it's one third of CS, CF and Merlot.

For me Figeac should get rid of CS and plant more of CF and M, to obtain 50% of each, which suits more St.Emilion soil.

Visited some estates in Loupiac some 20 years ago. Fine qpr for money.

No surprise for me. The recent Figeacs either taste brillantly (2009)or bad from the barrel and develop into vegetal style. I really miss Figeac from 50s, 60s and 70s during reign of Thierry Manoncourt, for since 1975, there's not been excellent vintage. And I've heard rumours that Figeac was close ...

I wonder how many people on BWE really know Château Gilette and Les Justices from village of Preignac? Both have been centuries in hands of Medeville family and to be exact it's 300 years for Gilette. Both are seldomly mentioned in the press and wine-journalists usually drive quickly through the vil...

Have you been drinking and talking to yourself, Jim?

Alex, You snarl at me! Please, you and hound, spare me for your ironical comments. :? I bought both LP and LB 2005 at half price of 2009, Climens 2009 is slightly cheaper than 2005. La Dominique and Malescot 2009 were my first purchase of these two properties. The latter was my winner of Margaux tas...

Alex, You bought: St. Pierre 52 euros - Lynch Bages 98 euros - Léoville Barton 72 euros - Léoville Poyferré 144 euros Imho you payed too much. And you chose only wines from St.Julien and Pauillac? My buys included all Danish taxes and transport: 2 btl Malescot St.E. á 87 euros, 2 btl La Dominique á ...

And Haut Bailly is more expensive than f.i. Domaine de Chevalier, but imho significantly lesser wine.

All these ITB people on this forum - I've great difficulty to understand them.

One Danish wine merchant offered today both 2009 Lafite and Latour at 2000 € pr bottle, Mouton, La Mission and Haut Brion at 900 €, and Margaux at 1400 € per bottle. Who can afford it? :oops: :shock: :? :x I bought P.Canet, Malescot, La Dominique and Climens, 9 bottles in all. Maybe Malescot was a b...

It's bull..., he's just polishing his glory.

WEather has nothing to do - it's more how many doughnouts you ate until late night before tasting or making love for many hours or went to sleep 4am, stood up 7 am looking like s... and then all the wines few hours later taste like horse or cat p....

Alex,

You write "will cease" but you're badly updated.

As far as I know it's been one wine (Labegorce), a blend of both vineyards since vintage 2008.

I've put remaining TNs concerning 2009 on my website, so now whole Bordeaux is covered. You're welcome to visit it and give your thoughts about my impressions. Enjoy. I've not seen particulary many rensponses on my impressions before and some few posters here on the board whom I know personally have...

rjsussex, For me it was the best Greysac ever made , much better than 2005. I don't think the owner is related to Talbot owners. If you look at Fronsac/Canon-Fronsac and at Moulis wines (Maucaillou!) and Malescasse, you wind that all are steal for the money. Comte Flaneur, For me 2009 is a cross bet...

Many examples here that wines in 2009 are not only FGs and super seconds! MÉDOC Greysac was a great surprise, really. This underachiever made probably the best wine in its history. Impressive nose of black fruit, really deep and aromatic. Sappy and chewy on the palate, full-bodied, quite concentrate...

2009 is for white sweet Bordeaux again a stunning vintage, while in my honest opinion not equal to 2001, it seems however to fully compete with 2005 vintage and exceed 2007. It's great to see many properties doing excellently and there were no bad wines really. Some underperformes did splendidly. d’...

... to inconsistent to be regarded as vintage of the century.

Description of 2009 vintage and "naked" ratings - http://www.greatbordeauxwines.com/Bordeaux%202009.html

I hope to put words behind ratings by the end of coming week.

dstgolf,

You got it wrong - Alex and me went to taste above mentioned wines Thursday afternoon the 1st April.

Agree with Alex on the description of these wines, but for me those three FGs aren't 100 point wines and aren't better compared with 2005 vintage.

Jay,

You'll not go wrong with Canon Ixus 100IS. 12.1 megapixels, fabulous true colours pictures and possibility of recording HD video.

Last week a famous owner of several properties in Bordeaux, Bernard Magrez, visited Copenhagen. invited by Danish wine merchant, H.J.Hansen. He owns a total of 35 properties over the world - 20 of them are in Bordeaux. Bernard Magrez believes back label is important so customers know who is the man ...

Stefan, It was the second time I tasted PC 1990, but I rate it higher than Cru Bourgeois level. In my report there's a passage concerning Anabelle Cruse Bardinet from Chateau Corbin, who really said some wise words about 2009. While 2005 was served for winemakers on the silverspoon, it certainly won...

DavidG,

Both things for you daughter! And some bottles aside for yourself.

Thanks Jim, Having missed 2005 harvest by sickness, I wanted to be present during 2009 one, but I've already was "warned" in July that something special was underway. It was my 10th harvest and it reminded me of 2000 concerning excellent sanitary conditions of grapes. And the grapes were s...

Jim,

Have you tried opening in new window?

Which security program you're using?

For those who're interested - check out this link:


http://www.greatbordeauxwines.com/Octob ... deaux.html


We're witnessing a real vintage of the century and Sauternes & Barsac are in heaven.

My TNs are close to Alex. Actually I went back to Margaux during yesterday afternoon afternoon and overlooked harvest of excellent Petit Verdot. When Petit Verdot is fully ripe then vintage is excellent. Yes, it'll be interesting how Bordeaux people will price 2009. I hope however, that common sense...

Looks like 2009 has all the potential to exceed 2000 and 2005. In 3-4 weeks we'll know better.

On my website http://www.greatbordeauxwines.com, I update news about 2009 constantly based on calls to several chateau owners.

Richard, Robert Parker always comes two weeks before primeur week and he doesn't apply for participation in Union des Grands Crus tastings as other journalists. He leaves Bordeaux before primeur week starts. We're around 100 wine writes every year and everybody mingles except the names mentioned bef...

Alex, I know that you don't like Robert Parker and really don't apppreciate his merits. So please don't run crusade against him every time there's a thread mentioning his name. :oops: Yes he "discovered" 1982 vintage bexcause he came with fresh attitude, fabulous tasting senses and was not...

Stefan and ChrisW are open minded and understand things.

Comte Flaneur,

I find your comments far too ironic and far too personal. It's really under the belt.

I don't know and frankly don't want to know why you've been expelled from Squires. You've just entered my ignore list.

Comte Flaneur, Sour grapes, aren't they? I don't need to make any career, neither here og there, I've full time job within chemistry and wine's my hobby not an income source. There're many people contributing with fine things on Squires board, Gil Lempert Schwartz and especially Jeff Leve alias pome...

JimHow, I'm with ChrisW here! I sincerely think you have some personal agenda against Squires, which shouldn't influence this board. And I don't quite understand your complain - is it one thread in "Social Hall" that has been closed or whole section?? The latter functions still very well, ...

Blanquito, Sweet wines of Bx have been my love since 1987. I tasted many vintages and properties through all these years. Recent tasting of 5 vintages of Yquem and 37 vintages of Climens were mind-boggling. http://www.greatbordeauxwines.com/Sauternes%20and%20Barsac.html I agree with you on your impr...

Climens - http://www.greatbordeauxwines.com/Saute ... arsac.html

Yquem - http://www.greatbordeauxwines.com/Yquem.html

Houndsong,

Yes, I tried twitter.

Bump!

I'm very surprised that nobody posted news about French government passing a law about 1996 classification standing with 2006 classification upgrades - 2 properties upgraded to PGCC and 6 properties upgraded to GCC. Properties degradated in 2006 classification are still where they were in 1996. Clev...

Alex, I think your bottle of Nairac 1997 was an off one. Normally, it should have flattened the other Barsac wine you had. Nairac 1997 has great reputation, is almost as stunning as Yquem 1997 and it certainly doesn't lack botrytis! I don't quite follow your assessment of it. :o Tasted it 3-4 times ...

My Bordeaux 2008 report with text behind ratings is ready on my website - http://www.greatbordeauxwines.com

Enjoy.

D'yquem in five vintages + Climens in 37 vintages coming soon.

Here are some my TNs: 2006 Margaux 98p Tasted three times - last time in March 2009. Consistent notes. It impressed with great intensity of flavours, power, refinement and sophisticated touch. Great classic wine for the property. Paul Pontalier tasted with me and he looked to be completely in love w...

sdr,

I'm sorry to sound a bit rude, but your notes on younger vintages of Margaux are totally outrageous You don't seem to understand these wines at all!

I tasted 2006 both in April 2009 and October 2008, 2004 in October 2008 and 2003 in October 2008 and my TNs are totally different from yours.

All you should know about 2008: 1. Many wine writers have already doomed the vintage in early September. 2. Very few even dare to come to Bordaux during the harvest. I've been to Bordeaux harvest in 1985, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, so I really know what I'm talking about! Hav...