Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Ramon_NYC

I don't get your point. So the Yankees won 95 games. Who'd the local press talk about? Definitely not the Mets, right?

Ramon_NYC

David, I don't think it was about SF defense. There wasn't really much offense by Detroit during the series that SF needed to exert much stellar defense on.
Btw, that '89 Pichon Baron is a heck of a wine. In spite of the Tigers, you did well with the wines.

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Well, Bill, for once Eli didn't need to pull a miracle drive in the last minute. I'm sorry to say but, Cowboys simply handed the win. Good thing, at least, you're drinking wine from a good producer. I've been on an MSE pound-the-table tear lately. Haven't had anything beyond 2000 recently, but the 8...

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I had a 3-day old, re-corked and half-full,German Spatlese from my refrigerator when I watched parts of Game 3. The wine was flat and uninspired.

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I'm sorry but, I just don't get the "30+ year old wine" bit in your TN Bill. I've had this wine over the last several years, and it always showed as young, but with significant air time, showed itself to be an excellent 1996 Left Bank wine. But can't hide the fact that it can benefit more ...

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jmccready wrote:Burgundies leave the shelves quickly not to be found later,
at least from my experience. I always wished I had more Burgs mixed with my clarets when I was collecting.

Same here.

Btw, Drouhin has been one of my preferred producer, across the board.

Ramon_NYC

Your TNs made it appear less of a spanking and more like a couple of excitable bitch-slapping on the Cali wines. Looks like some of the Cali are seriously good or, at the very least, fun drinks. I've never had the 1990 Troplong and it's amazing to note that a Bordeaux that tries to make itself out a...

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Alex,
Safe to say that 2012 is the "vintage of the year"?

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Looks like a fun blind tasting. Thanks for the good notes. 1982 Montrose had always been good-but-never-great when I tasted, and appear lightweight when compared to the other more heralded wines in the vintage, including Cos d’Estournel. Looks like you had a very good bottle of the 1990 Montrose . W...

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No doubt about it. That was an old-fashioned butt-kicking by the Tigers, a team that was well-managed and everybody stepped up when needed (except Valverde). Yeah, Tigers all the way for me now! Re: 2000 Grand Pontet I tasted a bottle about 2 years ago and recall a dark, quite backward and a throwba...

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Hapless Yanks got a reprieve for a few minutes with rain delay. I'll settle in with a 2004 Dopff & Irion "Les Murailles" Riesling from Alsace.
Wow, Chassse, $40 for a Chasse-Spleen? What do they think they are? A fifth-growth?

Ramon_NYC

Excellent baseball-watching wine, the 2000 Giscours. I wish I am drinking something as good right now, but I opted for the available white in the refrigerator, a Laurent Gerard 2011 Sancerre, which is OK but not in 2000 Giscours caliber. Besides, with Verlander on the mound for Detroit and all the s...

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mike reff wrote:And who is taking the reins???

Looking forward more to knowing whoever is taking the reins. Not a fan of Cos wines in the 2000s and hopefully will get back on track with the new guy.

Ramon_NYC

Thanks for the notes. Looks like a fun offline with terrific wines. Great to read about everybody there, including Arv, Jenn and Glenn. In the few instances that I've had the chace to compare, I've always preferred the '89 Montrose to the '90 Montrose. One of the glitches that i've experienced with ...

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Bill,

I've been enjoying wines by this producer quite recently. Over the last 3 months, I've had the Malescot '96, '98 and '83. All very good example of the commune.

Ramon

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Mike, Agree with the Ch. Canon. Very consistent with an earlier '82 tasting early last month with the notorious NYC elitist clique/beautiful people. Bottle variation, differences in provenance and/or storage, plus other things can account for difference in CdM But can't tell how different your Magde...

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AlexR wrote:Not only that, but you were drinking history.
No more Labégorce-Zédé is being made (all absorbed into Labégorce).

Alex

Alex,

Since when?
I have a few 2000's in my offsite storage that, if can recall correctly, stil had Labégorce-Zédé ontheir labels.

Ramon

Ramon_NYC

We were able to arrange a short-notice get-together up with a few good friends in Toronto last night over hearty French bistro food and great service at Le Select Bistro in the downtown residential neighborhood. We shared excellent appetizers of Tarte Nicoise, Charcuterie and Oreille de Cochon (cris...

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AlexR wrote:Montelena in my experience is a Napa wine that has marked finesse as opposed to power.
I have several times served it in Bordeaux and it has met with enthusiastic approval.

Hmmmm, a "Chateau" as in Chateau Montelena that the French liked.

Ramon_NYC

Alex, Yes, that bottle of 1982 Magdelaine was sublime and memorable. I’ve had it in previous tastings and liked it, but this particular one just out-performed. I tend to score relative to my knowledge of the prices of the wines drank during the dinner. The Pomerol wines may have been scored at or lo...

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Bordeaux Vintage 1982 Right Bank Riverpark NYC 10/02/2012 This was the 3rd of a series of Bordeaux Vintage 1982 dinners with this same local group this year. A most enjoyable time complemented by the good food and great service at Riverpark. 2007 Pascal Cotat ‘Le Mont Damnes’ Chavignol Steely with ...

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Well, 2005 PB (Pichon Baron?) was swimming in the $140s pricing post release. So, I guess 125 bucks is a good buy.

As far as 2005 LB is concerned, both Lynch Bages and Leoville Barton were at one point in the high $150s post release. So, I suppose 125 bucks is good for either of them.

Ramon_NYC

Awesome lineup there. Enjoy!

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Let's hope that this guy don't go first: http://abbottwinecompany.com/index.html

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Would you buy it if the Italians go after foreigners using "Castello"?

http://www.castellodiamorosa.com/

Ramon_NYC

A good find, indeed. Can't go wrong with a restaurant that has a great aged wine at retail prices.

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Looks like it's going to be the HIGHWAY for you, Haiwei !

Ramon_NYC

1986 Ch. Meyney, Saint-Estephe Came out of the gate with what Marina referred to as some kind of band-aid smell and which I’d call Cordier funk. Blew off. Wine was dark ruby red, very slight bricking at rim, with reasonable amount of black fruit, mineral, and bit of unresolved tannin. Full bodied, ...

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Some good wines over a quiet dinner at La Sirene with Marina. A whirlwind of visitors, travels, work commitments and domestic errands made for a hectic summer and it felt nice to settle in and catch up with just the wife and I for a cozy dinner with great foods at one of our preferred local French b...

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No problem with Derek here. Sounds like a charmer.
Especially if Ian's pal Derek is beautiful, then would like to offline with him in here in NYC ... I'll cancel all earlier work and family travel plans just to offline with him and his family when he comes to NYC.

Ramon_NYC

What a great mix of send-off wines! You guys sure showed how happy you are with bidding Faryan "good ridddance"!

I have a few of the bottles and was interested to read about the rest. Thanks for the notes.

Ramon

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My $0.02: Bordeaux Vintage 1982 dinner Fabio Piccolo Fiore NYC 9/08/2012 So, for one night of wine-tasting and dinner, I became one of the beautiful people, largely on account having a bottle of a 1982 handy. Things have been freakish with this thread and so as not to further stir things up, I’d lik...

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Bill,

I can see 2009 Camensac for < $25 here at PJs. Can also see it for < $27 in stores in Calif.
I'll keep this TN by Claudius in mind when I do my next online shopping at PJs. Looks like my kind of Bordeaux.

Ramon

Ramon_NYC

Blanquito,

Good to see that you're up and about. I too will post my notes and thoughts later.
Just wondering whether you learned more French than you cared for after we left you late last night at the nearby bar at the table with a couple of jolie jeune femme francaise.

Ramon_NYC

Pavie sure made up plenty of grounds. Now it's, according to this classification, in the same league as Angelus.

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Lafite and Haut Brion! :) Just like Coke, 1998 Haut Brion is the real thing. Haven't had the 98 Lafite, but if you and Comte vouch for it, then it must be good. Adding both 1998 Leovile Barton and Ducru Beaucaillou to the honorable Bordeaux southpaws that I've been pleased with. I've had the 1998 L...

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DavidG wrote:My Latour was all sent off to auction when the prices got silly. But I'm sure I've got something worthy to contribute.

Looks like you got rid of what you "want" (well done!). Looks like you got what you "need" with the proceeds.

Ramon_NYC

Well, here's another good performer from the Left bank. 1998 Ch. Malescot St . Exupery, Margaux What an expressive bouquet! Flowery and earthy. Primary at the beginning, but just opened up enough during the course of the dinner. Big, savory, good level of ripeness and intensity. All in a nice balanc...

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Ramon The second wines of 2009 are similarly very nice - another vintage showing well at the lower and mid level. I'm not surprised ... it's the 2nd best vintage of the decade. $30 for a magnum? Well done. Well done, indeed! :-) Tom: I realized soon after that this was not a $30 bottle. I recall th...

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2005 Domaine de Chevalier Esprit de Chevalier Rouge, Pessac-Leognan The second red wine of a property that's more well-known for producing classical whites. From a magnum during a dinner at home. I’ve had my share of dud second wines, from highly classified properties no less, but this 2005 drank a...

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