Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JimHow

Yes he has Alch, I believe he says that is one of his very favorite wines.

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Mmmmm....

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I remember when I was the Boy Mayor back in the early nineties the French Ambassador to the United States came to Franco-American Lewiston for a cultural visit. We hosted a big noon-time dinner for him, the business community was there, and the politicians and media, etc., and of course I had to giv...

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I went home at lunch and was gonna decant but I decided against it. I want to experience the whole excruciating range of this wine. I recall having this wine from another very young vintage a few years ago and it was a tannic beast... just the way I like'em! I realize this is an infant and am calibr...

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Thanks, Jacques, I think we need to go visit Francois and Timmy McCracken in Paris in the not too distant future.
I hear Francois has some '89 Lynch Bages in his cellar....

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I'm going to be uncorking a 2006 Vieux Telegraphe "La Crau" tonight, Harry, in the name of science....

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I recognize that man!
What's the gist of the article, Jacques?

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Yeah, it seems to be working fine on my computer now.

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Welcome Gregory, I'm in Maine and won't be able to make it for your February 28th dinner, but I hope to drink some wines with you and other NYC BWEers at some point in 2009. Jim

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Last one I've been wondering about is seattlelite, where'd our friend from the Great Northwest go?

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I have two bottles of the 1998, one bottle of the 2000, and one half bottle of the 2005, I wonder when I should think about drinking them?

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I would recommend the 2007 Lynch Bages.

JimHow

Well done, stefan. I still say that '02 Lagrange is an underrated wine.

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Glad to see you back in town, SteveH, we've missed your BWE spirit! Sounds like you've been on quite a whirlwind trip!

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Thanks for the report, Tom. This wine will always have a place in the heart of BWEers. It was one of the wines tasted blind at the original Chicago '01 blind tasting, stuck in there as a ringer along with the '89 Lynch, '89 Purple Baron, '82 GPL, '73 Petrus, and '90 Lagrange. At first, everyone comm...

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...Well look what the cat dragged in!
Good to see you, Mr. H!

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Thanks for the report hendrikus, I'm jealous. If you took any pictures you should post a few. Any gossip on the quality of the 2008 vintage?

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PD, the Zachy's site says $245.50 for the sale price for case of mags of '04 Picque Caillou, is the $150 price some sort of separate deal?

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I'm gonna be in NYC this weekend, PD, I might swing by Zachy's. Six mags for $150 is a good price!
Have you tried the 2006 Cantemerle yet?

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I almost brought this bottle to Miami last year for the Friday night dinner, Jay, but I brought a Cote Rotie something-or-other instead. I really wish I had more than this one bottle of this wine, it was a great wine.

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In the coming months, BWE's own Harry Karis will be publishing his book entitled: "The Chateauneuf-du-Pape Wine Book." Anyone who has spent any amount of time here has had a chance to follow Harry's project through the accounts of his trips to the region, his interactions with the winemake...

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Either date sounds good to me, Bob, thanks for taking the lead on this.

JimHow

Yes I have the same problem as well, Frank, I see the stars on my computer at the office, but sometimes I see them and sometimes I don't on the computer at home.

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Man, the inability to edit on the old BWE seems like a distant memory....

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Hmm, really? I thought everyone could edit, not just moderators. I'll ask Phil about that.

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Alch: You should see "edit" to the right of your screen.

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I edited it, Alch, I think I spelled it correctly.
There should be an edit button to the right of your screen.

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The RMP90-92-and-Richard-approved 2006 Cantemerle for $25 in the reliable Zachy's futures program is very tempting.

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I bought a mag from Zachy's but gave it away as a gift.

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HS: I think you should try that 2007 Domaine La Garrigue Cotes du Rhone Cuvee Romaine, twelve dollars at PJs, an RMP90, excellent QPR... a Houndsong-kind-of-wine if I ever saw one. I think that would satisfy the BWE CdP Harry Chateauneuf du Pape Month assignment, wouldn't it?

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Well done, Mr. Vino. I'm going to post a separate link on Harry's upcoming book.

JimHow

Nice! I had this once, about ten years ago, from a magnum I bought at Martignetti's Liquors, their North End store in Boston. I paid $90, incredibly, for the magnum. I remember we had it at a family gathering on a Sunday afternoon. It was indeed a tannic bruiser back then but even back then you coul...

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Howard I just sent you a message.

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We ae definirely doing a BWE Maine this year, Nic, I've been getting a lot of expressions of interest both here and off-line. I'll save the larger guest room for you, MC and Simone.

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Well done Mr. V, welcome back to town.

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Thank you for the enablement, Richard, I'm going to go for it.

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Richard, I see the 2006 Cantemerle is going for $25 on futures at Zachy's in NYC, which sounds like a reasonable price. Sounds like this gets two thumbs up from you as a case purchase?

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I'm going down to NYC next week for the opera and to source some 1980s Bordeaux for the Big Bash in Washington DC in the first week in April. I'm pleased to see most people coming in on Thursday. I haven't heard back from my senator's office on my request for a Capitol tour but she was busy this wee...

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Phil is the man.

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I was so impressed by that Pegau CdP Cuvee Laurence the other night. Very impressive how the high alcohol was not afactor at all. I'm looking forward to tryinging the 2006 Vieux Telegraphe "La Crau" I bought yesterday, Mr. Parker seems to be high on it.

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