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I love the cuisine of Eric Ripert and the service at Le Bernadin but I would like it even more if they let me bring my own wine :? . Last time I was in NY I tried to get a weekday reservation there exactly one month in advance as they require but the only dinner slots available were 5PM or 9:30PM a ...

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Congratulations, Jim, and thank you.

Can anyone list every BWE Convention?

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So sorry.

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DavidK wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:54 pm It's easy to guess from which NYC merchant the 1982 was sourced.

It might not be who you think.

I bought it approximately 1990 from "The Wine Connection" in Pound Ridge, New York.

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Stuart, With due respect, 2016 Lafite 94p?? Provenance? Purchased at auction? I think several of your Lafite bottles cried from not having perfect provenance. Izak, The 2016 I purchased in June 2023 from Benchmark Wines in California, one of the most reputable wine shops in the US. They even advert...

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On a side note, I enjoy read all your report, especially the ones on FG + Cheval Blanc + Petrus + Ausone + Mission Haut Brion, as I’m trying to analyze and find which one is your real favorite… not easy… Also like your conclusion and comparison of the first growth. Would be a question for a quiz… w...

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A different opinion:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2qIKM5ppGA/

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WHOLE LOTTA LAFITE - Wine Watch, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (1/26/2024-1/27/2024) I've tasted a number of vintages of Lafite and even done some verticals, but I still felt I had not grasped the Lafite style and confirmed its reputation for longevity. So, time to put on a significant vertical of the Ch...

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C'est un fin de semaine amusante.

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Entertaining a new BWE friend is not like that box of chocolates because you know you will meet someone pleasant and interesting. But Joel and his delightful GF Catalina take things to a new level. Joel’s enthusiasm for wine and life are so great that when he is talking I sometimes had to do a tape ...

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A thoughtful, reasoned and measured interview. I was surprised to hear about the lack of anger among the locals but learning the history of Lewiston helped partially to explain it. Would that there were more sadness than anger when necessary in other horrible circumstances.

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1961
1982
1989

This is for all time. But for drinking now, 1961 would probably fall to third place since most have faded. But the very few best are still glorious. Even a fair number of '82s are slipping

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1 2022 Mt. Jefferson Cuvée Pinot Noir $40 1 2021 Jessie Vineyard Pinot Noir $60 2 2021 Marjorie Vineyard Pinot Noir @ $64 1 2021 Paul Gerrie Vineyard Pinot Noir $64 1 2021 Eileen Vineyard Pinot Noir $64 1 2021 Louise Vineyard Pinot Noir $64 2 2021 Seven Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir @ $48 1 2021 Eola...

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My 2014 Niellon is gone (sigh). I intend to look for 2014 white Burgundies after I return to Oregon later this year. Good luck with that. After Bordeaux, white Burgundy is the main focus of my collection (champagne is third). Having heard the tantalizing rumors of the 2014 vintage from the beginnin...

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Jesus, I look totally wasted when all I was trying to do was lean closer to my girl for the picture

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It was great to host JeanFred and Josée at our local haunt. JF looked like he stepped out of the cover of GQ Magazine, so healthy, fit and handsome. We were able to discuss a lot of different things, especially running, Canadian educational system and culture. Very little wine talk. JF and Josée eve...

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So I assume you guys have found CellarRaiders a reliable source of old Bordeaux?

He often has stuff I am interested in but I have been gun shy so far.

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I’m afraid the ‘95s are the modern day equivalent of the ‘75s and will never properly come around

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If you want to drink wine that actually tastes good, try the ‘96s . . .

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Fantastic. And getting better with age.

I can beat J-F’s time - but my 3:11:50 would be for a 10k

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JimHow wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 5:02 pmI think you are really beginning to stretch the intent of the freeze.

How about if I only buy one bottle for every bottle I consume? So I’m not actually “buying” wine, I’m just “replacing” wine

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Bravo, Ian!

I’ve found Cheval Blanc to be more inconsistent that the FGs. Vintages such as ‘64, ‘66, ‘82 and ‘90 vary from fabulous to mediocre. Of course some of that is due to provenance but some seems due to other factors.

But 2002 Cristal is reliably wonderful and fully in the zone.

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JimHow wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:23 pm It was perfect with chocolate birthday cake dessert the other night.

I don’t think any dry wine goes with chocolate cake. Maybe vintage Port or sweet Madeira but that’s about it.

Tell me why I am wrong.

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The unusual amount of rain and clouds was the only depressing part about the weekend. BWE stalwarts filled the venues and brought their own brand of sunshine with them from parts north and west and no one complained it was too hot. Everyone looked good. Maybe all that wine keeps them in a perfect pi...

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I wonder if 1970 Latour is old school, the way Lynch Bages is a totally different animal pre-1982 than it was in the '80s post-82. I gave AKR a bottle of 1970 Lynch at NYC '03 and that was a totally different wine from what we know Lynch to be from the '80s on: earthy, rustic, tobacco, etc. . . I'm...

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A couple of days ago, a wine friend who was not at this tasting decided to get a few people together and taste some Latour. I got to taste some vintages I have rarely or never tasted before. 1994 - correct, decent, good, not exciting 1989 - weak, thin, blah 1988 - surprisingly very strong, lots of b...

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Glad your bottle showed so well, Alex. My experience confirms that the eighties was an off decade for Latour, except ‘82 and some ‘86s. Maybe the bottles that traveled across the Atlantic did not fare as well. The ‘89 I tasted two days ago was a decidedly weak and fruit-deficient effort. I am sad wh...

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Racer Chris wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:09 pm I bought a case and an half of Veleta olive oil and half a case of sherry vinegar, no wine.

Are you attempting a Guinness record salad?

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Excluding corked bottles:

Young, 3-15: 98%
Early medium, 15-25: 95%
Late medium, 26-35: 90%
Old, 36-45: 80%
Very old, 46-60: 75%
Ancient, >60: 50%

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Last night I tried the backup bottle of ‘61 Latour. Unfortunately it was a recorked in 2000 bottle and tasted decades younger than it should have so I couldn’t compare it to the real thing :evil:. Also last night, a stunning bottle of 1949 Calon Ségur from the perfect provenance of the Ben Ichinose ...

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s*d*r, It looks like several wines in the tasting didn't have the good provenance, unfortunately. I agree with you. Three of the four vintages in my “Legends” flight were very disappointing. More typical bottles of the ‘59, ‘61 and ‘82, even now, are AT LEAST 95 point wines. I don’t think my recent...

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LATOUR, LATOUR, LATOUR - WineWatch, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (1/7/2023) There are days when I think Château Latour is my favorite First Growth. Then I try an uninteresting bottle and think maybe not. To try to make a final decision on this epic question 😳 I decided to round up some examples and exte...

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Blanquito wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 2:27 am Ok, reading this again, my new deserted island dinner would feature wives I’ve never had:

I’m not sure your current wife would approve but since she won’t be on the island I guess you can do whatever you want.

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DavidG wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 4:53 pm A run of orgasmic wines, however, can lead to a refractory period where the next great wine doesn’t stand UP as much.

FIFY.

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If it were me I would do the following 1. Stay at the Village level. Don't go 1er Cru. You want aromatic and easygoing, not deep and structured 2. Volnay. Chambolle as a second choice. 3. 2016 would be my choice for early drinking. 2017 next That said, Asian style tuna for me works best with Champa...

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JimHow wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:31 am I mean, what can you say, when you have all five first growths poured in the five glasses before you, that's pretty crazy stuff, probably a first in my BWE career.

Actually, it was your second time.

Hint:

JimHow wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:31 am earlier . . . in Ft. Lauderdale

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Most memorable, not necessarily highest scores. #10 - 1928 Palmer Not the most delicious wine of the year but recognizably Palmer and fascinating complexity #9 -1998 Bandol Domaine Tempier Cabassou Coarse, wild and intriguing #8 -1989 Tertre Rôteboeuf Voluptuously aromatic, soft yet flavorful #7 - U...

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Someone who has lied many times? Someone who sells fakes? Someone who sells great wines at excellent prices? Many of us have purchased from John Fox/Premier Cru, sometimes even after becoming suspicious. But that’s before we actually knew for sure. Eventually he went to prison so he paid bigly for h...

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Latour + 1980s decade, Nicola, I have never connected. To me there are many wines from that decade that rank ahead of Latour. Indeed, a question: Was the 1980s decade the weakest vintage for Latour, relative to other Bordeaux, since 1900? Latour mostly took a walkabout in the eighties but the ‘82 m...

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