Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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: although normally Pappadoc would have suggested Siran to go with this roast piglet, he served us grand cru Burgundy instead. We had to order the luckless porcine a day or two ahead of time.

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The only 'thing' that is up in casita AKR is clumps of pet hair. Both the malign long haired feline and the GSD are shedding their winter coats

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The buzz around Siran reminds me of the enthusiasm for Pontet Canet a generation ago. I've still need to buy/try one!

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PXL_20220616_232331191_2.jpg Many years ago I had inquired here on BWE over where to find La Parde de Haut Bailly, the second wine from the American banker owned property. The kommentariat had given me some leads, and I ended up picking this 2010 from JJ Buckley, and it went into the cellar, only g...

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Premier ne puis, second ne daigne, Mouton suis

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I keep reading horror stories of TATL air travel nowadays

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stefan wrote: ↑Sun Jun 12, 2022 11:11 pm Really nice wines there!

CA wine lovers typically do not like 1998 red wines from Napa and Sonoma. It is a Bordeaux lover's vintage IMO.

1998 and 2000 were some of the rare underwhelming years in the twenty year span from 1990-2010

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I picked up a 4 pack of Mikasa stemless wine tumblers, compared to Riedel 'O' series they are heavier/larger yet thinner. It seems to be a different kind of crystal, and they are from Slovakia. My perception of Mikasa had always been that they were Japanese -- we have some beautiful Mikasa Martini g...

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I'm not sure how totally reliable label abv% is...there is some wiggle room there. And over very long periods of time, there is even some evaporation. We had a 70 l'Evangile ago some years with a stated abv of 11% but I suspect it was down in the ten handles given all the time that had passed by! Ad...

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Pretty heavy duty lineup

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I had more than a few disappointing vintages of La Gaffeliere from the 90's, and generally I was only buying the better regarded / riper years too.

Between that, and the price hikes, they were put on the No Fly list without a Redress #

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Tonight I had veal marsala and Lucie ate cannelloni. We drank 2008 La Gomerie. This is highly concentrated, fruity, and has solid tannins that are not yet resolved. Most of the action is up front. The wine leans toward the modern style, but is not overblown IMO. The alcohol level is listed as 14%. ...

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I've had some Cassis wines over the years, but they didn't really stick out in any memorable way. I suspect consumers here confuse them with Creme de Cassis liqueur.

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Carl Magnus is a modern, rich Fronsac. I had the 2009 maybe last year. It looks like most of the right banks were on the newer wave side, while your Medoc's tilted traditional, generalizing.

That seems like a nice representational tasting overall though.

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Yikes. I read a few min of that, then clicked out.

How can anyone treat Willy Wonka like that?

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One nice thing about this trail was that I didn't have to pay $12 to get quite a bit of entertainment out of it.

I hope it gets appealed, and we get a sequel of a trial. And more special FX.

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Calon Segur fans vindicated.

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Interesting, I had read about this producer in my Penin book(s) but had never tried them. WineAccess, a West Coast online merchant has been bringing in a bunch of direct import Rioja (including some from this property) in the last few years...but one has to buy a case or so to make it work it out, a...

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Quite the eclectic selection there.

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Bojo season definitely in force now!

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My understanding is that he semi retired some ten+ years ago and has not been updating prior books.

I'm not sure the Bordeaux related books need to be updated though; the value is mostly in the history rather than specific wine commentary.

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Benchmark has some Bordeaux on sale. Note their T&C before purchasing as they are a bit prickly. Sauternes / Barsac Doisy Vedrines 2003, 2005, 2007 all in halves, $15 per Myrat 2005 $15 full btls de Cosse 2018 halves $15 Coutet 2003 $35 Suduiraut 2003 $45 Guiraud 2015 $35 Dry Reds Labegorce 2016...

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Book Review: Grand Vins: The Finest Chateaux of Bordeaux and their Wines Written by Clive Coates, MW 1995 publication, 1st Edition, 813 pgs This is an older reference book on a group of elite Bordeaux estates, selected by Coates using his own judgement. The author is a well known English wine write...

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I thought the 97 LLC was made using reverse osmosis, and it was discussed/mentioned at the time. Nowadays it seems like those machines are hidden, and such practices rarely mentioned, like chaptalization.

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The last couple of nights we've been delighted with the 2016 Le Marquis de Calon Segur [St Estephe] a deuxieme I don't think I've ever had before, and I think my nomenclature may even be correct, since IIRC the estate has a seldom seen 3rd wine too. PXL_20220521_231757434.jpg The wine is wearing a p...

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In retrospect, the 90's were much tougher than it seemed contemporaneously. WS still rates the 1995 as some kind of outstanding/collectible year...and ignores the 96 Medocs and 98 Right Banks / Graves which ended up being far more cellar worthy and delightful. We have not organized an 'off vintage' ...

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ex Somms drinking conventional stuff? not PetNat or Mondeuse?!

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That's not a bad thing. A more diverse ecosystem of reviewers means its more likely consumers can find someone whose palate they identify with.

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Ianjaig wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 3:53 am
Ill comfort myself with the 05 Tour Saint Bonnets that I managed pick up instead.

Heh. I had one of those back in February and IIRC was better than the 03 St Pierre. I'd drink them up though.

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wow some of those prices are amazing. i seem to recall paying much more back in the 90's / 00 for their wines.

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For those interested in the 2003 St Pierre ...be careful. There are some really funky / odd bottles floating around out there, and I would not be surprised if some of the secondary market offerings are from disillusioned owners. Mine were drunk up, but some had a nail polish remover aspect at first....

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Ben at CellarRaiders sent out an interesting list of wines, mostly non speculator grade, but perhaps of interest to the BWE. e.g. that 71 Gazin might be ok, as it was an ok year for Pomerol, when generally most of the dry red wines in Bordeaux were not keepers. Probably a few other cool items, but a...

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A plus for me when in moderation. Two factors account for the diversity of opinions: 1. Variability in palate preferences and 2. Ability of Brett to grow under warmer storage conditions, increasing the effect. +1 I think the latter is a bigger deal on these older bottles. One producer that also has...

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Heh. One nice thing about those old orange Les Carmes 'plasticy' labels is that they were incredibly impervious to conditions! Their wine has always made me happy, but I hardly ever taste it in panel comparison, or with multiple vintages side by side any more, so regrettably my fondness for their es...

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How much did the winemaking change in practice after the Cordier's were less involved?

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Arv, Thanks for taking the time and putting up the review with photos in tow. Nice to see everyone still looking great and drinking well. Can you explain mezzadria basis?? Arv can explain it better with more details... But I think it’s the same as letting out farm land for someone else in exchange ...

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PXL_20220515_025734781.PORTRAIT.jpg 90 Trotanoy [Pomerol] Also served blind, but not decanted. I found this to be much more youthful, vibrant than the other blind bottles. It has lots of sweet fruit and is generally delicious. I think people must have loved it, since the bottle was drunk up quickly...

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Last night BWE stalwart Cabfan summoned the extended cadre to his vineyard home for dinner and a tasting. http://www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10042 The theme -- loosely -- was 1980's so everyone brought something broadly from that era. There was no requirement to dress the...

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Probably would have been better to go to the Wizard of Oz to get some ShirOz.

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I'm sorry to hear of these troubles Claudius2. One of my prior colleagues had similar issues, and after somewhere between 10-20 operations, he went on medical retirement.

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