Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Hmmm, this makes me rethink my recent Pinot obsession...

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I have bought many older wines with low ullage. Ullage factors into the price. In general, I have found around an 80% hit rate of old wines with great levels, and perhaps a 60% hit rate of wines with ok levels. Wines with high fills can be damaged, and wines with low fills can be fine to great. It i...

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Looks awesome, congrats on a great convention! Wish I could have been there!

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wish you all the best for the convention! Wish i were there!

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Tim I think you are misunderstanding the Irish border comments I make and the the fact that more in nth Ireland voted against Brexit is no different from Scotland or London for that matter. The troubles in Northern Ireland may be over but sectarian views remain. If the Irish border is a central iss...

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I haven't been following this thread recently, and see that it got quite heated. But I do want to make one comment: Mark's dismissal of the Irish border issue is really misguided. It is central to the entire Brexit mess. Northern Ireland did not vote for Brexit. [Side note: this was one of the big f...

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Happy Birthday BWE! Amazing experiences, great friendships, and a camaraderie that is often missing from wine sites!

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Was great to get back together with Ian and Maureen. I realized that the last five or six times I saw them, it was with others as well, so this was the first in awhile that it was just the three of us. Wines were really a pleasure. The 58 Ausone seemed a bit older than I had imagined but quite impre...

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Sorry to hear, Jim. Take care of yourself and focus on making a recovery.

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Happy New Year all!

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Weren't Howard and Lisa at BWE 17?

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Looks like great fun!

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Not sure if I can attend, but Denver sounds good to me.

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Thanks all! Celebrating 50 years, was an amazing night, great company from around the world!

Plus some truly epic wines

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Different kinds of evil. I find Trump far more dangerous on the world stage. Pence is more dangerous to domestic civil liberties. Given your profession, I can see how you see him as more dangerous.

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Felicitations Les Bleus!!!!!

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Unfortunately, as of the moment I will be out of town then.

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I believe this crazy man is capable of ANYTHING, Professor Marvin Hancock. Our worst nightmares are being realized. Thank you, Debbie Wasserman, Nancy Pelosi, John Podesta, Huma Abedin, Chelsea Clinton, and all the Super Delegates of the Democratic Party. What a bunch of absolute lightweights. Why ...

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Thanks for the note, I bought a case of this myself, opened one bottle, letting the rest sit. I don't recall when I drank the bottle although I do remember it was quite young still.

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An article about the storm: http://www.drinksbulletin.com.au/latest-news?Article=bordeaux-vineyards-devastated-by-hailstorms “The figures...which will have to be refined, show that between 500 and more than 1000 wine growers have been affected with a area hit of 1000 hectares in the Medoc, between 4...

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According to some reports, many thousands of hectares in Côtes de Blaye and Côtes de Bourg were completely destroyed.

Also Haut Medoc impacted. No word on the classified growth appellations.

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Just seeing some of the images from yesterday's hailstorm in Bordeaux. Apparently 1-2 inches of hail fell in just under two minutes. Some videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ5p9qNUAsY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICnxfZSFCf4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WozM6W3NOg https://www.youtube.co...

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Well done Jim. Wish you had been at the defense table for my former colleague...

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Not wine related, but you might want to check out "Lisbon Street". I hear the author has an unhealthy obsession with Lynch Bages.

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Are you looking for entertaining or more encyclopedic?

On the entertaining side, "Jefferson on Wine", "Wine and War", "Noble Rot", "The Billionaire's Vinegar", "Judgement of Paris".

Encyclopedic, lots to choose from but heavy to carry.

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It was great having Ian over for a couple days, and it was also a chance to dig into some cellar items that might otherwise suffer from travel shock. Just finished the Tig last night, and while it still had some oxidative notes, it was a perfect companion to a bit of pasta. The wine for Wednesday wa...

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Short comment: was a great tasting. Lots of controversy. The biggest, imo, was the Jadot. I and many others didn't like it. But several put it as their top wine. Quite a diverse opinion.

I will try to post my notes soon.

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I had to bail before the ales, my tolerance is way down...

A fun night and a BWE favorite surprises again!

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Agent McCracken reporting in. Sun is shining. Made a detour to fromagerie to supplement the evening. Cargo is well packed to avoid any exposure to hazardous elements. Passengers around me are getting restless. Do they know the contents of the cargo? Do they care? Getting ready to cross the English C...

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Agent McCracken, reporting from home base. Under the cover of rain, slipped on and off the island with only rumors of detection. Must slip pass the protests of the rail workers who are rising up. Rise up, rise up. Next mission: transport a cargo of precious jewels to the elusive Comte. First, they m...

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I personally am a big fan of Bordeaux blanc. Like with Red Bordeaux, there are many producers out there outside of the Grand Crus that are worth checking out. In terms of the more well known producers, I am a fan of Clos Floridene and Malartic Lagraviere, but perhaps my all time favorite (outside of...

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Almost 400 hectolitres of wine from Margaux third growth Château Giscours has reportedly been seized under suspicion that part of it was illegally chaptalised.

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/ ... alisation/

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Brilliant bunch of wines, they just keep getting better and better. Sounds like another epic BWE event!

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Sorry I am missing all the fun. Just spent four out of the last six weeks on the road, ready for a repose. Hoping everyone is having a great convention so far!!

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What that article doesn't reveal is that the "doctors" cited are from the century-old anti-alcohol organization ANPAA, which has been fighting against the legalization of alcohol almost since its conception. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_nationale_de_pr%C3%A9vention_en_alcoolog...

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Great night, thanks for taking and uploading the pics!

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I am a huge fan of Haut Brion, simply classic style, consistent over the years. But for me, I have had more pleasure with Latour than any of the others combined. Especially for older wines. I have far too few in my cellar, and it is the one thing I regret not buying more of when I was actively buying.

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Pretty sure Johnny Depp's favorite wine is Petrus.

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My top 10: 10. 2014 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru Tortochot Opened this with some friends at my place one evening, it was spectacular. 9. 2001 Margaux This was one of the wines that Ian served blind against the 2000 Mouton. While most preferred the Mouton, I found the Margaux to be in a better place at thi...

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Thanks Danny. This isn't a rich crowd (the company is not known for high salaries, and I can attest to that personally), but it was a good group of people. As to the SM, I'd probably score it slightly above at 91pts. Excellent QPR, not in the top growth class though. Just solid, aged left bank borde...

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