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No 2009 Bordeaux listing yet on the web page...

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Probably not great but probably interesting, especially at $70, don't you think? As Benevolent Dictator of Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts I hereby order you to buy that wine, drink it, and report back in. Tomorrow I will be picking up some of my 2009s, and while there, I will pick up this one :P . Hopef...

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75 Montrose caught my eye in one of our local stores...It was up for 70 bucks, but I was not convinced of the vintage...
Anyone had experience with 75 Montrose?

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Jim,

Wondering why you are interested in NH store pricing. Are pre-arrival prices higher than the NH site? But the website prices for earlier vintages seem expensive to me...

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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, I usually frequent Binnys and Wine Discount Center...

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So what's the deal out there, are 2009s hitting the shelves yet in places like NYC, DC, SF, Chicago, etc.? Jim, As far as Chicago is concerned, I saw 2009s arriving for the last month or so...If I remember correctly, I recently saw the following notables... Pontet Canet Brane Cantenac Duhart Milon ...

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Michael-P wrote:WAP shows, inc premiums:

Oct 11 - NY $110
Nov 11 - NY $110
May 12 - Chicago $140
June 12 - London $195

But given Winebid has been struggling to move theirs at $125, I'd say something less than $125 is the correct price. Unless you're a crazy Brit.

Michael-P

What is WAP?

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JimHow wrote:This is an excellent Lynch, but not great. The 82, 85, 88, 89, 90, from that decade are better.

What do you think about 90s and 2000s so far?

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Thanks for the additional notes CV. I particularly liked your description of Lynch Bages. About 20 of us BWEs spent an afternoon with Cazes after a tour of the facilities. His sone kept coming downstairs to bug him about getting back to work but he was having too much fun drinking and trading stori...

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I have a few 2003s I am looking forward to open. I thought of opening 03 Angelus this weekend but restrained myself for now...

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DavidG wrote:........ Looking forward to the Lafite installment.

Here you go...Made the update...

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I love estephe and Montrose...I got 04 Montrose for 59 bucks. Never tasted this Montrose vintage, but took a chance...Anyone tasted this and can throw some light on this?

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Bacchus wrote:Oops; not sure how that happened. Meant to pose the question to Chateau Vin, of course.

Bacchus,

It was a great trip. The best part is Day 3, which is yet to come...How many people can say that I was invited for a dinner at Lafite?

I was very fortunate to be a part of this experience...

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JimHow wrote:Just another reason why I buy very little Bordeaux anymore.

May be its time to hoard older vintages of CS as much as possible I guess...

Jim, please check your PM...

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What does it amount to?? A certain proprotion? Maybe like NV chamapagne? Without naming names, one chateau owner explained that one can blend up to 15% of one vintage to other vintage...For example, 2007 was a bad vintage. They can blend upto 15% of a better vintage (say 2009 or 2008) to 2007!!! He...

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We have been talking about how the wine making can change under new ownership etc. etc...Some of us are saying that Bordeaux has been changing lately and are therefore disappointed...In my recent trip to Bordeaux, I have been told that one can blend vintages! :o And there is an unwritten rule among ...

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LBBC (Left Bank Bordeaux Cup) was organized each year by Bordeaux goodwill society, the Commanderie du Bontemps de Médoc et des Graves, Sauternes et Barsac. In the semi-fianls, the Commanderie selects 2 teams each from North America, Europe, France and Asia. In all, 8 teams compete in the finals in ...

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Wow Hound...Didn't get a chance to get onto forum for the past few days. It's unbelievable to have one's home threatened by fire or floods...I agree...When the season is dry, the authorities need to jump in and place some restrictions on camp fire, etc. Hopefully that's it, and everyone and everythi...

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The Chicago team has won the second place in Left Bank Bordeaux Cup. The whole experience during the night was amazing at Lafite, and will update in detail soon, as I am heading back to Chicago today.

The highlight of our trip was Lynch Bages and Lafite....

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JimHow wrote:The email was headed:

"Two days only: More Special Pricing on 2010 Bordeaux."

Well, I don't get the email...I think they might have been sold out then...

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$45 for 2010 Gruaud Larose, "the best since the 2000 and 1990...." Naah...It's half bottle...According to this link... http://www.premiercru.net/premier/shop/WineDetails.do?wineId=43915 Jim, Here is the link for LLC, half a bottle for about 150 bucks... http://www.premiercru.net/premier/s...

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Saw that, Jon, more impressive prices again today.... Is this the precursor of a fundamental downward shift in Bordeaux pricing? Or is PC looking to fund another expansion? Are you guys talking about 2009 or 2010 prices? I don't see any lower prices...Even 2010 LLC is around 150 bucks for half a bo...

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Well, it is misleading...It says 'Available', but it's under 'Pre-arrival' column. It is not under 'In stock'...Typical PC...

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Incidentally, I had this yesterday and I liked it too. Yea, I think mine still had a bit of bitterness at the end. Nice round tannins with good acidity. But I had this along with 1975 La Conseillante and 1988 Langoa Barton, and DDC came in third to my liking...

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JimHow wrote:I bought three lonely bottles of 200-NINE Calon Segur, that's all I've purchased post 2008.

Wow Jim...What a restraint...

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Houndsong wrote:No. I'm amused though at the headline "Sanity Returns to Bordeaux Pricing."

I agree...

Sanity?....Sanity my A$$...

I could get 2005 Haut Bailly for $77 recently and today I received an offer for 2011 Haut Bailly priced at $80...

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Nice to see you liking Burgundies, Alex. Good notes, and the Musigny sounds like it will be fantastic (also, no doubt, fantastically expensive). There is nothing better than a great Musigny (well, maybe Romanee Conti, but I have never tasted one). Camille Giroud makes some great Beaune wines that a...

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Guys ........ So virtually every day I get at least 2 emails offering specials including back vintages. So over the last week, I received 2 emails for long lists of Bordeaux estates and vintages from 1996 to 2006. I actually bought some wines from 1996, 2000, 2004, 2005 and 2006 quite cheaply. A co...

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So, CV, is this any good? Some say this is a less than stellar Cos from the greatest vintage ever. Jim, that's exactly where I would put it...May be its still coming out of closed phase, but honestly, I expected more considering the stellar vintage...Atleast the bottle I tried, I thought the acid i...

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Yes, I was "celebrating" something - my "Welcome to Medicare" package arrived in the mail, so 1947 is my birth year. Wide World of Wine had a case and a half of the '47 CB for about double per what Claudius mentioned, but well below the going rate at the time in the US, which wa...

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2000 Cos Estournel: Opaque core and light brick red rim. On the nose - earth, crushed rock, black fruit and hints of cassis. On the palate, predominant black fruit with mellowed tannins that are soft textured and seem to be melding well. Good finish around 35 sec. Still plenty of acid, although at ...

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Chateau Vin Since Lafite has not been released yet over here in Asia, I am a bit surprised it has "nearly sold out". I gather that is just one retailer?? The local importers are trying to talk up 2011 but so far have found little interest. That is just one retailer, that too in UK... Here...

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Don't know how good is 2011 Sociando, but under $30 seems comparable to other similar vintages...Following is an interesting article from decanter...Geez it has become parker prices instead of simply parker scores. When will it stop even in so so vintage? 'Things are inching forward, but we have so ...

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Received futures offers of $149 and $64 from JJBuckley for Cos and Gazin respectively...It was an easy decision...Pass

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What's the gossip on the quality/style of the 2011s? JonB precisely mentioned the overall take on 2011, but here is how some of the wines fared in the eyes of BBR for what it's worth...I guess you are going for LB if the price is favorable? :mrgreen: A Classically-Structured Vintage Indications fro...

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2011 ex-negociant pricing in Euros (Up/Down from 2010). Let's see what's in store with regards to pricing from others...Let's give the evil-pricing rating (from 1 to 5) to the chateaux... Lafite: 420 (-30%) :evil: :evil: Cos: 108 (-50%) :evil: :evil: :evil: Gazin: 42 (-12.5%) :evil: :evil: Sociando ...

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Hmmm...Your office has baseball and wines...Seems like life is good in NE, Jim...

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Thanks DCWINO. Great report and appreciate you sharing the TNs...Thank you very much...

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Nice to put faces with names of fellow BWErs...

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JimHow wrote:I was rearranging some cases in my cellar this afternoon and looked at my mixed case of Lafite...

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