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Got the invitation for 2010 Vintage UGC tasting

...Can't wait to taste them and see how 2010s compare with the 2009s...

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Where can the English edition be purchased? Anyone selling it in the US? I bought it at amazon for around 120 bucks...But be warned...it has a very thin paper, and there are no pictures, and the whole book is in black and white print. The book is purely for a knowledge base, mainly historical...The...

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I second Alex. The French edition is the 18th edition, but I own the 17th edition of the english version of book. The 18th edition of the english version is about to come in the market, but don't know when it is due. But as Alex mentioned, I don't think it would be much of a difference. I love the b...

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CV, interesting. Totally agree the Medicare Part D was another flamingly poorly conceived piece of legislation. There is quite a bit of concern about doctor shortages going forward, but honestly the plan appears to be that they will be replaced by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. With ...

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Good points JScott regarding the health system. My spouse is a physician, her side of family has physicians and my uncle is a physician, and I keep hearing stories about patients (esp of medicare and medicaid) gaming the system...Yeah, malpractice insurance is also built into the costs. Except a few...

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Jim- I'm not exactly a McCain fan, but when crazy Michelle Bachmann and some of her nasty GOP colleagues in the House went after Huma Abedin in a positively McCarthyesque way, with some trumped up nonsense about how she was affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and should be investigated because s...

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It did have pleasant bouquet, but not to the level that is being described...May be it's just the bottle that was opened...

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Uncorked 09 Brane Cantenac split ... Seductive nose with florals and dark fruit...The magic of gravel mounds of Margaux was there...Weighty mouthfeel with richness and concentration showing dark chocolate, vanilla and ripe blackberries. Though high in alchohol, its not on the forefront due to nice f...

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Oh well, I opened a 96 Lynch Bages this weekend, and was a bit disappointed. Never had the 96 before, so I do not know how to benchmark it vis a vis its progress. Nice nose of cassis, and slight floral notes. Tannins were integrated and had decent mouthfeel. But it lacked a bit fruit and seemed slig...

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Sorry, I meant Lynch Bages. Thanks gurus for the feedback. I will hold the 96 Lynch for a while. May be I will try 86 Montrose instead...What's the scoop on the status of 96 Calon Segur?

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Chateau Vin, yes, both parties are to blame, which is why I said "liberals" not "democrats." To spend, borrow, inflate, etc. like we have been doing is a liberal, not a conservative, impulse. Certainly the Republicans have done it too, but rarely out of conservative principle, r...

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Has anyone had 1996 LB lately? I am sure it's at its peak, but is it on the downhill? Planning to open one this weekend for a visiting friend...

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I know a great deal about what happened in Bengazi and in DC at the time, and as more facts drip out, it looks progressively worse for the administration. I don't know what the upshot will be but at a minimum, this is going to cause Obama more heartburn for months and it's not all going to come fro...

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manton, I see your point of view. But here are my 2 cents. For the full disclosure, I am not a citizen yet, but may be by next elections. Moreover, I have a vested interest for this country to prosper, since I call this my home and my kids are born here. I want them to succeed, and I want the countr...

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I thought CNN had the best coverage last night. Wolf and john King were A+. King called those county results brilliantly. The first big moment of the night was about 10pm when they turned to Carville and he said: "I'm looking at Florida." up to that point I had been watching Obama's Flori...

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It is simply untrue that Obama did not declare the assault on the US consulate a terrorist attack. He did so the next day. It also seems to be an urban myth on the right that he is somehow responsible for what happened. Obama later referred to the incident as "a bump in the road", which w...

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Well . . . I'm really not too excited . . . What is the point of a vote when the outcome is the same? Both candidates represent the interests of Israel, not the interests of the US. Both candidates represent the interests of the military/security complex, agribusiness, the offshoring corporations, ...

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Chateau Vin: We agree on more than we realize. Ethanol as fuel is another pooly thought out idea. It might work in Brazil where there's tons of sugar cane. All I am saying is also give private industry its due. I actually worked on machines running HASP which stood for Houston Automated Spooling Pr...

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The Germans were recoding on tape long before the space program. It became practical with the replacement of vacuum tubes with transitors (Bell laps?). We are on different wavelenghts. Everythings depends on some previous knowledge. As Newton said, "If I have seen further it is by standing on ...

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Audio Casettes, Not to mention the stuff invented by the private R&D, built upon the basic findings of the government research... ... You seem to imply the govenment is required to build anything. The compact audio casette was invented by Philips. As was the CD. Satellite communications?????? P...

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[quote="DavidGI side with Stefan on this. There have been significant inventions from industry but many are based on basic research funded by govt. This is particularly the case in medicine. I was just being outrageous. I think it is 50/50. . . . . I'll gladly be infomed. What R&D are we s...

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Jim et al.,

How is 2001 LB showing up right now? Is it still closed now or showing up well?

Thanks,

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>> The private sector has never led basic research efforts? Edison? Bell labs? IBM? >> Comparatively small operations, Tom, as are those today in the Hi Tech industry (such as the theory group at Microsoft). Mostly they siphoned off a few great people from the academic community by paying good sala...

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Geez, Whether republicans or democrats, the overall picture does not change. Each side is pandering to their 'bases'. I hate to break it, but having a 'base' is the real big problem. Each party can take their 'base' for granted, and just work on the really small slice of independents. I mean, all t...

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Geez, Whether republicans or democrats, the overall picture does not change. Each side is pandering to their 'bases'. I hate to break it, but having a 'base' is the real big problem. Each party can take their 'base' for granted, and just work on the really small slice of independents. I mean, all th...

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Wow, for so many bwers white bordeaux is way down the list!!! For me, white bordeaux is one my top white favorites if not the top most...Not all white bordeaux are created equal, but IMO the few that make good ones are stellar... Here is my order of preference. 1. Brut Champagne (if you include cham...

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Thanks Jeff for the detained TNs...Excellent... I tasted the 2009 Trop at UGC. Like I mentioned in my earlier post earlier at that time, it just blew me away....It was awesome, and wanted to grab some...But then a week later, HWSRN came out with his 99 pt rating, and Voila, it became out of reach......

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Can you describe the 2009 Brane Cantenac? My concern about the few Brane Cantenacs I've had from this decade is that they have seemed very modern, extracted, not very Margaux-like. The beauty of this 2009 Giscours for me was that it was very Margaux like, very Bordeaux, very balanced and elegant, n...

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JimHow wrote:Gerry et al:
15% off mixed case alert for all French (and Spanish and German) wines.

Yep, I was about to mention that to you, Jim....

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One of the local stores has 2005 PB and LB for 125 bucks each and wondering if its worth. Never had 05 PB...How is it?

Any thoughts?

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At first I wondered that myself, Nic, but there is no getting around it, this is a superb wine. I'm definitely going to buy another case, on top of the 8 bottles I have remaining. At $59 it is expensive, but the price is rational when you take into consideration the quality level. It is amazingly b...

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Wow -- where did you get those prices? 2011 futures for Pichon B and Montrose are both at $100 a bottle in the U.S. right now. Makes you see why there might be some fizzling going on... Marc, I am not a big fan of PremierCru, but PC has been offering sales in the past weeks (on and off) with those ...

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How would you characterize the 2011 left bank vintage? What past vintage is it most like? May be the experts on the forum can comment better. But I think 2011 is closer to 2008, however I heard the yields were low especially in the top left bank...So for the growth chateaux, I would think they are ...

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I take it you don't like the 2011 Cos, CV? I was looking forward to actually buying some for a change. I like it OK Jim. But for my palate, Montrose and Calon are true representatives of Estephe in terms of expression. Cos and Phelan are a bit softer and riper. If I need softer wines and do not wan...

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JimHow wrote:I saw 2011 Cos listed for $69.

Yes Jim,

I too saw the overpriced 2011 Cos for $69...

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Chateau Vin, Can you tell me where you are seeing these wines in Chicago. Is it at retailers or the auction places that also sell direct to consumer? I did not buy any futures, but am interested in picking up a few wines from this vintage. Jon Jon & other Chicago BWErs, There is a 15% off wine ...

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I sent it now...

DA Bears are having colts for sunday lunch...

Yestarday, Aggies debut at SEC sucked big time...Same old ... same old...Cannot finish strong...Bumbleheads...

May be I need to take back my money from them...

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JimHow wrote:Gazin at $72 and Giscours at $59, I'll buy a few bottles of each, maybe 3 or 4 of each.

Jim,

Only 3 or 4 bottle each? I thought you generally buy by the case...

May be because you like left bank? BTW, did you check my pm?

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Selection and pricing Laughable at best....Segla is 160!!! Geez, I got it for 90 elsewhere not long ago...What are they thinking?

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Well, I picked up some of my 09s and also got couple of 75 Montrose. I opened the bottle (as expected, the cork broke), and decanted may be half an hour. It had a good nose in the beginning, but faded away fast. Anyway, I don't know, but I always feel that compared to other Estephes, Montrose gives ...

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