Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Ramon_NYC

I'm with you, Patrick, that the 2001 Pesquera is a great wine. I also liked the 2004s when I tasted upon release and have a few stashed away. Wow, $22 for a Muga Reserva is a great find. It might be hard to source at this price today. I've had a few from 1994 (have a couple stashed away) and have en...

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Just following up on Blanquito's thread about Spanish wines with these TNs. TN’s on a few Spanish wines that I was able to retain my notes on. All of them young, as they were purchased with meals at various restaurants last week. 2005 Bodegas y Vinedos Alion, Ribera del Duero This was quite good. Ju...

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Never used the Garage Band feature, but I've been a satisfied Mac convert for 6+ years now. Although, it doesn't hurt to have a cheap low-end PC as a 2nd laptop at home.

Looking forward to hearing your band's recordings.

Ramon_NYC

I'm good with the d'Issan, and everything is shaping up nicely.

I'd rather ask this question over here as I consider this is as a BWE-planned event, but should you start a wait list to compensate for any last-minute drop-out?

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Yep. I saw the overwhelming response. Good job, Blanquito. I'm up for 8 or 10 and can make a request at Allegretti's if we decide with the latter. However, capping at 8 is my preference, and it may sound a little greedy, but it provides for more pours for everybody. Also, conversations tend to becom...

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TNs: Bordeaux, quasi-Bordeaux, Italian, Burgundy, and some blues licks. 5 wine enthusiasts got together for a pre-Thanksgiving dinner at Tribeca Grill and, since the event was pretty much put together on-the-fly, the theme remained simply as any wines that we’d feel like drinking. The White Burgundi...

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Wow. 4 attendees, so far, with 9 wines + a sticky. That’s a quite lot of wine already. But, that’s just us 4 getting normally excited about any of our offline in the Big Apple. Anyway, I just want to get everybody’s OK that anybody who wants to join in, especially from here on, need only bring a bot...

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Bumping up this thread.

I'll bring the following:
2000 Ch. Gazin, Pomerol
1995 Ch. Pavie-Decesse, Saint-Emilion
+ a sticky to-be-named-later

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I had great time. Good food, very good wines and a nice fun small group. Thanks to Chasse for organizing and to everybody for the all-around good wines and the company. I'll post notes as soon as I find the paper where i wrote them on.

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Blanquito wrote:I think you and Mrs. Hound should come to NYC 12/19 to console yourselves in the bosom of BWE and all that only a Yuletide Manhattan can offer.

Agree with Blanquito. BWE bosom and Manhattan Yuletide are proven therapy.

Ramon_NYC

1996 Château Cos d’Estournel St. Estephe . This one opens up just a bit musty and has us a little worried until it begins to blow off. Behind that are full-blown aromas of sweet black currant fruit, green pepper, bacon fat and leafy menthol that grow and become more darkly expressive the longer one...

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Maybe I came across too negatively regarding the 86's, because I was really impressed with the wines we tasted at the BWE '86 tasting just over a year ago. The massive structure is still apparent, but the wines are coming around nicely, much better than the typical great growth 1975 or 1966. I was ...

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Jay: Would love to meet up with you. I hope it works out.

Jacques: Sorry that we'll miss you and Jill this time. Looking forward to getting together sometime soon.

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I've had good showing from a 1982 and a 1983 that I had early this year. I've been holding off on the lone 1986 as I am quite aware of the tannin level when I first had this years ago. Thanks for the TN and the data point.

BTW, may I assume that this is the Ch. PRIEURE-Lichine from Margaux?

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This has the making of an event that can upstage the memorable 2003/1996 Bordeaux tasting we had in July here in NYC. My wines are all tbd at this point, but I will plan on bringing a 2000, a 1995 and a sticky (I don't know much about Donnhoffs, but I assume that the spatlese you're bringing will be...

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Aaaaah yes, Patrick, thanks for the memory jog., I’ve been trying to remember where/when I had the 2000 Figeac and it was during the Saint Emilion tasting on one of the most humid and muggy day that I can recall. That Figeac showed really really well, as were the other Saint Emilion wines we had the...

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By then we would have added Jason Bay and, hopefully, Cliff Lee, so that we won't have to endure those 2 losses in the WS.

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Most 2007 Chateauneufs are now over-priced, and some domaines are now always over-priced (Clos de Papes, take a bow). That said, I am very happy with the prices I paid on these superstars (I bought some of these 6 months ago, some last week): Clos du Mont Olivet - Cuvee du Papet 98+ pts $47 Raymond...

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Sorry, no experience here with the Bellegrave. But, your note was very reminiscent of my experience with the 2002 Pontet Canet when I tasted it upon release here and which subsequently got me to buy and stash away a 6-pack. Thanks for the note, Alex, as I’m quite anxious to read data points on the 2...

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About 2 years ago, I BYOB'd a 1988 Ruffino Riserva Ducale at a neighborhood Italian place. The wine was definitely softer, but had sufficient structure and acidity to go well with the red-sauced stuff that we ordered. I'd say an 89-90 pointer. I had bought the bottle at a local Costco in the mid-199...

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Thanks, stefan and Jon, for the La Pointe information. I'll give that '98 a try should I bump into reasonably-priced bottle. I also wouldn't getting a few more of the 2000.

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1981 Ch. Ducru-Beeaucaillou, Saint-Julien Earthy, leafy herb, leather and tobacco nose. A well-stored bottle showing good bursts of acidity, with some good slight green notes, mineral, and lean black fruit. This was good. B+ 1998 Ch. Magdelaine, Saint-Emilion Meat and wood notes. Fine sweet tannin,...

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2003 Luigi Pira Barolo Marenca . This smells totally roasted and stewed, eventually coming to smell like a raspy garbage can from a seedy alley somewhere. It is foul. In the mouth (why did I do this to myself?), it is much the same—brutally dried out, tannic and stewed, with a painful acerbic edge....

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My thanks to Ian for organizing and getting this terrific dinner-and-tasting off the ground. I have to make a special mention for the cool tasting notes and information handouts. 8-) I'd also like to extend my thanks to everybody for the ACCROSS-THE-BOARD good wines ... and especially to those that ...

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Ramon_NYC

Thanks for the North Square review. I like the somewhat ole New York feel in this restaurant. It's been a while, but this post will certainly enable us to return soon.

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Recently had a very enjoyable dinner at Tribeca Grill. Plus, our BYOB wines service were in line with the overall good experience. I'm glad you had a good time.

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Good to see you making the rounds of some eclectic local BYOB establishments. Tartine also serves good breakfast and is our "go to" whenever we want some spur-of-the-moment, quick and reasonably priced French bistro fare where we can BYOB. Try out our current favorite in Soho, about 10 min...

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It sounds like you’re looking for some current, i.e. while in NYC, consumption. If that is the case, then you’d want one that you can walk into and browse/buy or one that delivers promptly. The stores below make deliveries within the next day. There are other good stores around NYC, but they have se...

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So, are you marrying it? Thanks for the notes ... I'll look out for it in these parts.

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I only want to add that most of the 2000s that I've opened are non-classified, or near/at the bottom of the growth classification scheme. Imho, that makes the vintage to be more successful to me - that even the so-called low-end wines are performing well.

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in my personal experience at least, it seems like the 2000s have been delicious right out of the gate and, based upon some experiences with a half dozen or so estates in the past few months now nine years later, they seem to me a) as delicious as ever and b) destined for long lives. I don't have th...

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Jon,

Thank you for the TN. I just saw that I have a few of these offsite, bought at $23 then, and I'll pull a couple for immediate drinking.

Ramon

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