Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JimHow

In all seriousness, in large part because of the magic of Howard Mark Specter, one can spend three nights in a great town, at the peak week of the year, with a group of friends drinking some of the most incredible wines in the world, with great dinners each night, with reasonable air fares if you lo...

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That's great Jon!

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Ha ha HM$, don't worry, the Burgs will be relegated to the hotel rooms. I'm going to force a small taste of '05 Burg upon you though before the weekend is over.

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Definitely agree, the '05 Jadot Beaune Premier Cru is showing better than the '05 Clos des Ursules right now.

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These are tremendous hotel rates for Cherry Blossom week in D.C., I hope that other BWEers take advantage of them while they're available. For example, I just checked and the room rates for those same nights on the Westin Grand website are $319 per night.

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I bought a total of about 18 bottles, Bill, based upon your recommendation, and I'm glad I did.

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Still-high prices (Lynch $75, Mouton $630, etc., etc...) in a collapsed economy for a so-so vintage.
These people are like the Wall Street execs with their crazy bonuses: They just don't get it yet, do they.
There has got to be a crash coming, who is gonna buy all this stuff?

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With sales of 1st growths falling...

Yes, but are sales of first growths falling?

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I like it, I just can't afford it.

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I can't wait to get away from these sub-zero temps we've been having up here.

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Looking good, Chris.
I hope as many BWEers sign up ASAP, because this deal may be limited.

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The basic problem is that they now produce something like 30-40k cases of incredible wine from the best terroir on earth.

Amen, brother....

I've often said that that plot of land at the Latour/Las Cases border is literally the best terroir for wine grapes on Planet Earth.

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Excellent, Rick, looking forward to seeing you and Kathy!

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I had my concerns too, Bob, I'll bring a half bottle for you when I see you next, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. It's a classy little effort.

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Be sure to click 4 stars, everyone!

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I'm in!
Piece of cake.
Great job, HM$!

HOTEL BWE is the Westin Grand!

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ok let me try...

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We're here, HMS.

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Do you get the impression that the quality of this wine was the product of the overall excellence of the vintage, Otto, or is this an estate that we should look at on a yearly basis?

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...Quite an accomplishment, when you think about it.
We almost didn't have a Napa '02, which probably would have put the kabosh to the whole thing. But we did, and it is good to keep the tradition continuing.

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Yes, NYC was '03.

Chicago '01
Napa '02
NYC '03
Chicago '04
France '05
Sonoma '06
DC '07
Miami '08
DC '09

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We visited Pride during Napa '02. Very nice.

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Yeah, I was wondering, Hound, I liked those three or four '04 Barolos I've tried so far, but I'm still trying to pry my jaw open after the experience.

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It'll get better with age, Alch, although I don't see it as a real long-termer. I'd say it will continue to improve for another 5-10 years.

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I think it's settled then. The theme for BWE DC '09 is:

"Bordeaux from the Golden Decade of the 1980s, or Bordeaux that is Older than Nic."

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1998 Château Quinault L'Enclos - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (2/4/2009) Robert Parker was right about this wine. What a lovely right bank Bordeaux this has turned out to be. It has really rounded out nicely, displaying nice layers of complexity, with tobacco, leather, and ev...

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Ah, so you mean "1980s Bordeaux."
Excellent idea, Stefan!

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So, what are we going to do for a blind tasting?
(Don't worry, I'm not pressing for 2005 village Burgundy. Still, I think some sort of blind tasting event during the hour just prior to dinner-- the way David has it listed above-- is a BWE tradition that we should perpetuate.)

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2004 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru (2/4/2009) This wine has been a pleasant surprise. I don't see any bitterness or unripeness here. It has some tannic structure, to be sure, and is styled differently than the '05, but in the end it d...

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The 2004s are approachable now, he says.
Reminds me of Suckling's quote from the infamous WS edition featuring the 1995 Bordeaux vintage: "Wines this young shouldn't be this good!"

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I had some bottles of 2000 and 2001 Clos des Papes and I absolutely loved them. Unfortunately, I loved them too much, as they were quickly consumed. Then starting with the 2003 vintage the wines got very expensive here in the U.S. I think i had a bottle or two of the '04, which I seem to recall you ...

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14#. 1996 DRC Grands Echezeaux and Tuna at Gio's House PappaDoc described above the dinner at Gio's house the weekend of NYC '03. It was an orgy of food and wine. We had about fifteen courses. About half-way through Gio matched a tuna course with a 1996 DRC Grands Echezeaux that Jackdaw had brought...

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(This will be addressed in press conferences to come, Stefan.)

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WASHINGTON POST BURGUNDY CHALLENGES BORDEAUX AT BWE CONVENTION Washington, D.C. (AP)-- With the annual convention of Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts only two months away, controversy came to the nation's capital as international lawyer and philanthropist Jimmy L.B. How held an impromptu press conference ...

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I still say I was set up big time on that '88 VCC moment, Nick. I had Alex and Tim distracting my attention while I was sipping the '88 VCC and '89 Lynch, then Tom calls for an instant poll. It was a conspiracy, I tell you. The classic moment, of course, was when I turned to Tim after tasting what t...

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#15. Hey Joe, where you going with that wine glass in your hand. I don't know how many of you know this, but we have an internationally acclaimed song-writer/music producer in our midst by the name of Joe Belmaati. Just google his name sometime and you'll learn all about him. You wouldn't know that...

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Wow that does look interesting.

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Alch, if you come to the convention I'll pour you some 2005 Burgundy.

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I just checked on the "old" BWE, Bob, it looks like it was the '88 Gruaud Larose, way back in November 2001! Sherry-Lehman had them on sale for $47. Man does time fly by!

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Yeah I typed in Richebourg and it led me what looked like a significant distance west of the rest of the vineyards.

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