Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Back from 12 day golf trip to Ireland. Fantastic! now I can see the end of the finals. Hate to say it but I can't stand the Flyers. Bobby Clarke is an ... and the team has always come up short. If they had a more reliable goal tender they might challenge the Hawks but I think the Hawks have the tota...

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Felicitations Marie=Claude et Nicolas !
We are so happy for you. It will be so nice for all of you to be home together.
Long and healthy life to Julien!

Danielle et Danny

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Thanks Nic for the info but they only have 2 bottles in the system and the store is almost an hour away. I think I`ll keep an eye out in the future to try it. Pappadoc, Agree 100% with the stable of Palacios wines being top notch and over priced. I still really enjoy them and pick them up when I see...

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Haven't heard or seen this one before. I've certainly enjoyed Palacios wines over the years. I looked at the SAQ site and couldn't find it. Is the spelling correct or did you buy it elsewhere? I'd like to try it for what's inside the bottle but the label description is intriguing!

Danny

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Alex, Looks like a beautiful place and you're right on top of things with this place opening just yesterday.Great spot in Les Galleries Lafayette. The men shop at la Bordeauxtheque and the women go off to les Printemps. Nice! Thanks for the heads up and it will certainly be worth a side trip next ti...

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Nic, I think that you'r right on track with 2006. I don't think the selection of wines is unrepresentative. Green/tannic/harsh are notes of the vintage. Certainly there are some winners but selection has to be very careful and pricing in Canada is taking advantage of the higher rated wines. Leoville...

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Hang in there Nic.We hope that all goes well.I like the concept that you are suffering?? How about MC. I pray that all will be fine.Good luck to the three you.

Danny

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Joyeuse Paques Alex, I'm surprised these tasting are going on on Easter Sunday. What happened to the catholics in France or did this take place on Saturday. Great notes and I must say every time I hear or read about PaulPontelier and Corrine Mentzenopoulus I am thrown back in time to when BWE 2005 w...

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I loved the idea of using Flikr to share photos. I remember when we came back from France and I loaded my pictures into Picasso to share. Don't know what happened but it screwed up my computer big time and I lost ALL of my pictures from the Bordeaux trip!!?? What a nightmare to have all those great ...

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Ditto!! As stated before Danielle and I had an amazing weekend. Best planned event we've attended in a long while. Kudos to everyone involved in the planning and hats off to the attendees as the warmth and generosity was felt throughout the long weekend at all events. We loved every minute in Chicag...

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Agree with d'armailhac opinion but there are others. Cos,Gruaud Larose,d'Issan,de Chevalier,Lynch Bages and Pichon Baron at the right price are very worthwhile picks. The Leoville Lascasse I think has to be the wine of the vintage. If this comes down in price it's a great wine.

Danny

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The outcome was hilarious with some people knowing the two main ring competitors without question. After all how many times has the comparison taken place? It also helped having the 89 LB two nights prior at Stuarts dinner. Both are great wines but I agree there has been some softenning of Jim this ...

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David, I think you've only got part of the shenanigans outlined. I'm no math professor but the vote final tally for 35 attendees was 79 LB;78PB and 35 LL for a total of 192 points. If my math is correct there were 210 points available. Were there spoiled ballets,non voters etc. It would seem three v...

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Must agree on the favourite of the night the Grands Echezaux. The 05 Faively Nuits St Georges was surprisingly approachable. We certainly had a range of tastes with some enjoying the young fruit,older tertiary notes and even horsey brett(yuck).You could certainly see the joy and excitement on people...

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Stuart et al, Thanks for making this magical night possible. An amazing experience! Company was wonderful with a common thread between us....wine at its best! The lineup was strong out of the gate with the Lynch and Cos mini verticals. The 89 LB initially was perplexing. Everyone was ooooing and ahh...

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Jay, It's not only Montrose heading to the pop and pour. I was struck by the 2006 tasting last year that the Montrose,Cos,Gruaud Larose and Lascasse were immenently drinkable with soft tannins and big fruit. I'm not sure what that says for age ability but I'd guess the wines are not going to outlive...

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Waiting for a 12pm flight arriving Chicago 1:30pm. Save a seat Jim. See you in the Windy City shortly.

Danny

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Lets talk about it in Chicago Tim. I'm certainly happy to plan something in Ottawa. Spring,Summer or Fall. Nobody really wants to be here in the winter.

Danny

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I know that it's Burgandy night but I was thinking of Champagne to toast/start. Unless someone has another suggestion I'd bring

1990 Salon S
2005 Anne Gros Chambolle-Musigny.

Danny

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Re: GL

I think they have one of the better wines in 2006. It's surprisingly drinking very well at this time. I'd certainly recommend it as one of the few 2006 worth looking for if the price is right.

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Oh what a differance a couple of years make. Two years ago we were digging out from one of the heaviest snowfall winters in Ottawa and across the Northeast to the least amount of snow in decades. It's Spring-like conditions up here and generally warmer than it was two weeks ago in Florida. I don't u...

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Jim and Michael, I'm certainly flexible with Burgundy or other. If you want to make it a quorum (if it doesn't critically affect the numbers for the Burg tasting) I'd certainly be happy to recreate a version of BWE Montreal with Nic et al. Les Nomades suggestion of Rick would be great if you are not...

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JimHow wrote:
If I could have my way on the blond tasting, I would do it like this.

Should I leave my wife at home? Is this something new for the 10th anniversary? I'm might look forward to tasting a new blond??!! Could you elaborate. Is this a double blond tasting?

Danny

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Thanks for everyones help.

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Check is now sent from Canada. Hope you get it asap.

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A friend who is an oenophile extraordinaire with a great cellar is looking for a nice place to stay with his wife in the Bordeaux region around July 25th. I recommended the Hotel Plaisance in St Emelion. He has stayed there before and is looking for somewhere else. Cordellion Bages was brought up an...

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Looks like a great menu. Thanks for all of the hard work guys. I haven't seen a posting where to send a check and how much etc. Did I miss it or has it not been posted. Don't want to let this one slide.

Danny

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Does it really make that much difference ($30 per person vs $30 a bottle). More than one bottle per person might be pushing it day 2. I'm happy that the footwork is being done behind the scenes and whatever it is it is.

Danny

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La C certainly a beauty through the 80's with the 83 and 89 being memorable with one of the sexiest noses ever. I picked up both the 2001 and 2004 hoping they would reclaim some of their former glory. I liked what I tasted two years ago however I thought that both were more than a decade away from s...

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Nic, I'm surprised that you like the Belle Glos. This is Pinot on steroids. Not to my taste at all. Have you gone over to the dark side bringing praise to the overextraction and over ripe fruit. I know it has a lot of fans though and is continuously recommended by the wine consultants at the SAQ and...

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Sounds like a great idea to us Stuart. 2005 Burgundy would also be a preferrance since after all they were the BWE 2008 wine of the year????It would be nice to regain confirmation.

Danny

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Everyone's got snow but Canada. Olympic games start Friday in Vancouver and all I see is rain and green grass. They are trucking and airlifting snow into the venues to make sure they have enough. Building up a base with straw and laying down piping filled with dry ice to keep the snow around. In Ott...

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Amazing this winter how the snow belt and cold has dipped south secondary to a change in the wind patterns driving the cold air south. In Ottawa we've normally got snow up to the eyeballs by now and we've just barely got the ground covered. Local ski operators are hurting. They never get the traffic...

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News channels here are saying DC and Baltimore are getting whacked. Safe driving,be heart safe curl up with a nice book/movie and enjoy a good bottle or two. Hope all works out and the weatherman is wrong!!

Danny

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Count Danielle & I in Rick for Friday. What about the hotel restaurant that you were mentioning. Proximity is great and sounds like anyone winning restaurant of the year in Chicago must be pretty good. Don't have any 07 Rhones yet but can be arranged. Older Rhones might have to do!

Danny

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Alex, Cognac is a very different kettle of fish than Bordeaux wines for the Chinese. For years they have had a palate for fine cognac. Many Chinese restaurants will allow clients to store their high end bottles on site to be brought out ceremoniously for an after dinner drink. My year in Windsor Ont...

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Jim,

I like your 06 picks with the Cos being a winner. Much more open and approachable with beautiful balance than traditionally shown. d'Armaillac also nice but not in the same league by far.

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I agree entirely with Bill about the tannins in 05 vs 06. The former are ripe supported by strong backbone of fruit and balance, whereas the majority of 06's are disjointed with lacking fruit and overpowering tannins. To me this is the worst minefield vintage of the new millennium so far.

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Jim, Claret style year for 2003 is a question mark but I've certainly enjoyed the 2003s across the board more so than 2006. Ripe fruit and tannins make 2003 more enjoyable at this time. Some have heavily toasted oak or torrified earth notes but the majority of the 2006s have harsh tannins,with lurki...

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I'd certainly vote for les Nomades on Thursday. Excellant food,service etc. Pricy yes but worth it for the quality. The chef at the hotel has been on the Food Network a couple of times that I've seen.I recognized his picture from the hotel web site. Might not be a bad idea to try it on Friday. Some ...

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