Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Chateau Vin

Don't some areas also have an official tasting panel that determines whether the wines qualify for that year? Or is that Germany? Not Bordeaux, I don't think. I don't know if there are any for Bordeaux based on annual tastings. But if you are referring to St Emilion, it is for classification. Their...

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I suppose the next thing you're gonna tell me is that there is no Santa Claus? Santa Claus does not come for Christmas!...He is only in the North Pole!!! :lol: Well, Broadly speaking, vineyards from each appellation have the right to be called: that particular appellation, Haut Medoc, Medoc, Bordea...

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Around 15 hectares in St Julien have the right to use name Pauillac... Also there are laws restricting pruning, etc. for each grape varietal under each appellation...

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But.. but... but... Lafite has permission to bottle wine coming from grapes grown in St. Estephe as Lafite? So it's not just the Rudy's and Hardy's and Chinese entrepreneurs making fake Lafite? Some of the "official" Lafite is fake? I think I heard this before but figured it must have bee...

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Jim,

May be you should also poll: "Name the top three/five appellations in the order that you like". Then we can tally the points at the end to see which appellations rank the best among the BWErs...

CV

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You guys are a very very bad influence. I just bought some more '09 Sociando and have found '10 in 375s. Given the structure of '10, I may go the small bottle route. Yep. Really bad influence indeed. Just the other day, I picked up half a case of 09 SM for 39 each... BTW, what do the gurus think ab...

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pomilion wrote:Sociando is sometimes a little rustic for my taste, but I liked '05 quite a bit and bought a case.

I haven't touched my 05s yet. Did you try 05 SM yet pomilion? What's the scoop?

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You're breaking my heart, CV. Timmy McCracken tells me he was asking for me when he hosted BWE back in 2005 and I couldn't make the trip due to family circumstances. You should visit Bordeaux this summer then and have a blast! :lol: And I am expecting that from you :mrgreen: To that, and in the nam...

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Good grief, that is like not even funny. That's a disaster. One of my goals for 2013 is to meet Jean Michel Cazes, I've exchanged emails with him but have never met him. And to see "old friend" Alfred Tesseron again. I met him only once, but a great personality. Good sense of humor, and a...

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I love the whole left bank, CV, or the west side of the estuary/river. My favorite appellations are Pauillac and St. Julien. If I had to pick one or the world would end, I'd pick Pauillac. But man I've really had some great Margaux in recent years. I know you would pick 89 LB...Ha Ha... Last summer...

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I know Jim you love Margaux. I love all of Bordeaux, but I am an estephe and pauillac person. I love Calon. Have been hoarding CS for a while. Have 96, 00, 03, 05, 06, 08, 09 in the cellar...

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Am in Chicago, and no blizzard here. But in solidarity with you, I am opening 96 Sociando... Stay Warm...

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JimHow wrote:Indeed. Attorney Winton refers to the little known 1989 Lynch Bages exception to the Benevolent Dictator rule.

I can't afford 89 Lynch...Where is Rudy when I need him the most?

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In addition to what Jeff said, it is a feeding frenzy since nowadays more people are buying Bordeaux as an investment when compared to decades ago...It's like housing boom in the recent past. People are buying as an investment because the prices are going up and the prices are going up because peopl...

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I'm ready to call this: Robert Parker won 49 states and the District of Columbia. But he failed to carry Maine, which is 51 percent of the vinelectoral college. Thus, Decision 2013: Parker has been a negative influence. Which one are you calling in favor of BD Hound? Whether Parker is overall Pos/N...

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Seriously, Alex - you're going to compare yields today to WWII? Wouldn't the vineyards have been just a little less well tended in the early 1940's? And maybe not all of even the grapes that did show up got harvested? I'd be shocked if yields weren't historically low during the war years. After the...

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I'm just a country lawyer from Maine so I don't really understand these things as well. I uncork a bottle on Friday nights, sometimes Thursdays as well, at the end of a usually tough week of defending the down and out in our society. I've never been to a UGC (sp?) tasting. I don't catch all the nua...

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Jay Winton wrote:didn't someone here attend the 2010 UGC tastings? I'd like to hear reports.

Pages 1 and 2 of the following thread have the reports..

http://www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com/ ... f=4&t=4252

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But also from economics point of view, let's not forget that.... 1. The average wages in the US in real terms haven't changed for the past 15 years, while in the far east the are up significantly... 2. In the last 10 years, the dollar tanked vis a vis Euro. When Euro first came, 1Euro = 0.8 USD. Now...

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I'm curious, CV, what did he end up rating Rausan Segla do you know? Jim, I do not subscribe to Suckling either. But my sources tell me he rated a cool 98...Here is his take... 2010 Rauzan Segla - 98pts "Beautiful clarity of fruit with raspberries and currants on the nose. Roses and other flow...

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Seems like Suckling has released his final verdict on the 2010s...Some 100 pointers eh? Wonder how his 100 pointers compare with those of Uncle Bob...

Lafleur, Latour, Margaux, Cheval Blanc, Ducru, PC, LaMish, VCC...

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How, please, has RP contributed to quality? He reviews very few Bordeaux when you think about it, and when he knocks them, are they supposed to suddenly get better? Remember his famous "Life is too short for Croizet Bages". Is CB any better as a result? 'You can take a horse to water, but...

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.... I'm not defending him 100% by any means and I think his recent sale raised a lot of questions about the brand-we will see. Jay, IMO, WA Brand is Parker. Period. No Parker, No WA in its current form. Almost all the subscriptions are because of him, because they want his take on the wine. Once h...

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My 2 cents... I think he has been overall good...I never subscribed to WA, but I do follow him based on my needs (trying a new wine or price hikes in anticipation of his scores, etc.)... 1. Undoubtedly, he popularized Bordeaux wines among consumers, especially on this side of the pond... 2. Undoubte...

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But to be fair, wine making started much earlier on the right bank long before the marshes in the medoc region were drained by the dutch...For full disclosure, I am a lefty...

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Haut Brion is the mother of all chateaux, where the chateau system started...There can't be Bordeaux without HB and Graves/Pessac...

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I knew I should have put my good looks, pretty hair and striking physique to better use, i.e., criminal defense work. Instead, I chose something more cerebral, and now work around the clock. ;) So, on another note, have you tried the '09 Sociando? 'Bout to pull the trigger on some. There was a sale...

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Does anyone use Vinocella app? Of all the apps I have tried so far, I found this one to be more comprehensive than any other app out there. You can also write notes, track inventory, attach pics, organize bottles in racks, and what not...I found it real easy, since all I have to do is open the app t...

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When I saw Phelan Segur, I could not help it, and want to jump in. Even the previous vintages of the chateau are the same. Fruit forward, jammy and a bit sweet, to be consumed early on. When asked about it at the last UGC, they replied it's their style!!!

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JimHow wrote:I've got a few bottles on prearrival order from PJs at $32 each but I haven't tried it yet.

Jim, take one for the team!

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More very mixed results: http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=20411 Tooch is a solid taster. I follow him on Loire and Northern Rhone. The only note that surprised me was Canon La Gaff and Poujeaux. Helpful to have these counter-points. Interesting cellartracker notes -- I agree with most ...

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On Well, I was at the UGC tasting the 2010s, and had a blast, just like last year...Here are my overall impressions... 2009s are great in their own way, and so are 2010s...In my opinion, they earned their places rightfully. But I liked 09s slightly better than the 10s, but not by much...2009s are lu...

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Here is my cellar info...

82% Bordeaux (includes reds, whites and sauternes)
5% Bourgogne
3% Piemont
3% US
2% Rhone
1% Toscana

Rest Others...

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Am not into 2010s unless the prices come down...But I will be attending UGC on the 21st and I can give my 2 cents after that...

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How generous are the pours at these events? I gave up on mass tastings 10+ years ago. I learned that my crude country palate could not make an informed decision on a minimal, typical tasting size pour, especially out of mediocre glasses and wine at less than optimum temperature. Are these UGC event...

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Even before I scrolled down the pic and saw the tassles, I felt the hat was feminine leaning IMO...

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Had a low key Christmas. Had a CA Chard from Coppola. It was decent with citrus and tart apple notes...Followed by 08 Alter Ego, but seemed like it's heading for closure. Had the same last year which showed its primary aromas, but not much now. Had lamb chops with 96 Sociando...What can I say about ...

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Would you be surprised, Jim, if I told you that Decanter gave the 09 a score of 95+, and rated it 2nd overall in a tasting that even included the firsts! Only Mouton-R got a higher score! So, yes, it beat Ch. Margaux, as well as Latour, Lafite, etc etc. Yes Bacchus, I was surprised when I saw that....

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Did you mean 2009 Dauzac? For me, Segla and Brane Cantenac top the Margaux list (Have not tried Palmer and Margaux for full disclosure). And I don't remember the notes, but for me, Giscours and Lascombes are lower than the above two, followed by Dauzac. Since you have tried Giscours, I am not sure i...

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CV - what location are you attending? I'm signed up for the Los Angeles tasting. Although the only 2010 wines I've ordered were through PCs "half off" sales and I don't plan to buy more at existing market prices, it still is a fun learning experience. It'll be interesting also to see RP's...

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