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Re: 2000 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - A Wine for JimHow

Oh man. I have a mixed case of Lafite that I will drink in my seventies. The 2000 sounds sublime.
by JimHow
on Sun May 19, 2013 4:07 am
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2000 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - A Wine for JimHow
Replies: 3
Views: 11

Re: 2009 Chateau Cote Montpezat Compostelle has been uncorked.

Man, dare I say it?
This wine, so far at least, is as boring as a 1993 Batailley.
I mean, it is just showing nothing so far.
I can't even say it is "bad," because there doesn't seem to be anything, good or bad.
Let's see if the pie de la whoopie can bring anything out.
by JimHow
on Sat May 18, 2013 2:11 am
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2009 Chateau Cote Montpezat Compostelle has been uncorked.
Replies: 5
Views: 40

2009 Chateau Cote Montpezat Compostelle has been uncorked.

Let's see if this is any good. The Sucker likes it, so it must be good.
On the first taste it is not offensive. A little shy on the bouquet at the outset.
by JimHow
on Sat May 18, 2013 1:16 am
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2009 Chateau Cote Montpezat Compostelle has been uncorked.
Replies: 5
Views: 40

Re: Brett - not just a stink bomb

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by JimHow
on Thu May 16, 2013 11:22 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: Brett - not just a stink bomb
Replies: 5
Views: 74

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

My limited impression of this property is that it is Lanessan-like.
by JimHow
on Thu May 16, 2013 11:15 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: New Parker Bordeaux interview

Kind of sad.
by JimHow
on Thu May 16, 2013 11:06 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: New Parker Bordeaux interview
Replies: 5
Views: 141

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

Boy the 2009 d'Escurac is a nice little $20 Medoc, no? Is this wine always this good, or is this just a case of not being able to make bad wine in 2009? Beautiful left bank nose, nice depth on the palate. Tasted 3 times so far, very consistent. 90 points, excellent QPR.
by JimHow
on Thu May 16, 2013 11:05 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

I'm going to try the 2009 d'Escurac tonight for the third time at my Thursday night steak dinner with my father.
I really liked this $20 wine the first two times, I really want to examine it and see if it is as solid as it appears.
by JimHow
on Thu May 16, 2013 6:55 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

Hey, me and my buddy Bobby Parker think the 2010 is a mid-80-point wine....
He's The Man.
by JimHow
on Thu May 16, 2013 3:18 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

Wow, you fancy big city lawyers....
by JimHow
on Wed May 15, 2013 3:45 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

Well of course it is young, Alex, it was consumed to determine whether I want to buy more. I'm just a country lawyer from Maine (see Oxford County Courthouse, where I was practicing this morning), I don't just buy cases of wine based on how pretty the chateau is! Thanks for the report, Dan, I would ...
by JimHow
on Wed May 15, 2013 3:18 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

Looks like He did not even review the 2010 La Louviere, probably not a good sign.
by JimHow
on Wed May 15, 2013 3:00 am
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

I paid like $43 in NH, too much.
Curious, what does HWSRN say about this ?
by JimHow
on Wed May 15, 2013 1:39 am
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

This wine is thin. I'll generously give it 88 points because it does have a nice nose and, though boring, has a touch of elegance to it. Not at all what I expected from a 2010, based on what I've read.
by JimHow
on Wed May 15, 2013 12:08 am
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

This wine could very well be a Jean-Nicolas-Maltais type of wine, but I'm still reserving judgment.
by JimHow
on Tue May 14, 2013 11:40 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

I'm definitely not getting any big bad 2010 1986-like tannins. This wine is not "big."
by JimHow
on Tue May 14, 2013 11:38 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

The color is lovely, a healthy ruby/purple.
Distinctively Graves like on the nose, that alone scores it a couple points.
by JimHow
on Tue May 14, 2013 11:37 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

This wine seems a little light to me, it is walking a fine line between unappealing thinness and appealing elegance.
by JimHow
on Tue May 14, 2013 11:34 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

Not doing a lot for me at the outset, let's see if it puts on some weight with dinner.
Nice Graves nose, I'll give it that much.
by JimHow
on Tue May 14, 2013 11:04 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...

I know nothing about how this wine is rated, just picked it up in NH.
My first 2010....
by JimHow
on Tue May 14, 2013 10:52 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 La Louviere has been uncorked...
Replies: 24
Views: 208

Re: 2010 Domaine de la chevalerie

Situated between Falite Mothchild and Cheval de la Blanc.
by JimHow
on Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:28 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2010 Domaine de la chevalerie
Replies: 2
Views: 49

Flash knockout: 09 Fieuzal stuns 01 Montelena in first round

As always, I just tell it the way I see it, without agenda.
If I think HWSRN is right, I say so. If I think he's wrong, I say so.
Thought the Fieuzal performed well tonight. Good depth, beautiful perfume.
Outperformed a cranky 2001 Montelena from half bottle.
A Thursday night upset!
by JimHow
on Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:34 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: Flash knockout: 09 Fieuzal stuns 01 Montelena in first round
Replies: 8
Views: 191

Re: TNs: Bordeaux night at Gerry's

1986 Talbot is indeed greatness.
by JimHow
on Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:20 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: TNs: Bordeaux night at Gerry's
Replies: 7
Views: 174

Re: A week in Burgundy

Great report, Agent Rychlewski.
Sounds like Burgundy has their act together more than Bordeaux.
by JimHow
on Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:10 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: A week in Burgundy
Replies: 5
Views: 92

Re: 2009 Leoville Poyferre @ $210/btl. Buy?

PJs has the excellent 2006 for $69.
by JimHow
on Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:42 am
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2009 Leoville Poyferre @ $210/btl. Buy?
Replies: 23
Views: 326

Re: BWE Dallas '13

Amen! The DC crew have it down.
by JimHow
on Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:05 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: BWE Dallas '13
Replies: 116
Views: 1292

Re: 2005 Ch. d'Issan

I have 6 of these puppies resting in my cellar.
by JimHow
on Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:00 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2005 Ch. d'Issan
Replies: 11
Views: 134

Re: 2005 Ch. d'Issan

Yeah baby!
by JimHow
on Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:59 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2005 Ch. d'Issan
Replies: 11
Views: 134

Re: 2009 Leoville Poyferre @ $210/btl. Buy?

That seems high to me David.
Following up on BobbyG, the excellent 2006 can still be had for under $60.
by JimHow
on Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:36 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 2009 Leoville Poyferre @ $210/btl. Buy?
Replies: 23
Views: 326

Re: BWE Dallas '13

Yes. we'll make a final decision in early fall, but I would say it's DC in 2014.
by JimHow
on Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:43 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: BWE Dallas '13
Replies: 116
Views: 1292

Re: Dallas '13 and the groupthink myth of corked wine.

I don't think TCA is a myth, but I think the prevalence of it is. When I look at cellartracker and other sources, I see a very high prevalence of TCA. We've had extremely low percentages of damaged bottles among the thousands we have uncorked at BWE events over the last 13 years, much, much lower th...
by JimHow
on Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:41 am
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: Dallas '13 and the groupthink myth of corked wine.
Replies: 9
Views: 104

Dallas '13 and the groupthink myth of corked wine.

Ho hum, yet another BWE convention and yet another weekend of virtually no corked wines.
The myth that is corked wine continues.
by JimHow
on Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:57 am
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: Dallas '13 and the groupthink myth of corked wine.
Replies: 9
Views: 104

Re: BWE Dallas '13

We'll see you in DC Omar!
by JimHow
on Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:55 am
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: BWE Dallas '13
Replies: 116
Views: 1292

Re: Farewell Dinner and a new life

Wow! Congratulations! Very exciting news.
by JimHow
on Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:00 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: Farewell Dinner and a new life
Replies: 13
Views: 206

Re: On that nice Saturday night : 2003 Haut-Bailly

The first time I ever even heard of Haut Bailly was when you brought the 1990 to Chicago '01, Nic, t was a beauty.
by JimHow
on Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:55 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: On that nice Saturday night : 2003 Haut-Bailly
Replies: 7
Views: 140

Re: 37x47

Sounds like a catastrophe of epic proportions.
by JimHow
on Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:31 am
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 37x47
Replies: 10
Views: 256

Re: 1991 Dunn Shines

It was a lot of fun hanging out with you and Danielle, Danny, it had been too long.
I'm all for France '15!
by JimHow
on Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:31 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: 1991 Dunn Shines
Replies: 7
Views: 128

Re: BWE Dallas '13

I'm just a country lawyer.
by JimHow
on Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:21 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: BWE Dallas '13
Replies: 116
Views: 1292

Re: BWE Dallas '13

In impressed by the iPhone pictures.
Who needs a camera anymore?
by JimHow
on Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:25 pm
 
Forum: Forum
Topic: BWE Dallas '13
Replies: 116
Views: 1292
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