Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Carlos Delpin

Friday.

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I’ve had several bottles of the 00 Yon Figeac over the past year and they have all been good to very good. At $25 it is a bargain.

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Looks like we also share the book bug... My wife asked me the other day if I could find book storage similar to external wine storage!

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I can do Friday and Saturday. Do we want to narrow down the Burgundy by either vintages or villages?

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https://www.davidsrestaurant.com/davids-lunch

This one.

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Had a great late lunch this week at David’s in Portland, Maine. Only good food I had in two weeks traipsing through New England.

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I believe so.

CD

JimHow wrote:Wow are you coming Carlos?

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I can play 98.

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Quick question, is young Bordeaux such as 2014 akin to young Napa cab in terms of concentration and structure? I’ve never tasted a Bordeaux at that age.

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2017 was a challenging year at many levels. Wine helped navigate through some of the lows. In no particular order.

1978 Cheval Blanc
1982 Pichon Lalande
1996 DRC RSV
1998 Chave Hermitage
1989 Angelus
1986 Certan de May
1967 Haut Brion
1996 Heinz Martha’s
1982 Mouton
1982 Cheval Blanc

Feliz Navidad.

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Pavelot wines need time to shed the concentration and rusticity. Bize drinks younger. Cheers!

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Had these two wines yesterday and was surprised by the sheer pleasure inside each glass. The PL was joyful with sweet fruit and superb balance and length. The Cos was a bit more serious yet still offering tons of fresh dark fruit and aromatics. What’s your take on current state of the 1983 vintage? ...

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Wait, what, snails?

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Had the 2003 DM yesterday. The nose had a roasted fruit character to it that was off putting. This aroma did not blow away with time. On the palate it had good fruit and decent length. Meh.

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Acidity? For me the wines that have good balance of acidity and fruit are the ones that display freshness and length.

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Had a bottle of the 96 recently that was very tasty. Any thoughts on bottles from the 80"s?

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Have you tasted the 2000? Took a flyer on a couple of bottles recently but have not tasted .

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This bottle of the 82 Cheval was singing. It was blind too so no bias. It was early on the tasting too so no goggles either.

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The aftermath of Maria has made us more conscious of the little pleasures in life and more grateful for moments shared with friends and family. Yesterday our wine group met for a tasting based on the theme of which Bordeaux would you save from your cellar if you only had time to pull one bottle. Inc...

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William, although that green element is a classic component of SM, I agree that it is stronger than usual and distracting on the 2001. Cheers!

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Assuming that Puerto Rico still exists by March 2018 I would love to attend.

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Jim, count me in!

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Sounds like a great idea for a tasting. 4 vintages from the 80’s, the 90’s, and the 2000’s. Blind.

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Modern Bordeaux? Isn't that the main reason for drinking California Cab? Modernity is not something that I want in my Bordeaux. I'll keep looking for stinky, lower alcohol , balanced wines. Life is too short.

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Although my wine budget went with the wind I am curious about relative pricing for this vintage.

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Thanks for the thoughts. It was brutal. The recovery will take months and be very very painful.

CD

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The Cuervo Gold
The fine Colombian
Make tonight a wonderful thing

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2007 Volnay is really good at all levels. Will keep my 99 and 05's although in agreement that the 07's in general are drinking well now. Cheers.

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JimHow wrote:Not that I've had a large number of bottles, but I guess I've never quite understood the fuss over Certain de May.

Jim, kind of shared your opinion until a 86 that we had a couple of Saturday's ago. It was magical.

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Had the 1996 recently and it was stunning. It was served alongside a Pavie 82 and gave a fair fight. The Pavie 82 was just too good.

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The absurd high prices of the California high end wines have also helped temper the perception of Bordeaux pricing.

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Love this one. It has a very distinctive signature and just oozes with pleasure.

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St Julien
Graves
Pauillac

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Thanks for sharing. Good stuff.

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Thanks for sharing. I have a few waiting for my son to get to drinking age. Have a 96 ready for tonight.

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Before you assign the trophy please try any of the 2012 or 2013 Turley Zins. IMHO the Ridge Zins are great but the purity and transparency of the Turley fruit edges them a bit in the pleasure delivery.

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DavidG wrote:Hard to disagree with any on your list, Ian. But I would find a spot for 1990 Margaux.

And for the Haut Brion 90 which IMHO delivers more pleasure than the 89.

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Jim, they do. Just had a Lytton 87 the other day that was sublime. I also like Turley with 8 - 10 years average bottle age.

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Thanks for sharing. Good read and good recipes.

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We had a 82 Gloria the other night at a beach bonfire that was a complete Bordeaux powerhouse experience. On that night, at that place, it had nothing to envy of any other 82. Great theme...wish I could make it.

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