Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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It's not a difficult formula but it certainly is a difficult one to follow. The more calories you put in the more you have to burn or you'll store the excess as fat. Alcohol provides empty calories that just require more work. If you're like me (and most are) it's a constant battle to keep the weigh...

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Thanks for the update. Both were drinking very well last year and no question will be enjoyable for 10+ years. Certainly not the most expensive from the left bank and still very nice wine.

Danny

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Celebrated the Canadian first rights of Spring at my buddies sugar bush party. Baked ham,beans,pancakes etc drowned in the finest maple syrup a la maison. May not be the most wine friendly venue but a sure sign of Spring in Canada and nothing more traditional, with wholesome food and good friends.Ju...

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I agree with everything said above. I'm not a fan of champagne on it's own to acompany a meal/course. If we start with champagne and have some left I'll work it in to a meal but won't plan a meal around it and certainly not sushi. Our go to sushi grape is Albarino from Spain. This is one of my favou...

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Almost double what the 750ml bottles were going for Jim!

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David, My sentiments exactly for years. But after so many cruises we've seen such a wide variance in service,food and wine friendliness. Holland America was great with the wine. No limits posted. Celebrity also no limits and food was a step above. Entertainment I think is getting watered down by the...

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You're right on Jim, as Blueberry pie was pouring out of this thing when we drank it twice this winter in Florida.100% Tinto de Toro a Temparanillo clone.Highly touted by the Spectator and Parker. Paid $49 per less 10% for case discount in Florida and thought it was a good deal for the 2004. With a ...

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Jim, The cruise was outstanding for many reasons. The food might not have been the best but the service was great on all fronts. At our regular dining table our waiters and sommolier were second to none. It's interesting how wine friendly some of the cruise lines have become. They won't let you brin...

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All this talk about Pinot Noir would have been irrelavant to me 5 years ago. I never found anything that turned my crank. Burgundies were overe priced,horsey stinky endeavours or lacking fruit or thin with too much acid. Discovered Drouhin Pinot from Oregon about ten years ago but for some reason we...

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Cavavin and vintagekeeper are pretty close. I have the latter which was full 2 years after purchase with 550 bottle capacity. The case itself is personal taste. Do you want double doors with racks that will hold single or double deep bottles.Tinted UV protected glass doors or solid.Colours typically...

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Alc, Sounds like you've been through Hell! Hope the GPL helped and maybe you'll need some top up on a regular basis from your cellar over the next little while. Unexpected losses and added burden is never fun but some things just have to be done whether we like it or not. I'm a firm believer that go...

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Just catching up on the two weeks of notes. Looks like another great convention under your belts and nice to read about some fabulous wines. Not surprised about the muted Burg review as many have shut down and still think Jim overstated the glory of the Village wines. At least someone came clean abo...

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Harry, Something must have changed with this producer. Just finished the last of my 98s and they were far from the "holy crap" level. With 98 being a wonderful year I would have thought this would have been better than average and this was mediocre at best. Have they changed owners/winemak...

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Rick, Take the train. larry and I did it two years ago and it was easir than taking the train from O'hare down to the loop. No transfers and only about two block walk to the Westin. If you don't want to walk up to the hotel with Kathy then take a cab from the station.Cheap and very efficient. Have a...

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Thanks for the reply Stuart. I'll let you know how things went on our return.

Danny

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Stuart, I know it's last minute but looking for restaurant suggestions for Fort Lauderdale region. Will be staying at the Reneissance Hotel this Friday by the Port for one night. Anything clos that you would recommend. Will be using taxi. Any wine store close by to pick up a few bottles for the crui...

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Jim,

If not this summer then next for sure. Let's try to coordinate something. I think that you and others would love an offline or maybe even a Spring convention in Ottawa. Would love to showcase our Nation's Capital to the BWE friends of the world.

Danny

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Jacques, Sounds delicious and thanks for sharing. We have a soft spot for quality white Burgs but with Premox have had some issues since 01/02and especially the latter. Had looked forward to two six packs of 02 1re cru Burgs bought recently. Similar scallop/halibut lineup. Had one of each in the fri...

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Didn't sound like resounding support for the Ata Rangi so I cancelled the order today. If NZ top pint at $75 CDN/bottle won't rock my socks then it's not worth trying no matter how scarce. Thanks for the input and my wife is happy about the $450 saved on the six pack.

Danny

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Jim, I've had two whoopi pies in my life. First coutesy of JH at Tom & Gail's BWE 07 in DC and second last Fall in Portland Maine. Didn't have the same gusto washing the pie down with coffee. Leftover Lynch Bages...the loser of the evenning was my suffering companion for the evenning with the pi...

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Boy,if there are any takers I want pictures posted. BWE invades DC on Segways! Hungover after two days/nights of pushing it hard. I think maybe you're overly optimistic of the stamina of this twilight geriatric clan but I like the way you think. Looking forward to the outcome of this one!

Danny

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Thanks for the notes Richard. These aren't wines that I've seen in Canada.

Danny

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Getting envious of all the discussion. Guess I'll have to tough it up with my wife on a Caribbean cruise. There are some things that a man just has to do to get browny points. Actually looking forward to it. Will be reconnecting with a Med school buddy who has been working in KC since graduation. We...

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Thanks for the input. Much appreciated. I hope that I didn't jump the gun by buying a six pack of the Ata Rangi. The descriptions on the web seemed to be a lighter less extracted wine.

Danny

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Two of New Zealands premier Pinot producers. Does anyone have any experience with these. I have an oportunity to grab some of these low production wines and very little available. I've had a few NZ pinots in the past and they were more about power than elegance like the fight than seems to be going ...

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Just catching up and man am I glad to see in print that Jimmy H(bd) has not really been turned to the darkside. Finally admitting that Bordeaux rules. I was scared for awhile.

Faith has been restored.

Danny

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Sorry Bill but I've never been close enough to a wolf to know what his/her (or does it make a differance) sweaty nose smells like. Nice to see you're still drinking well. Would have thought the Clos de Mesnil would have been a little better.

Danny

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LMHB in another 5-10 years should be the hands down favourite. Not a huge fan of Pride. Find them a little too over the top ,at least in their youth and not to my taste. I've never experienced a Pride with age though.

Like your note on the Araujo David.

Danny

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Condolences Bill. Certainly understand that upheaval a pet can bring to a family. Our long time family cat has been with us for 15 years and is showing the dwindles and my wife and more so my 17 yr old son are dreading the inevitable. It's hard when the family pet has become a member of the family. ...

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Rieslingfan, Didn't expect the baseline Jadot to move mountains but with a reviewer giving it a 92pt rating I at least thought that it should give some pleasure and possibly open a window onto how great the 2005 vintage might be. Apart from acceptable aromatics for an inexpensive wine this was a tot...

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Jim, Similarly I picked up the Jadot 05 Generic Pinot Noir as one of the first 05 Burgs released onto our local shelves. They were claiming winereviewonline had apparently rated it a 92pts. Should have been an impressive effort for under $20 with that rating. Don't know who the reviewer was but I co...

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Pappa, Agree totally with what you are saying and I'm very happy to have purchased 7 cases of hopefully good Burgs. My only issue still is you can't blindly buy and hope you'll have a winner. Chances in 05 are greatly improved but I've still had some pretty disappointing wines including Bouchard Ain...

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My experience with 2005 Village Burgs has been different than Jim's. Yes there may be some very good select Village wines but he's not randomly going in and trying various Village wines available. I've found this very disappointing and I've tried several dozen. Mostly thin,green tannic poorly made w...

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Just back from Florida again. It's been a tough winter this year...NOT! 96 Constant Diamond Mountain Vineyards Cab Sauv- Never had this or heard of this before. Don't know why because this was stunning. Right up there with the best of California. Beautiful nose,great length/balance and super smooth....

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Outstanding review Alex. Hope that all is well with you,your family and Alain.

Danny

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the 1994 Leoville Barton has been exceptional. Way above its class in this vintage. Certainly better than the 98 and very close to the 86. Surprisingly finished third in a vertical recently behind the 90,82 and ahead of the 88,89 and 83.

Danny

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Congrats David. I was informed by my wife that I proposed to her 25 years ago Valentines day. Maybe I made a booboo by not having a bigger celebration. I guess her memory is better than mine! I guess the 25th wedding anniversary in 2011 will have to be done up right.

Danny

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How about the Stop the bus to smell the roses at Leoville Barton. Man what a wall of climbing roses and everyones noses stuuffed in a huge plume. Palmer's table was also strewn with roses. Many highlights and second the motion of a repeat visit. 2010 would be great for the 10th BWE Anniversary! What...

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Spectacular wine. Had this last year in Florida and I couldn't have said it any better Jim.

Any time you or any other BWE'ers want to see Canada's Nation Capital for off-line or other,the invitation is always open.

Danny

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Wow! That should be a spectacular kick-off. Enjoy. Wish that I could share.

Danny

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