Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Tax free Granite State.
Gotta type "Comtesse" when looking for Lalande in NH, just like GBF told us.

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Those NYT polls are seeming conservative to me.

Omg my DNA expert from Dallas sent this to me today, I think this is the best one yet:

https://x.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1834689147317240124

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Two of the great estates of Bordeaux....

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I still can't read it but thanks, David, I get the idea. The most expert among us have been unable to understand the appeal of this man whose message is so based on hate for fellow human beings but of course we have seen it throughout history. Mankind has an inner weakness that is vulnerable to this...

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I remember the first time I met Jay, aka "Mr. Vino." Our second annual convention was in Napa in 2002. My buddy Steve and I drove cross country in my 2000 Lincoln LS piece of shit "Motor Trend Car of the Year" <rolls eyes>. We all converged in the parking lot at one of those San ...

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Yes I think a comparison to 1989 Lynch is a bit much but what is so distinctive about this 2014 Clerk Milon is how distinctively Pauillac it is, just beautiful lead pencil, cassis, and cedar, like the good old Lynches of yore.

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Alberto Gonzalez, who tortures people, is voting for Harris. And yet the election is a toss up.

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Joe Rogan says he's voting for my girl K. Can we just have no more assassins for another 49 days...

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If we can have like just no more Lee Harvey Oswald moments I think we can pull this out.

I just came from a country where there is a playboy king and a military government. I think I felt better over there. You think I'm joking.

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I'm so into this campaign that I finally found out what Billy Ilish looks like. She's a girl.

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Sounds nice, but not the 97 point wine of which I have already consumed two cases. I have one sealed case left, protected at the bottom of my case stack. To me this is a young '89 Lynch.

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I had an '84 Cos once. It may have been more boring than a '93 Batailley....

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I like your thinking, Eddie.

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It’s like, yes, Orange, we’ll stop counting the votes in Michigan before they count the votes in Detroit. Okay, got it. Man… this dude is a flat out fascist. I remember the next morning, 11 of my lawyer buddies and I have a text thread, I woke up at like 5:30, Orange was still well ahead in Michigan...

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I was unaware of that information about North Carolina, Jay, very interesting indeed. As we know the phony Republicans in some states have delayed the opening of mail in ballots until after the polls close, which gives the Republicans an advantage in the early hours before the Democratic votes get c...

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And I’ll tell you, David, these most recent vintages seem expensive. I stopped in at the New Hampshire Hampton North store on the way back from the airport yesterday to pick up my 2015 Barons and Lalandes and some 2021s were on the shelves, very pricey indeed. Helps me with my official decision: 201...

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6 x 2015 Pichon Lalande
6 x 2015 Pichon Baron

Someone saved me from myself, I had my eye on eight bottles of 2015 Lafite that were there on sale before I left for vacation but are now gone. Good! I'm done with my wine purchases for 2024!

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I'll be there all three nights but it is really going to be a weekend of moderation as I have to fly back to Maine on Sunday afternoon with a two week securities fraud trial starting on Monday morning. Yuck.

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This is just going to be a bitter battle to the end, David, and without doubt it won't be over on Election Day. I'm holding out hope that Milwaukee, Detroit, and Philadelphia/Pittsburgh save us again, like they did last time. I have to believe that Kamala will do at least as well in those cities as ...

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I ordered two d'Armailhacs with meals over my vacation, a 1990 at La Tour d'Argent in Paris and a 2016 at a nice little French bistro in Bangkok. The 1990 d'Armailhac was a perfect match with le canard in Paris, stellar, still youthful, no signs of aging at all in the color, but complex, fresh, beau...

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I’m in for Thursday.

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Man, I don’t know what will be the outcome, but I’ll say right now, no matter what happens, Kamala Harris is my hero. She was literally my least favorite, 12th of twelve, in the 2020 Dem primary, first to exit the race. A lot of experts, myself and First Lady Biden included, questioned Joe’s decisio...

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Marcus, Bistro Lepic for Thursday night would be excellent from my perspective, I’m not glued to Black Salt. I really enjoyed the food and service there at our last dinner, I think other BWEers would like it. But, again, I’ll defer completely to you guys.

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Greetings from Asia! I was trying to hook up with Joel before I left for Paris but it did not seem to happen. Seriously, I defer completely to the decisions of Joel and Marcus, I am fine with whatever you guys decide. I think we have like 25 BWEers signed up plus Joel says he expects another 10+ loc...

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I like it!

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What can I say, for my palate the 2014 Pichon Baron is brilliant. I previously rated it 97 points for its classic profile, I'm hard pressed to bring it down from that point range. It is opaque purple developing into a hint of a cosmic purple/red like on the horizon of a dawn on the moon of Titan, wo...

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Fingers crossed Tatum and Brown take the Olympics slights out on the league this year!

Yeah, I'm looking forward to the Sacramento date on the calendar. It's going to be ugly.

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Okay, here is our roadmap to a win. 1. The Democrats have a strong get out the vote organization. 2. The Democrats have a strong get out the vote organization, which will get us that extra .05 to 1.0% margins in AZ, NV, GA, NC, WI, MI, and PA. And we don't even have to win all of those. If we win WI...

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Ah yes, the classic classicism of 2014.... Baby doll.

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Probably the last chance to drink Bordeaux in quantity for a couple weeks so I decided to uncork something nice, let's see how this puppy is doing, it has impressed in the past.

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lol I know Eric, I just couldn’t bring myself to cite like the Warriors as a comparison. I do agree with you, the ‘86 Celts are the greatest team ever.

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Well done, David! Very well done indeed.
I'll be curious to see how this wine performs in 5 to 10 years.

And, yes. You are indeed. You are the personification of a Bordeaux Wine Enthusiast.

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I had a bottle of the 2020 Meyney the other night, it is right up there with the outstanding 2019. Spicy, upfront fruit, "modern" but in a good way for my taste, rich gobs of black fruit and blueberries. Yum. I liked it so much that I bought a case, at $30 from Saratoga that is a very good...

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Yeah, I think I was a little more over-exuberant at the outset but as the evening progressed I just didn't see it improving. And my first experience with it was very similar. But others, like Nic, seem to like it. I think Jeff Leve's 92 point assessment is about right. I guess I just expected someth...

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Thanks Danny, we'll make an effort to get together in 2025.

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Looking at the cellar tracker notes it seems to be a bit controversial, Nic, as the notes seem to be all over the place. I liked the 2011 Calon Segur better, and the 2014, etc. I have one bottle left, I'll hold it for a while.

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Boy that's a tough one, Nic, it's like comparing the 2024 Celtics to the 1986 Celtics. I don't want to discriminate against the older bottle but I just thought the 2016 Lafite was perfection. It had absolutely everything that I look for, checked all the boxes, all the cliches. It was like a perfect ...

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You have a lot more experience than me, Stefan, but one of the things about Momtazi for me is its consistency from vintage to vintage. I have a half dozen bottles in my cellar and I can't even tell you the vintage, it's kind of like Geyserville, I just expect it to be a B to A- every year.

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I dunno, Nicola, if it takes Ben & Jerry's to drag out some life of a Bordeaux wine, said wine is struggling. This wine is just boring. I had three bottles and now have one left, the first two were unimpressive. There is nothing structurally wrong with the wine, it is still youthful, but I just ...

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In the end, Nicola, the Maine blueberries with whipped cream did nothing to bring out anything special in the 2009 Calon Segur. Sipping on the last half of the bottle with Ben and Jerry's Boom Chocalatta and Vanilla Chocolate Fudge, however, is drawing a spark....

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