Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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When we finally reach dollar-pound parity we will all celebrate by flying to London and having a BWE gathering with you there Ian!

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I’m locking in 2014 Boillot Moucheres and 1992 Togni for Friday night

Except if anyone prefers a 2014 PYCM Chassagne Caillerets instead of the Boillot then let me know…

Sticking with the 02 Mouton and Cos for Saturday. Bordeaux, baby!

Just a week away, I’m excited!

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Ian! Fly to DC for BWE DC next weekend! You can do it! Yeah it’s a little crazy to fly 12 hours round trip just to hang out with us but it will be worth it!

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This looks like a great menu! I’m excited. Both this restaurant and Bistro Bis appear to be walking distance from the Metro. I think Dave and I will do that instead of drive (if the area is safe?) Pretty safe. I wouldn’t be too overtly drunk going back late at night around union station but there i...

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Joel texted you re that Roilette So on the bought lately front, 6*2014 and 6*2016 Chateau Montrose at $156/bottle all in. Joel tells me I overpaid a bit but he is the coupon master and I’m ok with the price Thinking it’s time to stop again now for sure. With the world economy about to crash there wi...

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I for one would love to try some caviar. Not very filling and good excuse for me to bring a 2014 Boillot Moucheres to the party I have fond memories of the last time I set us up there in that room, which was our last per-Covid get together. Thought back happily on that night many times during the do...

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No red Burgs in the cellar, and no Bordeaux ending in “2.” I may be theme-divergent, but I should have something drinkable to bring. Probably a Napa cab (I have a 2002!) and a sweet-ish German Riesling Friday. Still mulling over Saturday wines. Marcus, Friday is “Anything but Bordeaux.” Are you sur...

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On Friday I'll have to sit across the room from MichaelP and Harry, who cannot stand to be close to open bottles of PN. Probably I'll bring 2002 Ponsot Charmes-Chambertin and 2002 Clos des Lamprays, neither of which I have tasted because I only have a couple of bottles of each and didn't want to dr...

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I wonder if, as some estates shift over to DIAM, like Lanessan, that the variation will be reduced over time. From my experience, I have not noticed any unusual variability with Grand Mayne, but I have not consumed as much of it as you have. My point in this (somewhat tipsy) post was not that the 2...

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As I’ve become a veteran (multi-decade!) wine collector, I’ve started to accumulate more and more bottles of wines I liked. This has given me an entirely different perspective on bottle variation. Rather than viewing multiple bottles as perfect copies, with their symmetry broken only by some hypothe...

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Hi guys, thanks for the warm welcome. I missed you all too, it’s good to be back. Stefan/Marcus/Joel, I would sorely love to join everyone in DC, that would be the perfect way to get back into the swing of things! The timing is tight though as noted, but I floated the idea anyway with the boss, who...

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SF Ed wrote: ↑Fri Oct 14, 2022 2:03 pm Too bad I can't make it. I went long in 2002 as it was the year we were married. I'd probably bring a magnum of 2002 Latour for the main event and I have a lot of great 2002 Burgundy that would be perfect for Friday.

Maybe next year...

SF Ed

Don’t tease us man

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2002 was the last year first growths were ever under $100 on futures. How I wish I'd loaded up!

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I took an extended on-and-off hiatus from wine for a stretch in the winter and spring, but I’ve been ramping up again of late . "ramping up" -- hold on for the first 10,000 bottle cellar in BWE history! Patrick, great to have you back man! We've missed you. Would love to see you in DC if ...

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If others could bring the 2002 red burgundies I don’t have that would be great. In return I can bring a flight of 2014 white burgundies/chablis to match with blacksalt seafood!

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I’ll have the beef burgundy on Saturday

Can’t get enough beef burgundy!

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BTW the Mouton is one of only six bottles of first growths I own, like one-third of one percent of my collection. That’s how much I love you guys <sob>

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Didn't see another thread on this so I'll kick it off. I'll definitely be bringing some 2002 Mouton Rothschild and Cos d'Estournel. Thinking about 2002 Burgundy (much better vintage than Bordeaux, great vintage actually) for Friday night but I don't have too many. Not sure what else to bring -- migh...

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Yeah, but remember that 2002 second growths were going for $30 and first growths for $90

Probably the greatest bargain vintage of modern times, thanks to anti-French "freedom fries" hysteria!

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Per critics and Cellartracker 2011 is a great vintage for d’yquem but a small rung below 2001-2009-2015 which seem to be viewed as the very greatest vintages of the past 20 years. However they are roughly two to three times the price of the $200/bottle I paid for 2011. I did wonder if I should get 6...

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I’ll see if I can get it from the auction house in time to bring one to BWE DC

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Ok where can we lay down bets on Ian buying more in 2022?

I have gotten my buying somewhat under control in the last year or so, but I just sprang for a case of 2011 d’Yquem at $200/bottle all in (750s)

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What year was the Lambrays? Can’t tell with the torn label.

If it was 02 I’m not surprised it was really good, great vintage, still underrated. Wish I’d bought more back in the day but it was before I had gotten into Burgundy

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Thanks for the update Jacques. This was brilliant and compelling in its youth aged 3-4, when I tried it a couple of times, and oh so cheap. I know, incredibly cheap! No one had caught on to how good it was and 2012 was perceived as an off vintage. I wish I had bought more than 3 IME Conseillante te...

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I picked up three bottles of this for my sons birth year but seems like it might not be a long ager? I have plenty of other wines laid up for him that will be (like the 2012 Monte Bello, 2012 Faiveley Corton, and two bottles of 2012 Latour) so I won’t be entirely devastated if I have to drink it mys...

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Anyone have any thoughts on my question as to whether the 2016 Figeac is actually a good wine? Or whether Robert's trashing of recent Figeac as having sold out to the dark side for classification is justified? Hey Everyone! 2016 Figeac is one of the wines of the vintage! It is an extraordinary wine...

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Wow, “extreme ripeness” and “on the cusp” for a 2016 Figeac…eager to taste this now just out of curiosity. The reviews lauded “precision”, minerality, freshness and avoided the usual euphemisms for sloppy-sweet so we’ll see. Of course anything is super ripe compared to some of those old Figeac. Stil...

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Anyone have any thoughts on my question as to whether the 2016 Figeac is actually a good wine? Or whether Robert's trashing of recent Figeac as having sold out to the dark side for classification is justified? Based on a recent blind tasting ( https://www.farrvintners.com/blog/post.php?post=1736 ),...

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Anyone have any thoughts on my question as to whether the 2016 Figeac is actually a good wine? Or whether Robert's trashing of recent Figeac as having sold out to the dark side for classification is justified?

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I also recently got some 2016 Figeac. For a price I ended up feeling was excessive ($229/bottle), but I kind of lost control. Classifications aside, how do you guys like what’s in the bottle in 2016? Robert is constantly trashing them for having Rolland as a consultant, although they have not change...

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Wow the winesearcher low on the Dauvissat Clos is like $400! I guess it still pays to shop in person!

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When there is a Thursday night dinner it is usually Champagne-Bordeaux-Sauternes. Friday night is usually Anything But Bordeaux, although I often bring Bordeaux anyway. Saturday night is the main Convention Dinner, featuring Champagne, Bordeaux, and Sauternes. We have been doing the convention ever...

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David Hume was one of the most prolific entertainers in Scotland and had a salon at which Adam Smith and other celebrated Scottish enlightenment intellectuals were regular attendees. He was known to have a large and luxurious wine cellar to supply them. Not only did he certainly drink Medoc wines, h...

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I have two or more bottles of Conseillante for 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2017, with my significant (6+) holdings being 2000, 2010, 2014, and 2017. Basically my Bordeaux collection is structured around the idea that the world might end and if so I would need enough Pichon Ba...

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Sadly no Perry Mason moments today, the jury came in with guilty verdicts this evening. It was a tough case, no major complaints, we received a fair trial. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, all you can ask for is a fair process and we got it from Justice Hal Stewart, an excellent judge. On to ...

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If it really is that much easier to get people together in the spring, maybe we should demote this from being the official “BWE 2022” and just make it a get together for all who can attend. Personally I’d like to have a big blowout in the spring too

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I swear to god Jim the degree of difficulty on your cases keeps going up

What you need to do is retire, move to Hollywood, and pitch a TV series based on your career. Each week the attorney gets a more and more over the top murder case and each week he has to come up with a way to explain it away

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I also posted on the 2000 Montrose recently, my first experience with it - wonderful wine! I got the sense that it had many years (decades?) to go although it was already drinking very well in a crisp and forceful style

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I will be there.

Hard to start thinking about restaurants until we have a better idea of attendance, but do people want to stick with places like Bistro Bis (have been good and reliable on food and set up with a range of party sizes) or seek out something new?

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PXL_20220815_011106679.jpg PXL_20220815_234620588.jpg marcs motivated me to pull a 2000 Grand Mayne [St Emilion] as mentioned upthread, and this has been delightful the last two days. In casita AKR, this is a nice weekend wine beyond midweek kitchen quaffers so I feel the older wines are worth poli...

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