Thanks for the nice note, Arv!
Indeed, the 2000 Côte de Baleau is a delicious wine, but their 1998 is even better....
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- Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:11 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 00 Cote de Baleau [St Emilion]
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1140
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Vinous (Galloni) on 2015 Bdx
- Replies: 3
- Views: 444
Re: Vinous (Galloni) on 2015 Bdx
You said it!
Pánta chorei kaì oudèn ménei
Pánta chorei kaì oudèn ménei
- Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN 2002 Leoville Las Cases
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1736
Re: TN 2002 Leoville Las Cases
Why not 91?
- Sat Jan 13, 2018 4:58 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2016 Riesling Les Jardins Ostertag
- Replies: 8
- Views: 870
Re: 2016 Riesling Les Jardins Ostertag
This is borderline. I only drink wines that are 90 or better. Life is too short to drink mediocre wines. I love great wine but not mediocre wine or "just good" wine. I'd just as soon drink Diet Coke or ginger ale with my meal than drink an "everyday" wine or a mediocre wine. Gre...
- Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:05 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Weekly Poll: What is your favorite Medoc appellation?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3305
Re: Weekly Poll: What is your favorite Medoc appellation?
When I was young, it was Saint-Julien - until 1985 or so, later on Pauillac, and today, as an old man, 62, it is Margaux. Subtlety, refinement, and understatement are the keywords today...
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:09 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 96 Carmes Haut Brion [Pessac Leognan]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 670
Re: TN: 96 Carmes Haut Brion [Pessac Leognan]
Nice note, thanks AKR! I have to admit that I have a soft spot for their wines from 2000 onwards. Especially their 2000 -a wine near to perfection-, 2001-very subtle-, and 2006 -sexy, just sexy.
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:02 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2003 Moulin du Cadet and more...
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2003 Moulin du Cadet and more...
Moulin du Cadet, Saint-Emilion, was taken over by the Lefévère family of the neighbouring Château Sansonnet two years ago. Hopefully Moulin du Cadet the will not suffer the same fate as Cadet Piola, which was merged into Château Soutard in 2012... The 2003 Moulin du Cadet, 100 Merlot, 13,5% alcohol,...
- Thu Jun 15, 2017 4:44 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Concur on Mouton's Demotion
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4881
Re: Concur on Mouton's Demotion
Nonsense!
- Sun May 28, 2017 5:59 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The fraud that is Grand Puy Lacoste.
- Replies: 136
- Views: 16592
Re: The fraud that is Grand Puy Lacoste.
I'm just giving you guys the business. I mean, GPL is a weak wine, especially for the price. It doesn't "suck," it's just not worth much more than $15-20. I just don't know how a wine can constantly underperform, especially in years like 2000, 2009, etc., and be considered legitimate, esp...
- Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:14 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Four highlights of the past two weeks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 856
Four highlights of the past two weeks
Forest floor in the nose, dark berries in abundance, and lots of herbs and exotic spices. Smoky blackcurrant, plum, blueberry, anis, and iodine on the palate. Absolutely silky texture, excellent balance, and a long, elegant finish. Predominantly Merlot, but only 13% alcohol. This is exactly the kind...
- Sun Mar 12, 2017 2:43 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2000 GPL
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1390
Re: TN: 2000 GPL
Unfortunately, you are perhaps right, Jim. Grand-Puy-Lacoste once was one of my favourite clarets, but over the last two decades, one disappointment after another...
- Sat Feb 04, 2017 5:10 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Galloni on 2014 Bdx
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1465
Re: Galloni on 2014 Bdx
Cheval Blanc and Haut Brion
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 4:18 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1986 Ducru comes of age
- Replies: 2
- Views: 319
Re: 1986 Ducru comes of age
Nice note, Ian, thanks! Could make me envious.
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:50 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2008 Moulin Saint-Georges, 2009 Fonbel
- Replies: 3
- Views: 428
Re: 2008 Moulin Saint-Georges, 2009 Fonbel
Indeed, too bad, AKR, but only about 3000 cases are produced per annum, and Moulin Saint-Georges was never hyped by Parker and such like, which is in no way a disadvantage for us. Considering the excellent quality, prices are still very, very reasonable.
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 6:45 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2008 Moulin Saint-Georges, 2009 Fonbel
- Replies: 3
- Views: 428
2008 Moulin Saint-Georges, 2009 Fonbel
More old school than modern, the 2008 Moulin Saint-Georges offers the whole range of delicious dark fruits, herbs, and oriental spices we may expect from a high class claret. The deep, complex, fruity nose is enticingly layered with spice and liquorice, same on the palate, and the deep, blackberry d...
Re: 17%
Genetically manipulated....
- Sun Jan 01, 2017 6:29 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: A few clarets before the turn of the year
- Replies: 5
- Views: 725
Re: A few clarets before the turn of the year
If the dense, tightly packed 1986 is the most 'masculine' Rausan-Ségla I ever had, then this graceful 1990 is the most 'feminine'. The gorgeous, subtle, floral and spicy fragrance of this wine, and the incredibly complex combination of aromas and flavours miraculously change from sip to sip like an ...
- Sat Dec 31, 2016 3:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: A few clarets before the turn of the year
- Replies: 5
- Views: 725
Re: A few clarets before the turn of the year
Happy New Year, Jim!
- Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:57 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: A few clarets before the turn of the year
- Replies: 5
- Views: 725
A few clarets before the turn of the year
Another pleasurable evening with friends, kohlrabi crème soup, salmon tart, beef roulade, champagne, and a few nice clarets... The 2006 Réserve de la Comtesse stood out for its alluring nose, Haut-Bailly's elegant 2004 la Parde for its nuanced, seductive fruit, and the 1999 Fontenil for its wonderfu...
- Fri Dec 23, 2016 7:09 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2012 La Fleur de Bouard revisited.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1764
Re: 2012 La Fleur de Bouard revisited.
Last night, my neighbour came in and we opened a bottle of 2006 La Fleur de Boüard. Supple, mouth filling, and relatively opulent, with a core of jammy dark fruit, vanilla, and oriental spices. Agreeable acidity, but the spicy finish is simply too short. The alcohol, 14%, is a bit masked by the supe...
- Sun Dec 18, 2016 4:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: It hurts like Hell
- Replies: 5
- Views: 564
- Sun Dec 11, 2016 7:03 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Seeking nominations for 2016 BWE Wine of the Year….
- Replies: 60
- Views: 9274
Re: Seeing nominations for 2016 BWE Wine of the Year….
2001 La Fleur de Gay
- Sun Dec 11, 2016 6:56 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2012 La Fleur de Bouard revisited.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1764
Re: 2012 La Fleur de Bouard revisited.
Thanks for the nice note, Jim! As long as the alcohol content does not exceed 13,5%, I'm always willing to buy this impressive Lalande de Pomerol. Last year, I finished a case of 2001 La Fleur de Boüard. I opened the first bottle in 2004 or 2005, and since that time each bottle was splendid. I wish ...
- Thu Dec 08, 2016 7:11 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2007 Cos d'Estournel, 2007 Clos des Quatre Vents
- Replies: 6
- Views: 651
Re: 2007 Cos d'Estournel, 2007 Clos des Quatre Vents
As for the Margaux, there certainly is enough potential for further development. This does not apply for the Cos d'Estournel. On day two, the Clos the Quatre Vents showed great complexity and linearity, and was absolutely captivating last night, whereas the Cos has lost much of its appeal. I think t...
- Wed Dec 07, 2016 3:36 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2007 Cos d'Estournel, 2007 Clos des Quatre Vents
- Replies: 6
- Views: 651
2007 Cos d'Estournel, 2007 Clos des Quatre Vents
Flawless, super elegant, and excellently balanced, the 2007 Clos des Quatre Vents offers all the fragrance, delicacy and refinement one might expect from a classically styled Margaux -even in a 'weaker' vintage. The fruit -sour cherry and black currant dominate on the palate- is not as overwhelming ...
- Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:39 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2008 Chateau Malartic Lagraviere
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- Views: 2030
Re: 2008 Chateau Malartic Lagraviere
I had the 2001 last year. A rather unpleasant experience. A jammy, Parkerized nightmare.
- Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:14 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2011 Montagne St-Emilion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 521
Re: 2011 Montagne St-Emilion
Thanks for the note!
As for Montagne Staint-Emilion, I have good experiences with Château Roudier, Château Faizeau -Vielles Vignes, and Château Gachon.
As for Montagne Staint-Emilion, I have good experiences with Château Roudier, Château Faizeau -Vielles Vignes, and Château Gachon.
- Mon Nov 07, 2016 7:47 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Wine and revelry with the old law school gang in Boston.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2527
Re: Wine and revelry with the old law school gang in Boston.
No no, in no way 'a little worn and weathered', but nicely matured like, let's say, a bunch of 1985 first growths....
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 4:29 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 1990 Léoville Las Cases
- Replies: 4
- Views: 461
Re: TN: 1990 Léoville Las Cases
That's right... The 1990 Las Cases is a bit atypical compared to other vintages, lighter in style, and more 'feminine', so to speak, but absolutely delicate...
- Sat Nov 05, 2016 4:44 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 1990 Léoville Las Cases
- Replies: 4
- Views: 461
TN: 1990 Léoville Las Cases
This is a beauty, flawless and seamless, perfectly balanced, with irresistible elegance. With its absolutely digestible acidity, this perfectly matured wine is the nicest possible medicine for your stomach and your soul, especially on a dark November night. Oriental spices and dark fruits dominate o...
- Sat Oct 29, 2016 4:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: New WA - long retrospective on the 96 Medocs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 848
Re: New WA - long retrospective on the 96 Medocs
At least, it shows that he is proud to be a member of the glitterati of whatever...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: NY Times article on Bordeaux
- Replies: 4
- Views: 607
Re: NY Times article on Bordeaux
Yes, this article is not worth mentioning...
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:52 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2009 Chateau d'Agassac
- Replies: 6
- Views: 575
Re: TN: 2009 Chateau d'Agassac
Hahaha, nice idea...AKR wrote:Perhaps they keep the sharks and alligators in their moat well fed with passing wine critics.
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:47 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Haut Marbuzet 2011
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1473
Re: Haut Marbuzet 2011
What are the old Charmail's like? I don't think I've had anything before 96. Never even seen the old ones. Old Sociando Mallets in the US go for much more money than one would expect. The pre mid-nineties Charmail's were lighter in style and not made for the long haul. The same holds true for D'Aga...
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 5:55 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I have lost my taste for aged Bordeaux.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 9258
Re: I have lost my taste for aged Bordeaux.
Depends on the vintage... Except a handful, I bought all classified growths from the vintage 1990 for example. For my taste, most of them began losing their magic already in the early 2000's. Today, Pichon Baron is only a shadow of what is was in late nineties, at least for me. On the other hand, 20...
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 5:17 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2009 Chateau d'Agassac
- Replies: 6
- Views: 575
Re: TN: 2009 Chateau d'Agassac
I remember an excellent bottle of 2009 D'Agassac. Neither thin nor acidic or tannic, but opulent and elegant, with excellent concentration and balance.
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 5:09 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Haut Marbuzet 2011
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1473
Re: Haut Marbuzet 2011
Indeed, the 2003 is fantastic, as well as the 2007 I had a few months ago. Since the late seventies, Haut-Marbuzet is one of my favorite non classified growths from Médoc - along with Sociando Mallet, Clos du Marquis, Poujeaux, Pibran, Charmail, D'Agassac, and Château Marbuzet. I love the elegant, u...
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 4:58 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
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- Views: 859574
Re: President Trump
[ So did Nero, so did Stalin and so did Hitler. That's why we have checks and balances in a democracy to not fall back in situations like that. Now Trump wants to gut those, and one can only imagine what follows after that.... Unfortunately, mental illness seems to be contagious, as well as far-rig...
- Fri Oct 21, 2016 5:02 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
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Re: President Trump
I've had a lot of clients with mental illnesses over the years but as I watch Donald I'm reminded of one client I had who had a severe pathological oppositional defiant disorder. You almost literally couldn't have a conversation with her. If you said yes she said no. If you said black she said whit...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:44 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: New Yorker article on "Sour Grapes"
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- Views: 831
Re: New Yorker article on "Sour Grapes"
I saw Sour Grapes a few weeks ago. For me, the most amusing figures were Jefery Levy and his buddies. Decadence and cretinism - pure and simple.