Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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I write notes so that others can benefit from my experience and my experience with the wine. I read them to gauge when to drink my wine. I also like to occasionally reflect back on what I thought about a wine several years ago.

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Damn, I missed this, despite your email. Just slammed with work these days... Great notes...

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Had an excellent 375ml bottle of the 2003 last night. It's in a fine spot.

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Understood. Some searching does indeed make the origin look like bad translation on French and Italian winery websites, probably intended to mean sunny. The hipster wine writers seemed to have picked it up, as you said in the last couple of years. Seriously though, any of the words you suggested ab...

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Yeah -- I've read reference to the term many times in the past few years. It's not something I'm originating. I believe the origin is translation from either French or Italian wine circles. It's easy to relate to though -- it's the outlier heat years. 2013 in Piedmont is not 2015 or or 2003 or 2009 ...

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Solar = warm/hot/ripe.

Think 1990, 2003, 2009, 2015

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Jim, I'm glad you like it! Others can be more informative than I on the qualities of Nebbiolo since I'm only beginning my journey in understanding it. On my first sip of the 2015 I really dug the earthy, rustic quality of it. I also opened a bottle at Thanksgiving and it was a great match with dinn...

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I had a lot of Nebbiolo over the weekend. A highlight, among a lot of great wines, was the 2013 Vajra Bricco della Viole. That's going to be really nice in a few years. Tasted the 2000 PdB Montestefano (from mag) with the 2013 Montestefano. There actually was a resemblance between the two wines. The...

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Claudius, 2023 sounds like a good idea. I have 10 left, having only had it twice now since release. I'll check in then and likely sell it if it's not getting better. I agree with David that the wine didn't scream 2003. I don't think I would have pegged it for that vintage. Again -- if a wine is all ...

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Claudius, There's little in your post I disagree with. I didn't say that the more modern and riper / higher alcohol modern vintages don't or won't age. I do believe, however, that they age differently and personally, I find some of them less interesting and often comparatively monolithic as they get...

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Love that wine... a favorite for sure.

Had a screaming good bottle of 1996 Ducru Beaucaillou last night, along with an equally impressive bottle of 2001 Ch d'Yquem. Sadly, a bottle of 1990 Gaja Sperss was corked.

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I opened a bottle of the 2001 La Tour Carnet a couple of weeks ago. I remember really liking it in the first few years after release. This bottle, while good, was pretty oaky. The oak kind of stood out for me and seemed rough -- like some or all of it might have been American oak. I suspect that's n...

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More 2016 Beaujolais... some Morgons Javernieres from Desvignes and Brun and Brun's Moulin a Vent. Also grabbed a few of D. Bouland's Morgon Delys and some 2014 Vissoux Fleurie Garants. Popped a Desvignes Javernieres this evening and it was very tasty. Having to get creative in finding homes for the...

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For what it is worth -- I have a GPL story. One of my good friends from an old tasting group bought a lot of 1994 GPL. On release, it was notably green and quite tannic. I remember pissing him off by telling him to stop bringing it as it was crap. I used the adjective 'watery' in describing it. When...

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Arguing with someone who wants to say that GPL is piss-water is like going on a BMW forum and seeing someone rant that the Audis suck. It's pointless. To say Jim's opinion is contrarian is kind. I like GPL. So does just about every professional critic. So do all my wine friends. And, having tasted G...

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OK -- as soon as I said that I saw the OWC 6 packs of Domaine de Chevalier Chris referenced for $54... now, I am done for a while. Time to start consuming! The fun part...

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I finally finished moving wine into the new cellar. It is full. No room at the inn. The only buying I am going to be doing is going to be accompanied by consumption or selling... That said, I did buy some 2013 Produttori Pora to round out my purchase of the other 8 PdBs from 2013. I bought a couple ...

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Almost any 1991 - 1993 would have been better some time ago. That's different than saying, 'they're all dead'. I am sure they aren't. But, she's not talking about the lesser years here...

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Nice read. Thanks for sharing.

Any thoughts on Pichon Lalande 16 vs 15 vs 14?

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I find him to be a fool herder.

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FWIW -- I did a 2005 Sauternes / Barsac tasting with Jean Marc Quarin at Nairac after we finished several days of tasting through the 2005 reds in the spring of 2006. After the tasting the 2005s, we worked through a vertical of recent vintages of Nairac, which were terrific. Following that the Heete...

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Dark, healthy garnet color. Nose is very powerful. Green coffee bean I associate with Pomerol. Some smokiness, a bit of the '03 praline quality, oak/vanillin and a touch of heat and very light volatility -- but, nothing offensive. Savory and round on the palate, but less generous than the nose might...

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2006 / 2007 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

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Debating buying -- I'm almost 50. Not sure it's a great idea...

What's a vintage comparison? 2005?

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Bought a mag of 2015 Felsina Rancia today. Got a few 2016 Mont Olivet CdP over the weekend. I'm a big fan of the 'ordinaire' CdPs, especially in top vintages.

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I just read some of them. I suspect I had an off bottle. It was soft and mushy... but, the notes on both the 1985 and 1992 right now are very good. I'm sure your fine.

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That 1985 Dominus may be getting a little long in the tooth. You might want to pop one soon to check it out... I had the 1992 (cellared since release) and -- IMO -- it had seen better days.

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Ah, Gloria! Good call...

For me, some more 2013s -- F. Rinaldi Cannubi and a mag of Brovia's RdC.

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Captain hyperbole.

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I'm going to this -- thought I'd post here to see if anyone had any interest. (No affiliation) Levi Dalton is coordinating this. Giuseppe "Beppe" Rinaldi passed away in early September of this year. During his life he crafted numerous astonishingly good wines, and furthered a legacy of tra...

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I have a bunch of older Pegau. I'll bring one to one of our tastings once I relocate the cellar.

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To be honest, I've been buying mainly on others' recommendations. I've always been a Bordeaux guy. But, a friend in St. Louis bought a cellar full of top 60s and 70s Piemonte wines and I always loved them, even if I only bought the occasional bottles. My cellar being BDX skewed, I thought 2013 was a...

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Buying Nebbiolo before prices get stupid. Mostly 2013s... Brovia Crus Cavallotto Bricco Boschis Alessandria Crus F. Rinaldi Crus Ellio Grasso Crus Produttori Riservas Poderi Colla Fenocchio Crus Various Cantalupos from 2007 - 2013 Also bought a few 2014 Bordeaux, like Pichon Lalande and Dom. de Chev...

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Well done, sir. Well done indeed.

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I'd say I missed the earlier Bordeaux Blanc thread -- except that I got to the end of it and saw that the last post was from me... lol. I'm loosing it... JC, I'm planning on joining you at the next tasting. Agree with you on Muscadet, Sancerre, also love Saint Bris, village Chablis from top years, V...

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Am I the only one who loves the stuff? G de Guiraud, Reynon, Clos Floridene, Doisy Daene... Prices are creeping up a bit -- but, IMO, these wines offer a lot of pleasure for the price. Anyone else a big fan?

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This was WOTN for me at a boys wine dinner with Orlando Bobby....least expensive wine in our line up '03 Haut Brion and 2001 Harlan being the most expensive....I believe it was the 2013 it was absolutely electric...flavors bursting that I could not even describe. You are the kind of rare group I'd ...

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The recent notes on the 2001 Pape Clement are interesting. I remember that wine being a big oak bomb on release. Sounds like it never really came together.

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So -- prompted by the discussion, I opened a bottle... First, what I like -- the nose is very 'pretty'. There's some violet, cassis, oak spice and something that is clove-like. It is mid-weight and very balanced. It reminds me of some of the 2005s but with a little less density. The tannins are hard...

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Am I the only one who thinks that comparing the 1961 or 1970 Giscours to the 2015 is a lot like comparing the 1961 Ford Mustang to the current version? Unless you were around in ‘64 and you have a distinct recollection of the wine, I really don’t understand how there’s an analog. How the wines are m...

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