Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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So a picture of the 2006 PC and no corresponding note or impression, so how are we supposed to learn anything from that post

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2014 Château L’Evangile - 3 hour double decant and this showed aromas of black cherry and raspberry that were rounded out with earthy, mushroom scents that are still framed by oak, and gave way to a rich, luxurious mouthful of bitter cherry, plum and spice flavors that echoed on the finish. 92+(++)...

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: Well coming up as it is decanting right now ;)

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I had my first BC last year, 2009, and wow what a wine, I'm now a fan. I will see if 2015 is around my area. Cheers BC (Brane-Cantenac, 2nd Growth) is different estate than CB (Cantenac Brown, 3rd Growth) even if there isn’t a lot of distance between the two. I last tasted the 2015 CB upon release ...

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Aromatically it is great with a little air whereas the palate is still primary and fruit driven, so I’d give it another Blanquito or 2 depending on your preference.

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A Vermont waygu skirt and a 2012 Château Rauzan-Ségla; double decanted for an hour and this showed lovely aromas of floral Margaux berries, black plum, forest floor and cedar which gave way to a juicy, burst of dark cherry and black plum flavors which maintained a wonderful freshness through the fin...

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JimHow wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 1:35 pm This is just mind boggling what happened yesterday. How could there have been a line of site from that rooftop? That just cannot happen. Heads need to roll in the secret service. A millimeter to the right… good grief.

This.

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Had the ‘89 Poyferre when Patrick was in town two weeks ago visiting his mom / sister. The Poyferre was at peak showing dare I say, an elegant seamless profile that only aged Bdx can deliver and was well deserving of a mid 90 point score and was a half notch better than the also impressive Barton fr...

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It’s early maturity and wide open for business with its aromas starting to show nuance. I liked it and think it has a bright future and the first thing I did after drinking it, was WineSearcher-ed it, as I was thinking about doubling up as I really don’t own enough Pomerol. This is an excellent La C...

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I participated in Loire Valley tasting the other night in a friends back yard and found myself in the mood for Cabernet Franc again tonight but just from Bdx. I’ve been staring at my unopened case of the 2014 La Conseillante for a quite some time now and have been wanting to check-in on Jean-Michel ...

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Mark, Just one question from my end and that is, since you are not buying the top wines from the vintage why buy now? I think many of the wines you are interested didn't really have all that successful of a futures campaign (granted with no official numbers this is an assumption based on what I see)...

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After the ‘05 it jumped to the ‘15 which was the youngest Baron we had and I had offered the person that brought it an older btl in exchange but he wasn’t interested and so it goes. The blind Pichon Comtesse ringer was the 2010 vintage and it was youthfully oak ladened with a layered core of ripe fr...

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I echo Ian’s thoughts on the wonderful write-up but am honestly quite surprised that there was no note on ‘23 Pichon Lalande

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hautbrionlover wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 3:53 am I suspect that if Bernard Magrez were asked, he would say that PC obviously refers to Pape Clement

Haha, nicely done!

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Picked up a case of the 2020 Branaire Ducru for a laughable $360 + tax at Zachys during their cost slashing, inventory reduction sale in January of this year but have yet to broach it so appreciate the data point.

: 2020 Branaire Ducru Zachys receipt

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Love the 2006 d’Issan and wonder if the Chateau Margaux exhibits much of the same charm that d’Issan does in this vintage.

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Put together a Pichon Baron vertical several months back at the Saddle River Inn in Northern NJ and while the ‘90 slayed and was the unanimous wine of the night, the ‘05 was my favorite of the younger wines as it was rich, concentrated and complete and starting to enter its prime time drinking windo...

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Montrose, Ducru and one of the Pichons to round out my top 3. And Izak, while I don’t disagree with you I think whether choosing to use Pichon Comtesse or Pichon Lalande most professionals would realize that one is talking about the same property. With that said, if one were to post the abbreviation...

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I bought zero 2013 Bdx reds but I did buy several Sauternes and they have been absolutely delightful much like your Suduiraut note below.

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It’s generally hot and humid so it might alter your desire to explore the city on foot.

If you end up coming, ping me and I should be able to meet to break bread over a glass of wine.

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Love Vacheron, but I agree with Alex, where art thou Bordeaux?

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: 2000 Giscours

As I need some Giscours for current drinking.

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The ‘19s were released for less due to the COVID discount coupled with the economic turmoil of the time and while the ‘20s were more, outside a few of the top performing estates the pricing has pretty much remained unchanged. When I bought the Giscours the week before last, the case of ‘19 was $635 ...

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PC is not a UGC property and as I don’t attend the en primeur tastings I don’t get to taste PC except when opening my own. Better to ask Alex or GBF as I am sure they have an informed opinion.

Best PC for my tastes though has been the ‘96 time and time again.

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Agree Nick, I much prefer seeing barrel scores for young Bdx.

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Ian are those 1/2 bottles as otherwise that is one helluva deal!

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I need more Rousseau for drinking

But more seriously, Ian great notes as always and what a treat to taste Rousseau across multiple decades.

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Not biting on 2023 Futures and instead doing a little backfilling like Jim but for Giscours with case quantities of the ‘19 and ‘20 for the cellar.

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There ain’t nothing wrong with that!

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I could probably make DC work whereas Bdx would take more planning / saving.

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Attaching the picture for Ian and wishing I was there (yet again).

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Wonderful notes on what sounds like another wonderful evening of wine across the pond in London.

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Your usage of the word nasty in your Bollinger note makes me think that it might have another meaning north of the border?

And the DdC sounds splendid.

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Haven’t tasted a Troplong since the ownership / style change but your note got me wanting to try one.

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: Ribeye and a bullseye

A 3 hour double decant revealed wonderfully pure aromas of blackberry and mossy, mushroom tones that led to a silky, saturated, blackberry and mineral driven flavors that maintained both tension and freshness through the long-lasting finish. 96+(+)

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: Is there anything sexier than a just opened OWC

: Letting this decant for a couple of hours pre dinner

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Did you feel the earthquake all the way up in Maine?

I was working from home and on a conference call and several of us on the call were all like, was that … until it was perfectly clear that it was the ground that was shaking.

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I like the 100 point scale and when tasting young wines, I think score ranges should be more frequently used as wines can change. And for in bottle scores, I frequently use the plus sign when assigning a score as I am grading the wine in its current state while acknowledging that there is room for f...

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I’ve generally liked the 66s I have tried.

: 1966 Pichon Lalande

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While Ian posted the Talbot Cordier label / bottle upthread, I thought this pristine Gruaud also deserved its own post and they just don’t make them like they used to.

: 1966 Gruaud Larose

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