Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Part Two: Among the wines that the waiter showed us were a Cos d'Estournel and a Lynch Bages. But we all agreed that for $79, the 1985 Leoville Las Cases was simply an amazing buy. The wine was stunning, although it really should have been decanted a little beforehand in order to allow it to show it...

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Come-on over for some pre-dinner selections at our room, 5101, starting at 4pm. (Note, I don't have any food this time, so we'll have to make do with just some wine!).

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I just check with Tom, he can do the hosting for afterwards. So I'll be happy to host beforehand.

So Pre-dinner drinks in Suite 5101!

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I think that Tom said he would host Saturday pre-dinner. I hosted the Friday pre-and-post dinner bashes. (I'm happy to host again, but I'm pretty sure that Tom had wanted to...)

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Part One: Fantastic lunch today at Bistro du Coin. I believe it was Bill and Jan who had the first lunch there yesterday and discovered the 1998 Petit Cheval for only $99 on the menu. So five of us went today, and we immediately ordered the Petit Cheval. We also decided that we would order a second ...

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Following the whoopie pie initiation last night, it seemed appropriate to resurrect this thread and ask for the remaining 11 favorite moments.

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We're here, y'all can come up whenever you like...

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jim, i left two stems in your room yesterday, so if you can bring them up that'd be great, plus we have a couple more stems. so everyone should try to bring their own if possible...

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Deleted, relevant for Friday only

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thanks to chris for organizing a fantastic thursday dinner. wines i remember were 90 pol roger churchill 02 dom 52 talbot 66 and 82 la lagune 70 and 82 montrose 82 gpl 82 leoville barton 82 gruaude larose 82, 83 and 86 pichon lalande 82 haut brion 86, 88 and 89 climens plus a bunch i'm forgetting. w...

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arrived as well, saw a contingent in the lobby, waiting for our room to be ready!

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I like the idea of a contest. It's fun and it helps to develop the sense of smell/taste/identification.

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We'll bring at least a brunello and a super tuscan.

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Bring the Italian!

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It's pretty widely available on wine-searcher, at roughly $100-$200 a bottle.

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I'm quite surprised that the 82 Branaire Ducru never was awarded BWE Wine of the Year. Considering how it is performing in not one but multiple tastings and BWE events this year, 10 years after the NYC event, I would like to nominate it for 2012 WOTY.

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Happy Anniversary Jim and all! Quite a fantastic thing that it is still going strong after all these years!

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The first BWE Middle East event was quite an occasion! Thanks again to Michael P for organizing, and his friends for hosting, and of course David G for initiating the whole event (and doing the 90 minute drive back and forth from Abu Dhabi to Dubai). With older wines, there is always a chance that t...

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Booked as well...

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I'll also be around Thursday (arriving mid-day), although I head back Sunday evening.

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There are two types of futures: en primeurs which are futures of unreleased wine and "on order" which are aftermarket wines. I haven't had any experience with en primeurs, but with aftermarket wines, I have purchased many which were not in stock but were or order. There has only been once ...

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I'm in +1 preferably for italian...

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any thought as to hotels yet?

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A friend of mine was just in China, in a small village where wine had been non-existent, and he found shelves of Bordeaux wine selling there, generic stuff (i.e. no appellation even listed), for $40 a bottle. And people were buying it.

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A friend of mine might drive up from NC to attend, so please add +1 for me.

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How about a 95 vs 96 faceoff of a couple of labels?

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Sounds like a fantastic idea. How about in the fall of 2012, harvest time?

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Happy Thanksgiving from France.

Also, no Beaujolais Nouveau??? That is a tradition!

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Put me down for one.

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awesome, congrats!

My curiosity: does an 89 Lynch Bages make an appearance in the book???

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Since the theme is "wines that Nicklasss likes", I believe it would be appropriate for Nic to provide the list of wines that he likes...

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A big thanks to Alex for his hospitality this past weekend! It was a real treat to visit him and his family and share a fantastic meal with a very varied lineup of wines. The Cote Rotie was a real standout for me. I've never been a huge Rhone fan, but it really was a magnificent wine. The 64 Cheval ...

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I think the 83 Rausan Segla will be the surprise of the evening!

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Jeez, looks like a FABULOUS line-up. I'd have LOVED to be there with you... Alex R. We'll have a fantastic lineup in Bordeaux as well, and drink a toast to the East and West Coast events! Kinda cool actually that there are three simulataneous dinners happening amongst some BWE'ers in three differen...

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That was pretty hilarious!

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I can help if its in NYC, as I have family there and visit quite often, plus some local contacts.

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This is in French, but it is still a nice video showing the Appellation of Margaux. Enjoy.

http://videos.tf1.fr/jt-13h/la-route-du ... 73671.html

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what's the cause of the pre-mox?

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Ok, that seems like a question that can be answered easily. What I'm really asking is: 99 versus 00 WHITE Bordeaux: which is performing better? I recall that the 99 Haut Brion Blanc was absolutely otherworldly. When recently in a retailer, I found he had two different vintages of Pape Clement Blanc:...

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