Search found 541 matches
- Sun Jun 21, 2020 4:48 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Sipping on 2008 Cristal on back deck to celebrate solstice.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1269
Re: Sipping on 2008 Cristal on back deck to celebrate solstice.
The ‘08 Cristal is indeed outstanding and drinking well already. There’s more to come however and to me at least will truly blossom in 4-6 years. I wouldn’t argue with anyone who suggests it’s the finest Cristal of the century although the ‘02 is a strong contender and the ‘04, ‘06 and ‘07 have thei...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What are we drinking in the Omicron ominous?
- Replies: 1979
- Views: 235738
Re: What are we drinking in lockdown?
2017 Niellon Chassagne villages tonight with baked char, seared green beans and whole wheat couscous... wow, this is great, on its own at least it is nearly equal to my memory of the single vineyards cuvées, only lacking some of the finesse of those. Long and intense, filled with lemon and dried gi...
- Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:53 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4962
- Views: 1727448
Re: So what have you bought lately?
Thank you, Jacques.
When the Bug finally dies, we need an unofficial BWE South meeting focusing on white Burg (and Florida fishies). Maybe you’d like to try some of that Lamy Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet.
Stu
When the Bug finally dies, we need an unofficial BWE South meeting focusing on white Burg (and Florida fishies). Maybe you’d like to try some of that Lamy Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet.
Stu
- Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:05 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4962
- Views: 1727448
Re: So what have you bought lately?
Jacques, tell me about your experience with Roulot. Of the few I’ve had over the years, I found the premier crus mostly wonderful but the lieux-dits mostly disappointing. Of course the price difference is huge.
Stu
Stu
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 5:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Domaine Hubert Lamy profile
- Replies: 6
- Views: 654
Re: Domaine Hubert Lamy profile
Thanks for the excellent educational piece, Stas. After years of searching I finally snagged at auction a few bottles of the Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. I drank the ‘13 Haute Density and loved it. Unique, crystalline, flavorful, poised. I’d like to try some of the St. Aubin to see how close it comes. ...
- Wed Jun 10, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4962
- Views: 1727448
Re: So what have you bought lately?
But surely you know that one bottle of any Bordeaux is better than two bottles of any California ?Frederico wrote:No more Bordeaux for now. Scored two bottles of Spottswoode Estate Cab '16 instead.
Stu
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 7:10 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Two Carillon Puligny Perrières 9 years apart
- Replies: 10
- Views: 919
Re: Two Carillon Puligny Perrières 9 years apart
Yeah, too bad B-21 only carries the François “Just Don’t Call Me Fredo” versions.jal wrote:Stu,sdr wrote:So is Jacques a better winemaker than brother François?
Stu
Conventional wisdom that I agree with: Jacques makes the better wines
Stu
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 2:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: I Guess I Just Don’t Get It
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1746
Re: TN: I Guess I Just Don’t Get It
For me, every very decade has left cali cab worse. The 70’s had some truly amazing wines, thrilling and unique and many still drinking well today. The 80’s by and large were a step down by there’s still many excellent wines. The 90’s continued the trend of less interest, less character, less age wo...
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:08 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: I Guess I Just Don’t Get It
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1746
TN: I Guess I Just Don’t Get It
Notes from a tasting a few months ago. I GUESS I JUST DON’T GET IT - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (2/4/2020) The host for this month’s tasting selected 2005 California Cabernet Sauvignon as his theme. Like most in the group, he loves the wines and wanted to display them at what he considered full maturit...
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 2:05 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Two Carillon Puligny Perrières 9 years apart
- Replies: 10
- Views: 919
Re: Two Carillon Puligny Perrières 9 years apart
So is Jacques a better winemaker than brother François? Or is it the other way around? Or does it depend on the vineyard?
Things were easier when Dad Louis made them all.
Stu
Things were easier when Dad Louis made them all.
Stu
- Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:13 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2019 en primeur campaign begins haltingly
- Replies: 204
- Views: 17775
Re: The 2019 en primeur campaign begins haltingly
Dan may be wondering why ‘19 futures are coming out at a discount while at the same time auction prices are skyrocketing, at least for some items. That’s because for the most part they have two different audiences. Futures and new releases are available in quantity and cover a wide variety of the pr...
- Sun May 31, 2020 7:08 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Two Carillon Puligny Perrières 9 years apart
- Replies: 10
- Views: 919
Re: Two Carillon Puligny Perrières 9 years apart
Nice, Jacques.
I had my first ‘17 WB a few days ago and was suitably impressed - Sauzet Referts. As it warmed up a bit it displayed some of that earthy Chassagne character I like even though it is Puligny. I should hunt down some J. Carillon
Stu
I had my first ‘17 WB a few days ago and was suitably impressed - Sauzet Referts. As it warmed up a bit it displayed some of that earthy Chassagne character I like even though it is Puligny. I should hunt down some J. Carillon
Stu
- Sun May 31, 2020 7:01 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4962
- Views: 1727448
Re: So what have you bought lately?
What I DIDN’T buy from yesterday’s HDH auction - 2 old Bordeaux, 1 Soldera, 1 White Burgundy, very good stuff but not trophies. I bid “only” 120-150% of the estimate. Most of them went for over 200%. Too many rich people at home with nothing to do but pay more for wine.
Stu
Stu
- Sat May 30, 2020 3:50 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What are we drinking in the Omicron ominous?
- Replies: 1979
- Views: 235738
Re: What are we drinking in lockdown?
Bois De Boursan Chateauneuf Cuvee Felix 2005. On the tin it says 14%. I think they have rounded it down. But it is vgi, and I am not generally a fan of C9, but this is a great expression full of Provençal optimism, sunshine and exuberance; within but close to the limit of my tolerance. If it had co...
- Tue May 26, 2020 9:43 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What are we drinking in the Omicron ominous?
- Replies: 1979
- Views: 235738
Re: What are we drinking in lockdown?
Wow, Chris, I use CT every day for keeping track of my collection and TNs, but I had no idea the weeds were this deep. Bravo.
Stu
Stu
- Tue May 26, 2020 5:18 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What are we drinking in the Omicron ominous?
- Replies: 1979
- Views: 235738
Re: What are we drinking in lockdown?
Chris, what is a negative drinking window?
Stu
Stu
- Sun May 24, 2020 9:07 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2019 Bordeaux EP Campaign
- Replies: 229
- Views: 22882
Re: 2019 Bordeaux EP Campaign
Restaurants are now open here for indoor dining, but I am trying to figure out how it can work. If we are 4 couples, do we need to sit at 4 different tables spaced widely apart? If we want to share a bottle, do each of us have to disinfect it before passing it on? How can indoor dining ever be safe ...
- Sat May 23, 2020 8:18 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4962
- Views: 1727448
Re: So what have you bought lately?
Nic, why not a nice dry Rosé, especially in the summertime? Goes great with salmon.Nicklasss wrote:
Need more dry white wines, as MC and Simone always want to eat salmon tartare.
Nic
I don’t have a specific suggestion but I’m sure others will.
Stu
- Wed May 20, 2020 5:21 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Extraordinary tasting in Copenhagen - Bx 1945 vintage
- Replies: 74
- Views: 5212
Re: Extraordinary tasting in Copenhagen - Bx 1945 vintage
If your effective rating scale is 95-100 you don’t need to ascribe points. Actually, I liked Broadbent’s star ratings, one though five stars, although he cheated himself by using half stars. Still he was not hesitant to give out one or two stars to anything he thought underperformed and always expla...
- Wed May 20, 2020 5:08 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The traitor : 2015 Chantal Lescure Pommard 1er Les Bertins
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1389
Re: The traitor : 2015 Chantal Lescure Pommard 1er Les Bertins
I’ve seen whole wine stores of obviously fake wine and fake booze in East Asia again and again. I mean obviously faked, with poorly photocopied labels, etc. Even in the duty free areas at international airports in Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, and Hanoi. Not just the expensive stuff either, lots of low end ...
- Wed May 20, 2020 3:10 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What are we drinking in the Omicron ominous?
- Replies: 1979
- Views: 235738
Re: What are we drinking in lockdown?
Turkey frozen from November goes well with dry Riesling too. An ‘01 (Trimbach) Clos Ste. Hune tonight was impressive, the wine having survived the ages better than the turkey.
Stu
Stu
- Mon May 18, 2020 6:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 1989 Pichon Lalande
- Replies: 9
- Views: 725
Re: TN: 1989 Pichon Lalande
They eat a lot differently in the Canadian forestNicklasss wrote:We also had a nice meal, but last night (foie gras with Champagne, and elk tartare
Nic
Stu
Congratulations to you both for the anniversary.
- Mon May 18, 2020 6:33 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What are we drinking in the Omicron ominous?
- Replies: 1979
- Views: 235738
Re: What are we drinking in lockdown?
2001 was the only German vintage I ever bought in any size - maybe 10 cases at the exhortations of Pappadoc and Lyle Fass and everything was fantastic. But what I have left can be counted on one hand, if that. Ever since then I only buy a few bottles as needed since nothing has ever seemed as aweso...
- Mon May 11, 2020 3:31 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What are we drinking in the Omicron ominous?
- Replies: 1979
- Views: 235738
Re: What are we drinking in lockdown?
Chris, you had extremely bad luck with the ‘83 Margaux, so sad. Was it well stored? I’ve usually had great experiences with it. I hope you get to experience a good one. Here’s my most recent note: 3/7/20 95 points Compared with a recent tasting of a rustic ‘82 Margaux you would have to assume 1983 i...
- Mon May 11, 2020 2:58 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Your favorite BWE moments over the past 20+ years....
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2445
Re: Your favorite BWE moments over the past 20+ years....
Of course everyone who attended remembers well the dinner at Château Margaux in 2005. But what sticks with me is how Mme. Mentzelopoulos quickly became “Corinne” and how she spent much of the time at our table anguishing over how her daughter in Paris was making a huge mistake by becoming attached t...
- Mon May 11, 2020 2:50 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Your favorite BWE moments over the past 20+ years....
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2445
Re: Your favorite BWE moments over the past 20+ years....
Stu, that was a great evening at CabFan's. I don’t recall that phone call at all... ??? Did we have a good connection? Did I know who you were? The connection wasn’t perfect but adequate for me to hear you okay. I was in a taxi heading down from a wedding in Sonoma. I think we had not met in person...
- Sun May 10, 2020 5:01 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Your favorite BWE moments over the past 20+ years....
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2445
Re: Your favorite BWE moments over the past 20+ years....
April 2003. Wonderful dinner at Cab Fan’s house. He smoked half a pig outside in the yard. Guest list included little Julia and sister, DavidG, MichaelP., James Grandison. Can’t remember any of the wines except the excellent 1978 Bill Hill. Peter tried to get us to like Cal Cabs, almost succeeded wi...
- Sun May 10, 2020 4:39 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Extraordinary tasting in Copenhagen - Bx 1945 vintage
- Replies: 74
- Views: 5212
Re: Extraordinary tasting in Copenhagen - Bx 1945 vintage
I’ve only had three Bordeaux from 1945, La Mission Haut-Brion, Latour and Mouton, most of them about 25 years ago. My scores ranged from 82 to 100. Obviously, tremendous bottle variation on the ancients, none of them ex-Château but some of them allegedly from a cold British cellar. I would have assu...
- Thu May 07, 2020 2:10 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2017 Chateau Saint-Estève
- Replies: 2
- Views: 325
Re: 2017 Chateau Saint-Estève
Tofu is what you eat when you get tired of food with flavor.
Stu
Stu
- Thu May 07, 2020 1:47 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: It's getting hot out there, let's talk VIN BLANC, BWE
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1630
Re: It's getting hot out there, let's talk VINS BLANC, BWE
Of course there is always champagne, the most reliable white wine of all. Stu Great stuff everyone, I have more thoughts to share shortly, but in the meantime, what's your go to bubbly for <$75, Stu et al.? A glass of Cristal Rosé. Stu Oh, maybe you meant a whole bottle, that’s different. I have en...
- Wed May 06, 2020 7:40 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: "The West is the Best"
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2144
Re: "The West is the Best"
We all have in mind what are the ultimate best wine for each grape type. Cabernet franc is Cheval Blanc Grenache is Chateau Rayas Merlot is Pétrus Mourvèdre is Domaine Tempier Cabassaou? Nebbiolo is Giacosa Barolo Falletto red label Pinot Noir is Domaine de La Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti Sangiovese...
- Wed May 06, 2020 7:29 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your biggest score, missed opportunity?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 5267
Re: What is your biggest score, missed opportunity?
No, not quite, just the dessertstefan wrote:Nice, Stuart. Probably the proceeds covered a midweek dinner for you and Kathy.
Stu
- Wed May 06, 2020 7:26 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: It's getting hot out there, let's talk VIN BLANC, BWE
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1630
Re: It's getting hot out there, let's talk VINS BLANC, BWE
I have pretty much given up on finding a substitute for white Burgundy. Sad but true :cry: Like many, I have learned to enjoy them younger than in the past. I wish I could discover that obscure producer no one knows who makes Grand Cru whites for, like 50€. But not yet, so I pay up for the classics...
- Tue May 05, 2020 5:14 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your biggest score, missed opportunity?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 5267
Re: What is your biggest score, missed opportunity?
Biggest score = ‘82 Pétrus @$185 from Zachys (1986).
But since it turned out to be very disappointing, I recently sold the last bottle for 1890% ROI.
Stu
But since it turned out to be very disappointing, I recently sold the last bottle for 1890% ROI.
Stu
- Tue May 05, 2020 5:07 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Trivia questions from my wine cellar (and yours).
- Replies: 88
- Views: 5242
Re: Trivia questions from my wine cellar (and yours).
Unfortunately, Ian, they're all Nuits St Georges Clos de la Maréchale There was I thinking copious amounts of Amoureuses and Musigny... Oh I wish, I used to buy these when the Musigny was $75 and the Amoureuses $60, and that was the 1996-2001 vintages. Probably the two best Burgundies I have ever d...
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Pavie Macquin is to Rob Dayton as _____ is to you.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1476
Re: Pavie Macquin is to Rob Dayton as _____ is to you.
Pétrus
Maybe because I very rarely get to taste it, it’s so freakin’ expensive and because it’s usually not that great but when it is, it’s sublime. Gotta have some pain with my pleasure.
Stu
Maybe because I very rarely get to taste it, it’s so freakin’ expensive and because it’s usually not that great but when it is, it’s sublime. Gotta have some pain with my pleasure.
Stu
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN 2005 Jadot Savigny-les-Beaune "La Dominode"
- Replies: 8
- Views: 794
Re: TN 2005 Jadot Savigny-les-Beaune "La Dominode"
Happy Bday, Lucie, glad to see stefan opens something good for you.
Stu
Stu
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 4:38 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Most Beautiful Bordeaux Wine Label
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5249
Most Beautiful Bordeaux Wine Label
Palmer Gorgeous midnight blue and gold colors plus superb design. Honorable mentions: Lafite and Haut Brion Classical, reserved, regal, traditional, even if haughty. 1970 Mouton (Chagall) could be in the running, but that was a one off. I was also trying to think of the ugliest Bordeaux label but I ...
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:12 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Very interesting TNs from Bordeaux tasting in February 2020
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1379
Re: Very interesting TNs from Bordeaux tasting in February 2020
I see I have sixteen notes in CT for 1970 Mouton, with scores ranging from 78 to 92 (plus one 96) from tastings 1994 to late 2019 (average = 88.6), so if great bottles are out there I managed to miss most of them. The 78 score was from the most recent tasting and the one great bottle was from 2013. ...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:21 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Wine in the age of the corona.
- Replies: 257
- Views: 18980
Re: Wine in the age of the corona.
This is a very detailed impressive interactive graph you can play with. Try the most optimistic and most pessimistic scenarios.
http://gabgoh.github.io/COVID/index.html
Stu
http://gabgoh.github.io/COVID/index.html
Stu