Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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How many of the 23 BWE-ers will be attending Thursday night?

I realize folks may not sign on here often, so I may start another thread asking that, but starting here

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Ok if we do Black Salt for Thursday night, how many people are coming Thursday so I can reserve? Do people still want the traditional Charlie Palmer for Saturday night? Or to change it up? Jim I know you enjoyed Bistrot Lepic but I think their room will only fit like 12-15 people so they might not w...

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I recently picked up a few bottles of this at auction for $600/bottle all in. A splurge but I’m trying to get fewer but better wines, and it feels like eventually people will catch on to the quality of 2016 and start pricing it higher. But nothing compared to Jim’s score on this wine! The greatest w...

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If they had been drinking a 2009 I'd follow their voting recs without hesitation...as it is I'm undecided...

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the suspense is killing me...

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I can’t figure out the vintage on that Pontet Canet; it’s definitely sometime in the oughts but can’t quite see what year

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Looks like the BWE demographic stepping into the election fray...

https://x.com/laurastoobusy/status/1815596283354370371

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Thursday nights we usually do: Champagne Bordeaux Sauternes Friday nights we usually do anything but Bordeaux except no Burgundy (at least not exclusively). I usually bring a Bordeaux on Friday night anyway because I am a Bordeaux wine enthusiast. Come on, Friday nights usually feature plenty of Bu...

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Whether Harris has holes in her armor is irrelevant. Republicans will make up lies as needed. Democrats will need to aggressively attack the lies and counterpunch. It won’t convince the MAGA cult but it will hopefully convince enough of the apathetic to get out and vote. That will take guts and sma...

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I’d put Harris at even money with Trump. He is old and unpopular, she is young and energetic - not a great candidate because she has kind of a ditzy lightweight feel to her and a history of not being that effective electorally, but trump is at a disadvantage because a lot of people hate his guts or ...

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P.s. although my group chats were humming tonight I had (unfortunately) not invited anyone over to watch the evening with me. But around the end of Hulk Hogans speech I decided this night was too crazy to be totally sober for and I had to open a bottle, so I pulled out a 1997 Dominus (I had no “ dai...

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Watching Hulk Hogan, beginning to think all may not be lost after all yet.... I mean if the Dems can't beat this crazy town, then that's just too bad. Tonight at the RNC was like a fever dream. It just got crazier and crazier until it climaxed in Trumps speech. His energy and dynamism are awe inspi...

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I’m betting Jim will love this wine he is a Bordeaux wine ENTHUSIAST

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I think Joe is out but it will almost certainly be Kamala to replace him. Having had a multi week fuss about forcing Joe out the party cannot afford a multi week fuss about who to replace him. She may not be your ideal candidate but she will be better than Joe just because she is young and energetic...

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So is exercising the constitutional power of the executive in appointing supreme court justices evidence of being some novel form of dictator? And do you expect that Trump will try to overturn both the election and the Constitutional limit on two terms in office in 2028, when he's 82 years old? Why ...

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David I think Trump is a windbag. He was President for 4 years and in reality didn’t seem to do very much at all. Maybe change tax rates. Even the build the wall rhetoric didn’t change much. It's remarkable that in four years in office Trump didn't even manage to build his wall -- his central campa...

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Are we not to stand up to that kind of evil by speaking out publicly, for fear that a deranged nutter will take up arms? Are we to remain deferential until it’s too late? No, we should speak out in the strongest terms. I’ll tell you what informs my opinion: knowing Holocaust survivors from my paren...

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Ian Your description of Lascombes is consistent with my experiences with this wine from the early 2000's. Like sucking on a wood stave. I sent the 2000 and 2004 to auction many years ago and have never bought it since. The 2020 (tried at the Union tastings) was not nearly as oaky as the above, but ...

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Ian Your description of Lascombes is consistent with my experiences with this wine from the early 2000's. Like sucking on a wood stave. I sent the 2000 and 2004 to auction many years ago and have never bought it since. The 2020 (tried at the Union tastings) was not nearly as oaky as the above, but ...

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Drawing a line from cancelling speaking engagements or endorsement deals because of political or ideological differences to assassination? That’s beyond reason. Where there have been actual calls for violence from politicians, it’s more often been from the far right wing nuts. Remember Donald Trump...

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Nice to see the Pichon Baron doing so well.

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The logic of the rhetoric used against Trump is clearly that he should be assassinated. I mean, listen to how he is described, such a Hitlerian figure should be shot. I’m surprised it took so long with all this wildly intemperate rhetoric. The American political system needs to get the fuck over Don...

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OK Ian, I tried the 2006 yesterday at our July 4th dinner. It was DELICIOUS. It perhaps lacked some complexity and intrigue but it was just so lush and luxurious and fruity, while still having that mellow French ease and balance to it -- just a terrific Pomerol. Will still go years but in its drinki...

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The knives are out here in DC. I think Biden is done for. Running him requires a level of outright fraudulence and fakery that not even our media-enabled oligarchy can maintain. This need not be a death sentence for the Democrats. Four months is plenty of time for a campaign. In other civilized coun...

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I have an 06 sitting in my cellar waiting to be tried…Will have to do it soon!

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My comment on the debate is on the trump thread. Agree with you 100% Jim. I really really liked this 2015 Gruaud when I had it a few years ago - in fact I think there’s a note I wrote on it somewhere on this site. I really like the modern Gruaud style although others don’t seem to appreciate it. Ele...

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I actually watched this debate and it was one of the most surreal political experiences I have ever had. Trump was every bit as awful as Biden but in a totally different way. Just an all around devastating display. One thing you guys don’t get about me is that I don’t like Trump at all but I also de...

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IMO Wynns Black Label is one of the best inexpensive Cabernets in the world. But they no longer get imported to the US. I used to pick them up for $12 a bottle

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I have very consistently found 2009s better than 2010s when side by side. This is partly because 2009 fits some of my stylistic preferences for a soft and velvety type style, but overall I would argue that they are very well balanced and have good structure as well. In contrast the 2010s have seemed...

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A bland international style is the big risk you run in buying Bordeaux these days…wine flaws are almost gone but personality is under threat

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2015 was supposed to be this great Margaux vintage and I bought on that basis…let’s see if it’s true!

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Statistically these Celtics are one of the very best teams in all of basketball history, so they might end up a dynasty. The league done fucked up by letting them get Holiday/White/Porzingis while dumping their underachievers. Never trade with the Celtics

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this thread is going to ruin the 2014 PLL for me by associating it with a Celtics championship...

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Joel and I often meet for little wine-based NBA watch parties. Last one was game 3 of this Finals and we had a grower champagne, 2012 Drouhin Chambertin clos de Beze, and a 2014 Boillot Moucheres (premox!). The game was disappointing and we gave up on this series…looks like it will be a gentleman’s ...

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We’re on it!

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Wow, that is worse than large cities in the US I think there’s a good chance that there is a long term secular trend toward much lower demand for fine wine. It’s going to hit Bordeaux prices hard - indeed it already is. Good if you’re young and building your collection, not so good if you have money...

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yeah 2006 a bit of an off vintage. I guess they have a lot of people there at these state dinners so can't quite go to the top of the top. Serving any first growth to a big crowd is special.

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LMHB is priced like a high end super second instead of a first growth, which is interesting. The market doesn't seem to see it as being as reliable or prestigious as the first growths. The other interesting case is Palmer, which is of course a third growth but is priced at the very top of the second...

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Interesting! I have a lot of this wine -- it was one of my Bordeaux epiphany wines when it was just released, but bottles I had later on were somehow a little disappointing. Hope it's coming around!

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I get it but still…less total over 24 years than the value of wines we open at one dinner…I for one would be happy to make a contribution.

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