Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

stefan

Love the song! My favorite Harris commercials are those that are clips from Trump's public speeches. OTOH, I wonder about emphasizing how bad Trump is without talking up Harris' good points. It reminds me of the Pope's (implied) endorsement of Harris: "Vote for the lesser evil". How can a ...

stefan

Cristom: 1 2022 Meredith Mitchell Vineyard Pinot Noir 1 2022 Marjorie Vineyard Pinot Noir 1 2023 Eola-Amity Hills Gamay Noir 1 2022 Eileen Vineyard Pinot Noir 2 2022 Louise Vineyard Pinot Noir 2 2023 Mt. Jefferson Cuvée Pinot Noir 1 2022 Paul Gerrie Vineyard Pinot Noir 2 2022 Jessie Vineyard Pinot N...

stefan

Yes, solidly Pauillac, Jim.

stefan

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To me this is a young '89 Lynch.
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The bottle we drank is not comparable to any bottle of '89 Lynch that we have had.

stefan

I finally bought some 2014 Bordeaux after it looked like I would be around long enough to drink some. Today Lucie found a Bison ribeye, so I opened a 2014 to pair with the grilled meat, asparagus, and turnip mashed potatoes. The Clerc Milon is a good and typical old school Pauillac, with lots of cas...

stefan

Maybe what I have to offer is also worse than a '93 Batailley despite that fact that, according to WineSearcher, its current price is $457.

stefan

I have no more 1964 Bordeaux. Does anyone want to try a 1984?

stefan

2 1988 Doisy-Vedrine (375)
1 1998 Doisy-Verine
4 2009 Sigalas Rabaud
4 2016 Cantmerle
6 2016 La Lagune
6 2016 Lilian Ladouys
4 1975 Rieussec

stefan

While D'Armailhac is not the best 5th growth Pauillac, in my experience it is the most consistently good one.

stefan

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it is really going to be a weekend of moderation
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ROTFL (again once again)

stefan

3 1998 Latour Martillac, Passac-Leognan
1 1998 Rayne Vigneau, Sauternes
2 2005 Coutet, Sauternes
2 1988 Doisy-Védrines, Barsac (375ml)

stefan

Lucie and I are in for Thursday.

stefan

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Bistro Lepic for Thursday night would be excellent from my perspective, I’m not glued to Black Salt
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Ditto.

stefan

Yes, but I still worry that "no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public".

stefan

Thanks, Marcus. Lucie and I will join the group at Black Salt Thursday night.

stefan

For lunch I opened one of the worst St Innocent Momtazi. Lucie liked it with mushrooms over pasta, but I found it too thin and acidic with my mushrooms over mashed potatoes. I Repoured more than half a bottle and we are drinking it with turkey burgers and oven fries. The extra air time definitely he...

stefan

How many years now have you spoken about retirement being just around the corner?

I expect that you will die with your boots on.

stefan

From the recent Goodfellow release: 6 2022 Tsai Vineyard Chardonnay @40 6 2022 Temperance Hill Vineyard Chardonnay @40 5 2022 Heritage No. 21, Whistling Ridge Pinot Noir @60 5 2022 Long Acre, Whistling Ridge Pinot Noir @48 5 2022 Heritage No. 20, Temperance Hill Pinot Noir @60 5 2022 West Field, Tem...

stefan

I agree, David. An "actively bad" wine can be quite interesting, while a "boring" wine is too much like doing housework.

stefan

Retail in the USA for 2016 Lafite is $800+. WineBid is not much lower, if at all lower. Go for it, Mark! Buy, buy, buy.

stefan

A counterfeit '93 Batailley would have been a step up from the real thing.

stefan

That was a superior tasting even by your exhalted standards, Ian. It's great that the 1966 haut-Brion has held up so well and interesting that the 1990 is on a par with the 1989.

stefan

When Lafite is on, no other Bordeaux wine can beat it. Good score you made in New Hampshire. Congratulations!

stefan

I hope that Marie-Claude recovers quickly.

Nice wines you drank. How is the 13 Dom? I have two or three bottles but have not tried one.

stefan

Thanks, guys. Last night we had a couple of younger friends over for dinner and went through several good wines. We started with our last bottle of 1999 Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois Billecart. I am sorry to see that go. With lamb chops we drank 2000 Leoville-Poyferre and our last bottle o...

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Yesterday Lucie and I celebrated our 56th anniversary by ourselves at home after a less than stellar dinner out the night before. We began with a late breakfast of scrambled eggs and fruit and 2009 Dom Perignon. Coming after the legendary 2008 vintage, hype for the 2009 Champagne was muted. However,...

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Goodfellow Chardonnays are excellent; better than the St Innocent IMO, and I buy the SI FH Chardonnay every year. The Whistling Ridge Vineyard is very fine, but the entire range of Marcus' Chardonnays are really, really good. With age you can easily mistake some Whistling Ridge for Puligny.

stefan

Nice tasting you had, Mark. That's a lot of wines to keep track of. Are you buy any of these for laying down? The only 2020 I have tasted was La Croix du Casse. It is an excellent value at $32, but it will take quite some time for the oak to integrate with the powerful blackberries. If I could proje...

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the 2010 Brunello was like on it perfect spot.
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Most 2010 Brunello has drunk well from a young age. Nevertheless, they will last for a long time.

Although your picture is sideways, it straightens up and enlarges when I click on it.

stefan

How is 2014 Pontet Canet now? Normally I don't buy Bdx in Texas because we have too much here, but there was a big sale at Spec's and I thought to try it if it is drinkable now.

stefan

I just asked Lucie whether she would rather watch Trump speak or see some heads chopped off. She chose the latter, so we'll watch another episode of the Highlander.

stefan

I liked Cantenac Brown way back when it was not well regarded, but I have not drunk the modern version. Tonight Lucie served sautéed scallops over fettuccine with a side of zucchini. Having no Chablis and almost no white wines here in Texas, I opened 2010 Paul Michel Blanc de Blanc. This a decent vi...

stefan

I am a four hundred year old man trapped in a 79 year old body. I would rather be like Duncan MacCloud (minus worrying about keeping my head).

stefan

We'll arrive Thursday and leave Sunday. I have a use-it-or-lose-it night at Hyatt, so we'll stay at

Hyatt Place/National Mall, 400 E Street SW.

Senior rate there is $297/night for the BWE weekend.

stefan

Um, David, ajdont's report reads like an AI abbreviation of Ian's post.

stefan

12 Domaine Drouhin 2022 Pinot Noir Laurène

stefan

Looks delicious! We have eaten pretty well at Lake Mercer. Yesterday Judd made a great chowder with clams, rockfish, and dungeness crabs. Much, much better than any chowder we have purchased. We drant 2017 Louis Michel Butteaux 1er Chablis and 2019 Goodfellow Richards Cuvee Chardonnay. Both wines ma...

stefan

Yes, the 2000 is much better now than I predicted it would be after tasting it early on and sending back my unopened second case. Now it is only a contender for the most underperforming La Lagune in the vintages 1961-2000.

stefan

I have bought some 2020, Nic, and I have a son who is older than you.

stefan

Trump was bad.

Biden was beyond belief.

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