Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Too bad, Tim. I hope to see you in Paris next time I make it there.

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We arrive 3 PM DCA Thursday. cell 979.450.2812

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I can't give up white Burgundy completely, but now we drink them young. Lucie and I drank tonight an '02 Fevre Bougros that was singing. Still, if it avoids premox, this wine will be better in five years. But I won't know, as we have now drunk our last bottle.

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stefan

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some of those Margaux-berries are starting to poke through
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That is a good sign, David.

I drink Margaux for the Margauxberries. If I want power, I'll drink a Pauillac.

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stefan

Sounds like it does not taste like a Margaux, David. While it is nice that Lascombes is now making good wine, I wish that the estate were making good Margaux wine.

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Tonight after watching the Aggies get tromped, we ate fettuccine topped with mushrooms, spinach and garlic, and we drank 2000 Bouchard Clos de la Mousse. This wine has a lovely clean earthy nose and taste and a particularly good after taste. stefan 90. Lucie 90. This was one of my close out bargains...

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Jay, What time is the Friday dinner?

Thanks,

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Thanks, Harry.

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stefan

Sounds great, Jacques. I like everything about Leflaive's wine other than the price.

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Thanks, Gail, but I am allergic to tours. I did look at the site, though, and noticed this frightening warning:

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Anyone suspected of being under the influence of alcohol will not be permitted to ride.
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Harry, when do you recommend drinking these '07s?

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Too bad, Glenn. Mature Carillon is so good when the bottle is sound.

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Lucie and I went through two cases of this loverly 1989-1998. I was glad I found a few bottles at auction this past year.

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stefan

With the Butcher Block at the Wood Tavern we drank 1978 Clerc Milon. This wine is definitely past its prime, but it still has some fruit and the muted secondary and tertiary characteristics made it worth drinking. stefan 85. Judd 89. Lucie 90. T 89. With the main courses of roasted chicken and flat ...

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LB=left bank and RB=right bank I got. I still don't get ACB even after the explanation and Jacques statement that the explanation made him blush.

stefan, DTADDN

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The first was thin crust Noo Yawk style; the second basic American crust. Neither suggested that a big wine was needed.

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Chris, T made two pizzas. One was carmelized onions and goat cheese, the other carmelized onions, leeks, mushrooms, and mozzarella.

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With cheese and olives we drank 2005 Marcato Col Creo (50% Garganega, 20% Pinot Bianca, 20% Sauvignon, 10% Chardonnay). "Not very distinctive, but quite drinkable", says Judd. This is a nice, flavorful quaff. Lucie 88-89. Judd 87. stefan 87. With T's pizzas we drank 2000 Williamson Merlot ...

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Subject to doing a physical inventory when I return home, I can match the '82 Leoville Poyferre and the '86 Ducru Beaucaillou. ADDED 3/18: Audit done and will bring these two. Thinking now about what else to bring. Maybe '82 La Lagune to combine with Jay's '89 & '90 to give a mini vertical of th...

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At Dry Creek Kitchen, a Charlie Palmer restaurant in Healdsburg, we started with an off the menu sparkler: 1999 Robert Hunter Blanc de Noir. All of us would have assumed that this was a Champagne if we had drunk it blind. It has sufficient toast and yeast to appeal to Lucie and the taste is quite cl...

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David, are we looking for matches or are we trying to avoid matches? So far it seems that it is the latter.

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To match or not to match; that is the question.

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Thanks, guys.

The Le Mesnil was not a Krug. There is a small Champagne house called Le Mesni which produces a Blanc de Blancs that is all Grand Cru. I had never drunk one before (and, given Lucie's reaction to it, probably never will again).

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Good wine, although still young. I've opened an '88 Ducru Beaucaillou and a 2001 Clos de L'Oratoire to have with Judd's duck breast. Before those we'll drink a '99 Potel Cuvee Paget Hospice de Nuits wine. Champagne to start, of! course. For lunch Lucie and I drank 1997 Pierre Amiot Morey St Denis. I...

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Before dinner we drank Le Mesnil Blanc de Blanc NV. "Granny Smiths," exclaims Judd; "this is just a fizzy, apple flavored drink". Lucie dislikes it: says there is ittle bouquet, no yeast, and a short finish. "We should have had this with food and it should be a bit colder,&q...

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Nice to end with a good Bdx, Michael.

I've always wanted to try an older Trimbach Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile but have not had the chance.

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Jay, The Bob's post suggest that he will be back from Bordeaux just before BWE-DC. Did anyone contact him about coming to the Charlie Palmer dinner?

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stefan

Where is that post, Jay?

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stefan

You have our sympathy, Bill. It is sad when a favorite pet comes to its last days.

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stefan

Sounds good, Jay. What is your address?

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Jay, I am planning on bringing EyeTalian and/or Rhone on Friday and Burgundy on Thursday. Rick, which would you rather try from 1997: Bouchard Bonnes Mares, Hudelot-Noellat Romanee St Vivant, or Jadot Corton Pougets? For a second Burg I was thinking of something younger, from either 1995 (sic) or 19...

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That would be great, Nic. I was thinking of bringing '82 Bdx, maybe La Lagune and Canon, as surely that is before your driving time.

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Nic, all the '05 Burgs I have tasted have been quite good, but then most are 1er cru or village wines from a reliable producer. Bouchard hit home runs in '05 with their classified wines, but that does not mean that they did as well with village crus. I was given a couple of bottles of 2007 Ménage à ...

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Maybe I'll bring some 06 St Innocent to taste blind against 05 Burgundies, maybe in Jim's suite? I have liked the 05 Burgs I have tried, including the Potel Volnay VV, but Vlossak's wines can give them a run for the money. I'm trying to decide what to bring to the Thursday dinner that Rick is organi...

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2 today, 20 next week, 200 this year--you are well on your way, David.

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Really a fun read, Ian. Thanks!

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We ate seared tuna with a ginger, cilantro, and mushroom cream sauce and drank 1999 Vincent Girardin Corton Bressandes. There is some earth and tar in the nose. The wine tastes of fresh, sweet wild strawberries spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. This wine is excellent now and should improve for up to ...

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1982 Latour a Pomerol is indeed a great wine. Unfortunately, we (mostly HM$ and I) finished off my last bottle at BWE-Sonoma.

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stefan

Well, you have to drink swill occasionally in order to appreciate the good stuff. Was everyone fighting for the l'Oratoire and Beaulieu and La Dame?

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No acetone in your La Milliere '03, Patrick?

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Has D'Issan moved, Jim?

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