Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Ramon_NYC

Not wine related, but just mixing it up inthe spirit of the holiday season.

Would you have played golf with this guy?

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1979 Ch. Pichon Longueville Baron, Pauillac (Bordeaux) Smelled pretty much of an old leather chair that’s been sitting in the attic, with some old wood as well. Tasted of smooth ripe, but lean, fruit from start to finish. Some dusty notes. This bottle is past its drinking prime, but it still worked...

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Last time I had the 1990 Cos was during a vertical back in July and I recall being impressed with it more than your TN suggests.
Even as your 85F backyard air then couldn't have been any worse than the 95F East River-infused city aromatics we had then.

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I'm in the "Like" camp with the 1998 Canon-la-Gaffeliere.

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1994 Pape Clement Blanc

Had it 3 or 4 times during past 3 or 4 BWE events in NYC and, aside from the one time when it was deemed corked, it was the real stud amongst the bunches of sissy reds, from Left and Right, that we happen to have had with it.

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Bill,

I liked the aged ones from the 80's that I've been able to taste from Trimbach's CFE line-up. I've stored away a few from vintages late-90s to mid-2000s, mostly with the intention of aging them. Any particular vintage(s) that are susceptible to premox?

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I've had my share of wines, some good, ome bad, over the last week. Here are some of the good ones: 2000 Dom. Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling, Alsace From a .375ml bottle, this is one with a very pronounced aroma of mineral, tropical fruit and diesel. Full-bodied, slightly more rich than eith...

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I don't quite recall having had the 1989, but have had Le Bon Pasteur 1990 many times before and, MIchel Rolland style notwithstanding, always found it to be one of the better wines that I've had from this chateau. Never thought of the wine to be over-the-top and they always had sufficient vin de Po...

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Interesting. I've not had the 2005, but Chasse's TN would be how I recall the 2000 vintage that I had a couple of times at release. A consistent producer.

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salilb wrote: I would not touch any 05 Rougeards for several years, though have no problem drinking some of my 07s now ...

OK. I'll keep my 2005s stored away. I would have no problem drinking your 07s now, too.

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Would the 2007 be the latest release from Clos Rougeard? Aren't these wines supposedly quite unforgiving when drunk young?

I was advised to bide my time about drinking both 2005 and 1995 Clos Rougeard Les Poyeux that I have.

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Gentlemen,

Thanks for the additional take on other vintages, as well as background information on the chateau. We seem to post quite a bit about this producer over here, so it's fitting that we get to know it more.

Ramon

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I hope your guests were appreciative of your coming up with "only" the 1982 La Conseillante. I've had it many years ago during a 1982 horizontal and it stuck out in my recollection as one very fine wine. I don't recall having had either the '85 Latour nor Cheval Blanc. it sounded like the ...

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I may have posted this story here befre but in any case,late last year, an acquaintance of mine shunned a lucrative partnership offer in a mid-size financial-tech consultancy based in North America and decided to open a couple of wine stores in some far-flung province in China. He has no knowledge o...

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1989 Ch. La Vieille Cure, Fronsac According to a few Googled description of this estate in the Libourne, the vines grow on south-west facing plateaus that “drinks up the sun” and enjoys good drainage. This provides some of the reasons for the generously ripe, rich and somewhat concentrated efforts ...

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Good notes. I'm pyched with a few 2001 Trimbach CFE 375eme Anniv that I bit on during a sale at Wineconn a few months ago.

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Never thought of 1994 Bordeaux as off-vintage, not by my easy standards anyway. I have very very few, but still have enjoyed quite a bit (mostly courtesy of generosity of others). Thanks for the notes, Ian. Glad to know that the 2004 Pontet Canet is drinking well. Let me know when you plan to make a...

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TN: 2005 Ch. Talbot, Saint Julien Getting the tannic thing out of the way first … yes, this has wall-to-wall tongue-coating tannin that lingered until the very finish. The very Left-bank Bordeaux bouquet showed cigar and freshly-sawed wood. Beyond the tannin, this is one good wine for the price. Sho...

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Houndsong wrote:But I just told you what it's like! Don't you believe me?

Tough audience here, eh.

VLT sounds good. This thread got me antsy about tasting a 2005. How about making this a little broader. I don't have a Haut Bergey, but have a 2005 Talbot on hand.

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Hound, I believe your tasting notes. I just don't understand how all those tannic monsters that I tasted can soften up in 3 years time. Perhaps, I just don't have enough personal experience on how that can happen. On the other hand, while Parker may have “misplaced” his initial assessment, any perso...

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Vindicated by the Man Himself. I swear by Almighty God I did not know of Mr. P's conversion. As you know I set out only to state one humble man's insignificant and incredibly humble opinion of the current merits of one humble wine Not sure that there’s a vindication here. After all, everybody here ...

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The only time that I’ve had Bordeaux 2005 was in 2008 when I’ve had quite a good number of producers from across the board during 2 separate tastings and both these tastings painted the tannin picture completely for me, as well as for most/all the participants in the dinner that I was with. During t...

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Not surprisingly since it's you, I see a few La Lagune during your Thanksgiving meals. We had a 1966 La Lagune with ours, including a 82 du Tertre, 85 Gloria, 2004 Harlan Maiden, a 2001 Cos d'Estournel and a 92 Campillo Gran Reserva. Most agreed that the 1966 La Lagune, even with the crumbly cork, s...

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Nic,

No apologies needed and no need to explain ... I got it and there's nothing wrong with your usage of "Bourgogne" in this post. Again, thanks for the data point on the wines.

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Wines with braised Ox Tail dinner. 2008 Louis Michel Montee de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru, Burgundy Love the mixing confection, mineral and ripe citrus nose. There are enough citrus, apples and tropical fruit flavor, but lacked that crusty and crunchy side that I look for in young Chablis. Soft in aci...

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I've only had one Soldera ever.
So, if I ever get invited to a "death row" party, and a Soldera will be present, I'm in. I know a few priests to invite, too, if needed.

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Good notes and sorry to read about the hard wines. On the other hand, I’m Chevillon-head and have a few 2003’s stashed away. Good to read that the Les Roncieres is starting to drink well. I also have to note that your subject title threw me off a bit when I saw the word “Bourgogne”. It’s kind of sup...

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Time to update mine:

1) Ducru Beaucaillou
2) 1989 Haut Brion tied with 1989 La Mission HB
3) Malescot Saint-Exupery
4) Camensac

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Good notes, Salil. I concur with them. The wines were ALL so good and displayed the nuances, the differences and the applicable regional similarities. If I was scoring with numbers, other than the 2 not-so-perfect bottles, every bottle that we drank would have merited a score of 92 and above. Thanks...

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I'm don't know how to search the old BWE site, but we had the 2002 DB at the 2002 release tasting that Matt/Arv used to organize. Very primary then, but I recall being impressed. Kinda steep in pricing, then, when compared to the likes of Barton, Pichon Baron, etc. I do have a bottle of 2002 Ducru ....

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A Tasting of Wines of Ch. Ducru Beaucaillou Fabio Piccolo Fiore Ristorante, NYC November 10, 2011 It was lot of good fun with great company when 7 Bordeaux geeks got together to revisit the not-so glitzy, but definitely not lacking in class and elegance, wines from this 2nd Growth estate in Saint-J...

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Salil: I'd love to get data point on the Haut Bailly '01. I have a 3-pack, but it takes time and $ to have them pulled and delivered to me from my offline storage. Nic: I've rated a lot more '93 No Rhone wines lower than Jamet. There's probably a little bit of double standard on my part because I se...

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1999 Ch. Haut Bailly, Pessac-Leognan Shy whiff of tobacco and grilled meat. Very tannic and acidic upon popping and pouring. I ate my dinner rather slowly to give the wine some catch-up air time. With time, opened up sufficiently with black and blue fruit and definitely picked up on the Graves arom...

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It's gotta be palate fatigue from drinking all those woody and tannic Bordeaux. I've not had the 2001 La Vieille Cure (the 2005 is akin to sucking on wood and nails) nor the 2008 Lillian Ladouys, but my personal experience, whenever Matt or somebody else organizes our local NYC group for an offline ...

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The data points certainly help. Thanks for the notes.

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Kudos to Claude Ricard who was called the master of off-vintages. Olivier Bernard wasn't at that time in charge of D.d.Chevalier (came in 1983). 27 years old wine in a vintage hampered by bad spring and not that much sunshine. Despite that you can make an adorable wine - this is Bordeaux. Even at 3...

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Don't have nor ever owned any '86 Meyney. But tasted in off lines over the years. Always a SOLID performer.

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Not complaining about your price. My comment was more a shrug-and-wonder kind of thing how wine prices have escalated over the years as I've seen and experienced too. Although, I may have an upcoming trip to Kansas and if I find the opportunity to wander into a wine store ... I'll make sure to check...

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I like the lower end ones from this producer too. Also a bit surprised at the $80 prices for the 08s, given that the last ones I bought, and currently in storage, were $40 for the 2002s. I brought a '96 Charmes-Chambertin to a dinner a year ago and was slightly left for wanting as it was not as appr...

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Agree with stefan about tasting a bottle first. But make sure you taste the 1966, not a 1996. :) For what it's worth, I've had very good recent experiences with a 1966 Montrose and a 1966 Malescot St Exupery. Both bottles were in very good conditon and the wines were nicely mature. I still have a re...

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