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stefan

Here is my latest close out purchase. How did I do? A HUDELOT CLOS VOUGEOT GRD CRU 2002 3 bottles @ $66.67 GOSSET BRUT GR RSV 3 mags @$77.78/mag RAVEN VD ZIN BARRICIA 2005 RAVEN VD ZIN BELLONI 2005 RAVEN VD ZIN BIG RVR 2005 1 case each @ !4.44/bottle BOILLOT DOM H PULNY MONT 2005 12 @ 31.11 CH COS D...

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I guess it is OK to quote one sentence from The Bob's review:

"this is the book I wished I had written in my wildest dreams."

That says it all, I think.

Congratulations, Harry!

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Empty means no new messages since you last viewed the thread, Danny.

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The prices are tempting. But I cannot take delivery until December and I do not trust MacArthurs to hold wine for me (they don't verify the existence of what they sell until they pull it from the warehouse for shipping).

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Lafite is my favorite Pauillac. Pichon Lalande is my second favorite. '08 Lafite is more than three times the price of Comtesse. For me this is a no brainer if I decide to buy top end '08 Pauillac (which I probably will not).

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Once the date is set, I will try to schedule my NYC visit in order for us to make it.

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I still have 10 cases of 98 Bdx from the right bank and Graves and wish that I had more.

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I liked Parker better when he gave LL low scores. He did that, BTW, even when writing that La Lagune was one of his favorites!

Tonight we'll celebrate Lucie's 65th (sic) with 83 La Lagune, 96 Pol Roger Brut Chardonnay, and a bunch of other wines.

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1984 was probably the worst of the last 30 years. Most wines were very hard with no fruit. Nevertheless, I enjoyed a retrospective in 2004 of some of the better 1984s. But I did not taste Haut Brion.

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Jim, we have this problem every Xmas eve. I think everyone in our family agrees that Champagne is the best match.

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What a bummer of a year for you, David. Our sympathies to you and Kathryn.

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>> Will have to keep an eye out for St Innocent when in USA. Are these widely available?>> >> I saw them on the shelf in DC, Danny. There is no distributor for them in Texas. The Special Selection bottling is only for St Innocent wine club members. Last night we drank '06 St Innocent Anden, Seven Sp...

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Thanks, Rick. I'll allow my few '04s to continue to sleep.

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I do not think that 2006 is a vintage destined for very long aging.
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Probably right, which is a good thing for this old timer.

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I only bought the Special Selection in 2006
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Gosh, I bought cases of 7 Springs, 7 Springs SS, Anden, White Rose, Justice, and half cases of Anden SS, Momtazi, Shea, and Zenith.

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Glenn, the '06 St Innocent Seven Springs Special Selection is SPECIAL even by the standards of Mark's SSs. Most everyone who tasted it in Jim's room on Saturday amongst all the '05 Burgs were impressed with it. On the other hand, no one said much about the the '06 Anden I brought to Jim's room on Fr...

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Excellent notes, Michael.

You confirm that Bouchard had already started its comeback by '97.

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I expect to make a trip to NYC in the fall and will try to have it overlap with this event, Ian.

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So it is finally coming around...

I hope I am still around when the '96s are fully mature.

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Down 40% is not very much? That seems an extravagant thing to say. Do you know anything else that goes down to that extent?
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The American stock market. Housing prices in some American localities.

A 40% drop for Angelus does not tempt me to buy.

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That's 41% down; not 70% down, Alex. Still too much. An easy non-buy for me.

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Yeah, my biggest failure was thinking that the '82s were so young that they had to be from '89! Not that I did well on anything...

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Great report, Pappa!

It was clear from the tastings in Jim's room that it was time to let the '05 Burgs rest. Ditto for the '05 St Innocents; that is why I brought the '06 Anden and the 7 Springs Special Selection to DC and left the '05s at home.

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Lucie and I had a great time, as usual. Thanks, David, Stuart, Jay, Rick, and Jim for the special events. It was great finally to meet Tessa and fun to see MichaelP and Nic from countries far and near. We've got to get together with our fellow Texans Howard and Lisa and Peggy & her honorary Texa...

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We'll be there, Rick. Note our correct room number, 531. I just opened a 1978 La Dominique to bring. We have two glasses in our room.

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We are here in room 531. (Senior dyslexia moment earlier)

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Werner, I plan to open mine before going to Jim's room to drink '05 Burgundy.

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Mark, for me Bonneau du Martray, Verget, and Colin Deleger have been the worst, but I have had oxidized bottles from most producers from whom I have drunk more than a case of 95-01 white Burgundies other than Chablis. I have not had a single oxidized Chablis, but then I have never drunk much older C...

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Bummers, guys. This is why I am buy very few white Burgs and drinking those that I have while they are young.

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I saw 2005 Cheval Blanc at 790 euros at Carrefour.
Think of all the things you could do with that money!
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Like a case of an outstanding wine. Or (almost) three outstanding dinners for two at BWE-DC.

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Ooooh, that would be a real treat, Nic.

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Thanks for the tip on du Glana, Richard.

Labegorce has gone up in price in recent years. Here the '06 futures are around $30-35 if you can still find them.

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Tonight we ate chuck roast with mashed potatoes & gravy with a side of asparagus and drank 1990 D'Armailhac. We went through a case of this in the late 1990s and early part of this millenium, but it has been several years since we have tasted it. "Dark fruit and chocolate," says Lucie ...

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Those are some pretty nice wines, Jim. I wonder how they will stack up against an 06 St Innocent I'll throw into the mix. Are you bringing paper bags so that we can drink blind?

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Will 6 bottles be enough starters for the 25 of us
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Absolutely. That's one bottle for Lucie, one for Mrs Vino, and 4 is plenty for the rest of us.

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Jay, how about the 2 La Lagunes?

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Great "mistake", Harry! The '89 Jacques Perrin is a legend.

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Fri 98 Pira Barolo Margheria
01 San Felice Brunello di Montalcino Campogiovanni

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Just what I would expect, David.

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"I don't need to be impressed or overblown every time I drink wine. ...After all, the pleasure of wine is as simple as that..."

Amen!

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