Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JimHow

Yeah, Obama is preaching change, ethics in government... unless it applies to his appointees, then we set different rules. Hypocrite.

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Wow!
I have no '89 Lynch left, only a single 3L.

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His name was Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr. He was mayor of Providence from 1975 to 1984, and then again from 1991 to 2002. From Wikopedia: Cianci was forced by law to resign from office for the first time in 1984 after pleading no contest to assaulting a man with a lit cigarette, an ashtray a...

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I remember he was having his wife's boyfriend tortured... among other things.... He made Blogo look like a choir boy.

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Who was that crazy mayor they had a few years back?

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I don't think you should apologize for it either, Otto! I like a certain level of greenness and austerity as well. I haven't had the '90 Pichon Lalande in over a decade, it may be that the wine was just so significantly different then from the other Bordeaux of the '80s, a lot of which I was drinkin...

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Isn't greenness a basic feature of Sociando-Mallet regardless of vintage?

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Glad to have you aboard Richard.

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That's what I like best about Harry's notes. He's a wine enthusiast. His approach is glass-half-full. He finds the good things in the wines he drinks, the unique descriptors. Francois is like that as well, Parker too.

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I think almost as funny as the fact that his pants are down is the look on his face.

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Top restaurants make Providence, R.I., worth visit BY MIKE QUANE Sunday, July 13th 2008, 4:00 AM Federal Hill in Providence's 'Little Italy' Some cities are worth visiting just for their outstanding restaurants, and Providence, R.I., certainly fits into that category. For years I used to pass throu...

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Despite being a lifelong New Englander, I had never been to Providence, Rhode Ialand, before last night. The place has always had a reputation as a gritty kind of town, but my anecdotal impressions seem consistent with the reputation for fine cuisine that the city has been cultivating in recent deca...

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I was in the room when Nick dropped his pants, and never even knew the event occurred until several days later when somebody noticed it when Ben posted his pictures from the Napa '02 weekend.

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We had a discussion about the '98 left bank wines a few years back and I think a number of us concluded that the '98 left bank is an underrated vintage. I've had the '98 Ducru recently and it is very solid.

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I had about a half dozen bottles of the '02 Lagrange but I loved it too much, sadly every single bottle is gone.

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I wonder why there is such a wide disparity of opinion about the 1990 Pichon Lalande? I recall drinking about three bottles of that wine in my earlist experiences with Bordeaux, long before I ever heard of Robert Parker, let alone his 79 point rating of the wine. I thought it was extremely thin and ...

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Hmm, very informative indeed, Brad. Parker rated that second wine 92 points and i wondered what the disconnect was, as we were unable to get three quarters of the way through the bottle.

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Sounds good to me.

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We're not in Kansas anymore, are we.

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Geez, I pulled out a '96 Sociando that was corked....
Great stuff, Roberto.
Man, I'm so jealous of all you guys and all your nineteen eighties Bordeauxs.

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#17: Nick and the Whoopie Pie Incident When I look back at it, Napa '02 was one of our crazier conventions. Nick was in a psychotic mood that weekend. On the drive back from Brix after the Saturday night convention dinner, we were crammed into my old Lincoln LS that we had driven cross-country, my ...

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I remember Joe Belmaati's group did a huge tasting of 1988s a few years back and they were really wowed by the overall quality of the vintage. I've always loved 1988 Bordeaux.

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No, Phil, I haven't received any private messages since January 26th.

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Me too, well maybe we can do it next week.

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Yes, flabby, that's how I would describe it....

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i think Nicolas has a clearer recollection of Hannah, Claudius.

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Yeah when I buy a wine like this I'm not expecting anything profound, I'm just looking for something pleasant, not offensive, best case it goes well with dinner. That '07 Rhone, though, I'm telling you, is an Alchemeus-type-of-wine!

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I know virtually nothing about this estate, Alch, but it was like 10 bucks at PJs and it garnered a 90 point Wine Advocate rating, so I figured what do I have to lose. The wine is a solid, no-nonsense effort. Not a 90 pointer, but a worthy change of pace. We uncorked another bottle of that 2007 La G...

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I recall you were an early BWEer daramg, thanks for following us over here on the other side!

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2006 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet - Australia, South Eastern (1/29/2009) 13.5% alcohol. Not much on the nose but I'll tell you, I like this better than that (twice the price) '04 Kay Brothers Amery Vineyards shiraz I had the other night. It is cleanly made, not overly hot, with some peppe...

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That would be great, Michael, haven't seen you in ages!

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Thank goodness for the edit function here, I realized that a mere ten favorite moments is woefully inadequate. Even twenty will only scratch the surface. #18. Negotiation of the Purchase of the 1995 d'Yquem at Napa '02 Back at the annual convention in Napa CabFan had ordered a magnum of '81 Pichon L...

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Hey wokalb, great to see you!

And I notice Stuart has come in as member #101.

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Audouze-like, dare I say.

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Wow! That '90 Margaux is one of my all-time favorites.

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Internet explorer.

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It's pretty easy, Bill, even I was able to figure it out on my own in a couple minutes.
It's a great new feature!

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The cellartracker feature is now working!

Outstanding work Phil and Eric!

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Posted from Cellartracker!

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2007 Domaine La Garrigue Ctes du Rhne Cuve Romaine - France, Rhne, Southern Rhne, Ctes du Rhne (1/27/2009) I bought a few bottles of this from PJs. Sipping on it before dinner, it seems to have nice body and ripeness, a nice spicy character, lovely deep purple color. Not a bad little wine for twelv...

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