005 Cantemerle is going for that price! Heck, I bought them regularly at the local county sho...
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:42 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: here's a thought
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1008
Re: here's a thought
I love the dessert wines from the Loire Valley, like Coteaux du Layon. Baumard offers a couple that are outstanding; wonderful when they're young and they usually become more honeyed and nuanced with age. With desserts or on their own (i.e., in lieu of dessert), these wines can be so great that it ...
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:27 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: If the Patriots and Jets were Bordeaux wines....
- Replies: 64
- Views: 12403
Re: If the Patriots and Jets were Bordeaux wines....
The Jets, led by Mark Sanchez and Ladanian "L.T." <rolls eyes> Tomlinson, are a "feminine" wine. The Patriots, led by Tom Brady, are a "masculine", or, at the very least, a "metro-sexual" wine. Jim, Jim, Jim. Is the Winter already getting into your brain? &qu...
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1634
Re: TN: '07 O. Leflaive and La Fleur Petrus
Speaking of La Fleur Petrus, I have 3 bottles of the 1999 I believe. This still in the waiting stage or what?
Methinks I bought them off a Parker 94 or higher rating when they were released. Back when.
Methinks I bought them off a Parker 94 or higher rating when they were released. Back when.
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:07 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: here's a thought
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1008
Re: here's a thought
stefan,
Just think of your favorites.
Yes, best wines, but just having a meal.
Leave it to you.
Just think of your favorites.
Yes, best wines, but just having a meal.
Leave it to you.
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:52 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: here's a thought
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1008
Re: here's a thought
Really good Bordeaux or Burgundy or Cote Rotie, or Brunello or whatever... They are all just beautiful just drinking. With food, many and i mean MANY wines are just fine. Finest wines are best by themselves or with some cheese and olives or such. With food, a much more variety of wines is Just Fine ...
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:32 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: here's a thought
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1008
here's a thought
Just describe wines you like.
Doesn't matter what the points are.
You like it. That is enough.
Me, just about any Kysela et Peres Import is good enough.
Doesn't matter what the points are.
You like it. That is enough.
Me, just about any Kysela et Peres Import is good enough.
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:45 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Sold my Carruades -- Now my Lafite?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3780
Re: Sold my Carruades -- Now my Lafite?
No brainer. Sell what you want, Keep your favorites.
I have no such luxury.
I have no such luxury.
- Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:44 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2002 Château Léoville Poyferré (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10087
Re: TN: 2002 Château Léoville Poyferré (France, Bordeaux, Médoc,
Ah well if Decanter says it is so, then it MUST be true.... <rolls eyes> Well, in all honesty Jim, if one can equate a palate to anothers then that can be a general guide. Trouble is, I can't. I mean, I love good fruity wines and I love great complex wines and I love earthy wines and I love... It's...
- Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:41 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Premier Cru
- Replies: 3
- Views: 307
Re: Premier Cru
Ah, never liked buying anything from a web site. Just me. I pay money I want it NOW. Hand it over. Just me. No doubt this will be eliminated in some future. I rue that day. Me, a systems administrator, hates such. But then I *KNOW* how it can be manipulated. And damn, even more, have come to underst...
- Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:45 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2002 Château Léoville Poyferré (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10087
Re: TN: 2002 Château Léoville Poyferré (France, Bordeaux, Médoc,
Indeed, Bacchus, it is a matter of style preference. The 2002 Poyferre is not a Parkerized, internationalized, fruit bomb. It is an austere, classic, Oxford/Cambridge-styled claret... the way they USED to make 'em, before He Who Shall Remain Nameless started brainwashing people into believing what ...
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:30 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Odds and ends
- Replies: 9
- Views: 876
Re: Odds and ends
I sucked down the last of my 1996 Lafon-Rochet this past summer. I'd bought two cases of this at ... was it $300/case? They were pretty much enjoyable to great since purchase. Lovely wine with a grilled steak topped with melted Blue Cheese. Wouldn't have mattered if I'd bought 3 cases, I'd have cons...
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:20 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2002 Château Léoville Poyferré (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10087
Re: TN: 2002 Château Léoville Poyferré (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien)
I just finished up my 1996 Leovile Poyferre. Really enjoyed them. Glad they continue the tradition of good wines.
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:59 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2005 Château d'Arsac Margaux (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 210
Re: TN: 2005 Château d'Arsac Margaux (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux)
Interesting, d'Arsac used to be one of my hidden pleasures, often obtainable for $12. Last I had were some 2001's methinks. Always did like it, nice Margaux character, but didn't seem built for the long haul. These things are approaching $30? Man have I been gone awhile!