Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Ramon_NYC

How much does everyone else want? Btw my take - LLC is borderline first growth and if any other first growth was being offered at $83 a bottle we would all be committing heinous crimes to lay our grubby mitts on a few I'd like to be the hardened criminal on this one .... but can't afford to be one ...

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JonB wrote:Has anybody tried the '06 Grand Puy Lacoste ($37)?

Jon,

My TN on a 2006 Horizontal that I was in last December.

2006 Ch. Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac
Slightly floral with something pungent in the nose. Vegetal notes that I can’t get over. Not impressed with the balance. B-

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I would be interested in doing a consortium if you are interested Jim, or anyone else...I would like some of each but not a whole case of each I'll partake in a consortium. i already a few of these in offsite , but can manage to squeeze in a couple of each in my home wine fridge, as I want to sampl...

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Great notes, guys. You've really captured the essence of these wines. So is the 73 G.R. Tondonia worth $50? Thanks for the reminder that this bottle is on sale for $50. We talked about that pricing during our dinner. Just as Comte had said above, this is a steal at $50! I’m going to go for a few.

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Comte,

Glad that you were able to join this one. Thanks for the notes and for that very good 1976 Bosconia.
Hope to do more these not-so-mainstream-wines get together in the future.

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Thanks again, Ramon. I'm seeing "Reservas" available from more recent vintages (89 and more recent), and "Gran Reserva" from older vintages (87 and earlier). Is this because the Gran Reservas are released much later, or did the name change? David, That's because the winery's Gra...

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David, The difference is in the vineyards. Vina Tondonia is the oldest estate-owned vineyard and as per their website “the bodega´s most famous vineyard and product … Situated in a shell-like depression next to the River Ebro which serves as a border with Rioja Alavesa (the part of the Rioja appella...

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Spanish Dinner & Wine Tasting Gotham Bar & Grill, NYC March 8, 2010 Whites 1989 Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanco Very dry, smooth, lime notes, wax, high acidity. Very long and lingering finish. B+ 1987 Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva Blanco Expressive aromatics of s...

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1995 Arnaldo Caprai 25 Anni Sagrantino di Montefalco, Umbria Color as dark as a black plum. Strong earthy nose with slight creaminess. My last of 2 bottles. Quite sweet but not cloying, some chalky tannin, creamy, black fruit. A big wine. Assuming that this had similar wood treatment as the newer C...

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Unless your friend is a Right Bank kind-of-guy, Saint Emilion is a heck of a driving distance to, and not to account for the hellish traffic conditions in and approaching, Bordeaux. Then from the city of Bordeaux itself, is a hellish drive, mostly due to traffic condition. to the northern Medoc of M...

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More descriptive? Very ripe, but at the same time not overly concentrated. Sweet and rich, a combination of ripe fruit and some wood, but not heavy or gooey or glycerous. Occasionally I got that briney-savory sensation like in some Bordeaux. Nicely balanced, pretty easy drinking now with enough tan...

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Houndsong wrote:I'm experimenting by freezing the last glass or so.

I'm interested in the result .... but, first, would like to know why you're doing this.

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That's a good deal!
I wonder if they'd similarly round up my 2005's regular bottles to magnums? That is, 3 bottles for 2 mags?

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Thanks for the comments. Stefan: No, not a Cali PN by taste, but the comparison was more along the lines of the big and brawny. I rarely drink much Burg and Cali PN, and most of the Cali PN’s I drank were big and brawny. Oh, and btw, no high alcohol level as well on the Potel, which I what I like. T...

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2005 Nicolas Potel Savigny-les-Beaune Les Vieilles Vignes Dark and dense purple in color. Warm smell of fresh meat and earth, rising up in the air. She got a lot of pretty, pretty tannin. Big mouth feel, fleshy fruit, some saltiness, eucalyptus, high acidity, and some nice tartness near and about t...

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Thanks Jon.
Yes, I was told that Soumade Rasteau takes a while to integrate. I was hoping that 10 years for my 2000 FdC should be enough. I suppose then that some decanting wil help.

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Looks like a good find, Chasse. I cleaned out a couple of 2000 Les Lauzeraies Lirac for $15 each at a local store last year. I opened the first bottle and found it so good that I've been saving the last one. I don't even know the producer then and through google, I found that they specialize in Lira...

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I've been seeing quite a few positive TNs on the 2002s. I'm just glad as it is my kind of vintage.

Thanks for the note on the LLC., Ian. I have no intention whatsoever of having a bottle pulled from my offsite any time soon, but I’m glad to see from your post that the wine is keeping nicely.

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2005 Ch. Laffitte-Teston Madiran I remembered enjoying a bottle from this producer during a cassoulet offline at La Sirene. So, I bought this at a sale price of $14 at Garnet. This time, I had this with Italian cheeses and olives from DiPalo’s in Little Italy, our favorite Italian food store. Made ...

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Blanquito wrote:Thanks for the interesting notes, Ian. We need to plan an off-line again one of these days. Maybe something in April?

Are you in town (NYC) in April?

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I'm not familiar with Hugel, but according to their website, it doesn't look like that the Jubilee bottling is their basic bottling. Here's something that I cut-and-pasted: "These wines come exclusively from the finest vineyards in the "Hugel" estates, and are made in only the very be...

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Wow. Super line-up. Thanks for the nice notes.

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Jim,
That Gewurztraminer has me hankering to order in some good Chinese or Thai food to go along with it.
I don't know enough about Hugel, but what's the vintage on that bottle?

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Thanks for the TN Ian.
I recently pulled the trigger on the 2001 La Conseillante at the Wineconn sale. I have a crush on Sophie M, but imho at any opportunity it'll be hard to say "no" to Katie P.

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2002 Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling. Alsace Smelled of ripe fruit, confection, turpentine and some pineapple. It drank very nicely, slight tropical fruit, slate, lemon. A well-crafted white wine. Class. I liked it enough that I purchased some more. Drank with some Nova Scotia and Pt. Reyes ...

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Pierre Dounac, lawyer for three defendants including Ducasse's director Claude Courset, argued that his clients had done no harm as they had delivered a wine with the characteristics of Pinot Noir." http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100217/bs_afp/wineindustrydrinkfranceustrial Hmmm. Could these gu...

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2007 Felsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Dark cherry in color. Sweet, fresh acidity, sweet tannin, accessible. Sweetness all around. I liked the 2006 version better. B 2007 Grand Veneur Cote-du-Rhone Reserve Meat, earth, oak and slight brett on the nose. Oaky, medium bodied, tannic, but still showed...

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David, I think Chasse actually hit the nail in the head with what I’m trying to state. That is, to me, New Worldish does not sufficiently manifest the “traditional terroir” (if I may borrow Chasse’s phrase) characteristics. Of course I’ve had some so-called Old World wines that simply did not show e...

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No, "New Worldish" doesn't mean the same thing as "modern" to me, as per my Sagrantino example. I am not sure how you came upon that I implied that. Neither did I state lacking structure and poorly balanced is "New Worldish". All this came from your interpretation. Is t...

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Comte Flaneur wrote:I am definitely up for that Ramon.

Lets try to arrange some thing over the next few weeks?

Will set something up. Keep tuned.

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What's the difference between "modern" and "New Worldish?" I recently had a Sagrantino from Umbria that was modern, but still retained the balance and structure befitting what I know is a style that's distinctive in the Umbria/Montefalco wines that I have tasted. This wine had t...

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Ian, I had the ’98 Ducru Beaucaillou at home over a steak dinner. I liked it during the first few pours. The more pours I took, the less I liked this wine. This is opposite my experiences with good classic Bordeaux, where I relish the last pour much more than the firsts. I have a lone bottle left an...

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Dinner at Scarpetta, NYC. I’d consider Scarpetta to easily rank amongst the top of the local Italian restaurants that I’ve been to. I started with terrific primi of Polenta with Truffled Mushrooms – and before this dinner, I hated polenta. Then, my simple pasta dish of Spaghetti with Tomato and Basi...

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I feel for JonB and hate for this to happen. So, given the non-delivery by the retailer, it's "let's blame the next entity in line" time. But blaming the credit card and calling to "outlaw" them is the easiest way to join the bandwagon today. Besides, it's still the lawyer-filled...

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Houndsong wrote:Isn't it the 1999 DB that is often called modern/new world?

Is that so? I didn't know that. Given my experience, I wouldn't be surprised.

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2007 Morgante Nero d’Avola, Sicilia Dark ruby/violet, CdP-like in color. Whiff of sulfur, spice, dried flowers. High acidity coming from layers of red fruit, compact, nothing fancy but provided good palate-prepping ability for each of my next bite of a grilled Panini with fresh mozzarella, chicken ...

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Michael, That's some lineup of wines and food. Thanks for the notes. As I stated in my recent sampling of the 1989 Tondonia Reserva Blanco, about 3 weeks ago (notes posted here: http://www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1584&p=10097#p10097 ), I've always found it difficult t...

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Nic, The 2006 wines aren't bad, but were not very impressive to me. I should have worded it appropriately and qualified that while they were not bad, the prices are making them more un-impressive to me. Given the prices that I see them around here, I expected to be impressed and I should be able to ...

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Ian, One of the many thing that I’ve learned when doing multiple-bottle tastings within a matter of 3 hours is that getting to really know the wines doesn't quite compare to having the more intimate, solo, one-on-one with each of them. I’m glad that you’re having a good experience with the 06 GPL. T...

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Chris, Yes, I bought from Garnet with 10% off when mixed all REDs case. It’s the 2007 Clos du Mont-Olivet Vieilles Vignes at $13.99 before discount. I also bought another – the 2007 Domaine Grand Veneur CdR Reserve at $11.99 before discount. I haven’t tasted yet, but with advertised 90 RP points at ...

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