Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Ramon_NYC

Charitable.

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I've drunk few vintages of Chapoutier's Bernardine, always satisfied and impressed, and have always thought that this continue to fly under the CdP radar. Last memorable one was a 1993, which was a less than so-so vintage, and the La Bernardine outperformed.

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Alex: Thanks for the roast beef compliment. A rare (no pun intended) opportunity for me to make a perfect roast beef such that I had to take a photo of it, while I bragged about it with my wife all during our dinner. As for the wine, B+ is subjective and generally signifies that I will buy more of t...

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Herb, wood, smoke and that unmistakeable young Bordeaux nose. Tannic, young and medium-bodied, it showed to be just appropriately accessible tonight with notes of black currant and lean red fruit. A good level of acidity, there were also specks of ground white pepper. No hard edges. It’s the first t...

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Mike,
It's a crazy economy and I'm sorry to hear about your pending job loss. All the best to you with your next endeavour.
Ramon

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Belated TNs on a vertical last July 19. This time it was about the wines from the ‘hills of pebbles at Estournel’. The venue was at Mortons Steakhouse in midtown NYC, where 8 fun Bordeaux-geeks shared an enjoyable evening of wines and good food. There were no major guffaws at Moron’s this time aroun...

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Matt’s last offline with us, as he crosses the Hudson and into New Zealand for a couple of years. Over the years, he’s done us local Bordeaux-geeks very well with what he called “figure-head” minimal-work off line organizing and he will be missed … at least until 2013. Here’s my $.02 on our wines du...

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If that's just a problem with the '03, maybe I should try the '06 or some other vintage. Yes, you should try earlier vintages. I've only had a few vintages up to 2002, so far. I very much liked the '95, not flabby and true-to-Graves form, imho, but could use many more years of cellar time; also lik...

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Thanks for the notes Jacques. Nice set of wines on what I can picture as a nice Sunday barbecue. I've liked almost all of the Guigal's Ampuis that I've tasted, but can't recall having one from 2000 onwards. I like 2004 Rhones, so that 2004 Guigal' note falls in place with the vintage style that I li...

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Tom: I did check winesearcher after I posted and saw that the closest place to buy for me is DC. I'm not much into rich and full rosé, anyway. Given the pricing in the teens I'm normally inclined to buy, but probably won't regret not buying this one. I've been drinking more of Baudry's 2010 Chinon R...

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Tom,

I've never had a rosé from Bordeaux, as far as I can recall. I'm aware that DDC has good reputation for their whites. I've been buying and trying out rosé from everywhere in this weather. How is this rosé?

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I've never gone to PC for a measly $10/btl savings. And I've always received every bottle, up until the '05s. I actually still think they'll come through, but even if they do I'll never order futures from them again, and unless every '05 is delivered, I'll never buy an in-stock bottle from them. Da...

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JonoB wrote:Agreed, I've had stuff from the fifties that tasted younger or about the same as that 92 but with more pazzazz!

Were they aged Chenin, too?

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Too bad about the 1992. I've had, over the last few years mid to late 80's stuff from Huet, and they had very appealing aromatics and taste.

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One of the few 2004 that I liked enough to purchase a few of was the 2004 L'Eglise Clinet. I've not had it since I tasted on release, and I recall that this plus the Palmer, were the standouts. Good data point.

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Re: 1992 Huet

Wet dog, stinky, bruised fruit, cooked lemon? Was this a good bottle?

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Haven’t had much 2007 CdP, but for what it’s worth, I tend to rely on those that I think are more traditional style, or less modern. I’d go for Pegau Reservee (only because I’ve been generally pleased with purchases year in and year out) Paul Autard (based on good late 90s stuff that I recently dran...

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Blanquito wrote:Nice additions, Ramon. So, no evidence that Leoville Barton has changed of late, getting sucked into the game?

2003 L Barton may be the exception. I've not had it since release, but there are a lot of recent and past TNs from other boards that seem to point to some form of spoofulation.

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I didn't know that 1995 was a hot vintage, much less "off". However, speaking of modern producers, I remember having a couple of good-to-very-good 1995 Luciano Sandrone during the last year.

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Hmmmm, I don't see any mention of Leoville Barton.

Chateau Magdelaine, imho, had bucked the spoofy label, at least the ones that I've had and they are mostly pre-2000 vintage.

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I'm not familiar with Robert Michel's "Le Gaynale" Cornas, but this is the 2nd time in about 2 weeks that I 've come upon a good TN. The first was about the 1990 that's currently available at a very good price locally (ex-chateau) and it's gotten a couple of very good TNs. As Difford and T...

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At $12+ in a local store, I think I'll give it a go with a few.

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What was the Vietti like Mike (please restrict your impressions to 300 words)? The wine was probably that good! Mike was at a loss for words. On a side note, Chambers offered up on email today, and I bit on some, 80's Vietti Barbaresco and Barolo. I love some of the 90's stuff that I had from this ...

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JonB wrote: Prices have increased, at least partially due to improved quality.

Tongue-in-cheek statement.

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2002 Leoville Poyferre: a good wine in a good place. Medium bodied, nice concentration. Bright acids, tannins softening. Dark fruits. Very drinkable. Nice finish. What a bargain this was. Yes, for a song, I bought a 6-pack back in the days upon recommendations here on this (or the old) board. I bel...

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2005 Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion - France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan (7/12/2011) Another wine that will not impress your napa loving friends. Not to worry they will come around to the darkside!!!Wonderful (92 pts.) Posted from CellarTracker Somehow, it could be just my interpretation, but I ...

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Yep, those rampant discrimination in Asia sure can't comapre to the the spotless one in the USofA.

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Nice theme. I'm in.

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Impressive list. Granted I've been to Nice Matin before they recently "upgraded" the wine list by purchasing Chanterelles's cellar, imho the food didn't belong to the "killer" category. Btw, if you want other truly robust wine list in NYC, check out, among others: Veritas http://...

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Good to see how the 96s LBs are drinking, and that they're drinking well.
Thanks for including the storage temp caveat .... that's helpful in knowing where these bottles are in relative terms.

Yes, back to basketball.

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Thanks for the great report and cool photos. Like David, I'm not a buyer (yet) of long-aging young Bordeaux, but this is good and very interesting read, nonetheless. I'm less than half-way through the report and will read the rest on my subway commute home.

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Loved this wine - the '86 Rausan-Segla. We had a bottle that was seemingly more open than yours during a 1980's Bordeaux tastings with some of the BWE'er NY regulars back n June 2010. This was a top 3 finisher for our WOTN. Prior to this, I was in a couple of 1970's Bordeaux horizontal, also last ye...

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I'm a fan of 1997 Northern Rhones. I think it is not a heralded, by the experts, vintage. I'd love to taste the La Chappele.

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I've had very few La Chapelle and from those experiences they rightfully trail Chave, which I think is the more apt comparison. I did like the 1990 La Chapelle, though.

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AlexR wrote:This 2003 was open for business and without any of the top-heavy or over-alcoholic qualities often ascribed to the vintage.

I haven't opened a 2003 in recent memory and am glad to read this note.

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Thanks for the TN Mike.
Based on a few that I had lately, I agree that these '95s need a lot of decanting time. I don't have a lot and I'm very gun-shy about popping one these days.

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Nicklasss wrote:That was a good tasting and reconfirmed that Nebbiolo is an interesting grape, but really need some time. Also, except for one wine, the style is not modern at all.

I may have missed it in the post, but which was the one wine that was modern?

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Prior to the photos have been moved/deleted, imho, No. 4 could've been one of many of the Pomerol sites. I seem to recall the church being visible from a lot of the vineyards.
In any case, given the clue above, I''m now guessing that the vineyard site in the photo may have been that of Ch. Petrus.

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JonoB wrote:Today threw up the 7 wines made by Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut Brion, which were all balanced and terroir driven but with good structure. Very subtle and restrained.

Am I reading this correctly? I think, based on your ensuing description, you liked the wines. Why throw up?

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2009 Pierre Gonon Les Iles Feray Vin de Pays del’Ardeche 100% Syrah. Very dark. Nice meaty, bacon bouquet. Medium-bodied with juicy, sweet, ripe red and blue fruit … gobs of them. Low tannin. Acidity? Not at the level that I would like. I purchased 2 bottles and glad that I did, but somehow not as ...

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