Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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I have not had a La Jota in more than a decade, but I do remember a quite good cab franc from them back then. There are so few bottling it up as a single varietal in Napa/Sonoma nowadays.

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If wine is such a lucrative trading vehicle...why aren't the proprietors of K&L, MacArthurs, Zachy's etc. not billionaires? Presumably they would have a hundred fold advantage over the clients in an opaque, illiquid, non auction market. The proprietary traders at GS, Solomon Bros., various House...

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I'm not sure I've ever had a rouge Sancerre. Sometimes we see rose from there, although I can't remember if its entitled to wear that AOC titling.

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Re LLC, I'll purchase 2021 in 5 years time when prices drop. Why do you believe LLC prices will drop? I do believe large stocks are being held back, and maybe prices stay flattish in inflation adjusted terms, but hard to see the chateau actually marking their own inventory down, given how much econ...

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Has anyone found where Jho Low is? It's been such a great story...I can't wait for the movie.

Perhaps to be enjoyed with a Barde Haute!

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Looks great.

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Congratulations!! Always amazing to have items that have been saved ourselves.

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When I was in college I used to live near Fenway Park, on Beacon St., and one of my laboratory's chief had season passes for the Sox (they were modestly priced back then) and often he could not make one of the 81 or so games. So whoever was around could get the tix for free, so we got to attend a fe...

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PXL_20220730_015630630.jpg I pulled my last 2003 Haut Marbuzet [St Estephe] and had a couple glasses before/with supper. For my tastes, this is tipping downhill now but it has lasted longer than the vintage, and the estate's reputation, suggested it would. The color is garnet, with some orange at t...

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/19/world/europe/uk-heat-wave-1976-temperature.html I cannot recall a 1976 from Bordeaux that did not suck (by the time I got to try them) but few survived - given the hotness/flabiness - so that is not some kind of exhaustive panel. But it seems concerning for those w...

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: 2005 d'Aiguille Querre [Cotes de Castillon] natural cork, garnet color, lots of sediment! Still delicious and holding up well despite being almost old enough to vote. Lots of plummy fruit, spice box and some orange potpourri here.

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I'd think the non classified d'Angludet and Monbrison along with neighboring Medoc Cambon La Pelouse are at least worth some mentions at the end of the film credits!

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Flickinger's is ok, but make sure you read their Terms & Conditions. My view is that they are a bit out of the norm, so I unsubscribed to the emails some years ago.

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Was in the mood for some Montrose tonight and ended up pulling a bottle of the 2004 and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. Lovely aromatics of blackberry, forest floor and damp oak notes that lead to a medium bodied, soft, saturated black raspberry licorice and spice driven palate that lin...

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Nice notes!

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Winex is celebrating Bastille Day by having a 1 day sale on in stock 2015 Bordeaux with 15% off, discount to be taken at checkout, so mentally adjust the prices you see on the link. https://www.winex.com/product/2015.html?cat=938&product_list_dir=asc&product_list_limit=100&product_list_o...

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Nice pictures and interesting rationale jckba. I've noticed over the years that despite all the stated love of LdH on enthusiast boards, even when anointed AFWE get together, there is plenty of their wines left at the end of the night. Doesn't matter whether tinto/blanco/rose, vineyard, aging. =====...

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My hunch - without looking at any data - would be that the higher the price, the more an 'OWC Premium' might exist. ======== I hope you are able to contain this problem. As I have explained to my better half, when wine bottles are left alone - unattended & unfondled - they breed at night like th...

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PXL_20220712_012256899~3.jpg It's been a long time since I've had anything from this estate, perhaps the 1989 is what last graced my glass, so I was happy to drink the 2000 Vray Croix de Gay [Pomerol] over the last couple of days. Back in this era, it was managed by the the JP Mouiex empire, so it ...

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I got the sense that Poyferre started changing after the 1996 vintage. 1998 was where it really stuck out to me.

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I have not had the Clos du Marquis bottling in many vintages, perhaps 10-15 years, so no sense for how it is now.

How would folks slot them into the general consensus? It seems like lists are similar, with maybe some variance around Poyferre, L.Barton, and Gruaud.

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: This 2003 St Julien is still drinking well

This Branaire is doing yeoman's work, still slogging away at age 19. Dark, with little fading at the rims, medium bodied, with cedar/sandalwood/spices on the nose. It remains fruity and youthful on the palate. A smidge of tannin still.

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Those are some serious wines!

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It seems odd that it would be a 'neighbor' if its AOC Medoc, rather than Haut Medoc.

Medoc would be further up north I would think.

I seem to remember from a map that S-M's closest vineyards were Charmail and St. Paul, relatively proven and well distributed, at give or take ~$20 level.

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Very
Classy
Cabernet (Franc)

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I’m not sure I’d ever had an HBL until I tried the 2014, was struck by its classic Pauillac traits, and bought another half dozen or so. I think Pappa poured one for both of us at a Chinese place, maybe 15+ years ago. It was one of the few times I've ever had one. This was the place that always had...

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Sounds like a brilliant night!

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Pappadoc poured us some of their 1982 and 1986 a lifetime ago, but I don't think I've had recent examples. I have a 2008 on the 'drink soon' rack though!

I do like their newer labels though; they feel very classical to me.

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A quick thought is we are seeing the end of another Napa Valley era. The first vintners were farmers and grape growers. Mondavi's, Krug, Sebastiani, and Martini. In the late 60's to mid-70s we saw the second migration. These were people who made a great deal of money in business and moved to Napa f...

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Nice spectrum of wines. If you have the patience, La Croix St Georges and Le Bon Pasteur will keep better than one might think.

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Pretty cool! Generalizing, how would you assess Pagodes vs it. big brother? I have never had them side by side.

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Wow that is pretty awesome. Sorry that 1996 didn't show better for you.

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Are the first growths doing anything special/different/better with corks now to address potential taint issues?

It seems like it would really hurt the brand, and the consumer, when a year like 1983 is off given the patience invested.

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: 2015 St. Paul was served a shade too warm on a triple digit day. Came across as too flabby, too tannic, and although the crystal looks pretty, doesn't help the wine show well. Not the best environment for this kind of wine.

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Arv Better idea to stop cats and dogs from killing and/or eating rodents as they are disease carriers and the spoilt Persians, Birmans and Burmese cats I had for decades were kept away from them. On one occasion my alter ego Claudius- who was a very pampered blue Persian named after the Emperor - m...

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Over the years not one of our three (so far) felines has ever presented us with a trophy quality rodent. I would complain, but my wife would point out that the warranty on a 'free' cat isn't worth the paper it isn't printed on. But the dachshund would horrify everyone by not only killing them, prese...

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I thought we did a big panel of 1995 v. 1996 Medoc's many years ago in Boston?

Does anyone have a link to that (was it on the older website)?

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They'll watch backyard rodents with a vigilant eye, twitching their tail, totally still, even tolerant.

Would a stack of celery laden Loire reds do that for you?

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I am diversifying, by collecting an unassailable horde/hoard (sp?) of cats.

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Lots of wiggle room: Does the alcohol content stated on the label need to indicate the exact alcohol content of the product, or does TTB allow a tolerance? Alcohol content may be stated as a specific percentage with a tolerance of: Plus or minus 1 percentage point for wines containing over 14% alco...

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