Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Gerry M.

Thanks everyone for your responses. It looks like I need an excuse to have a 85' horizontal once its safe.

Gerry M.

I drank over a case of 2003 St. Pierre that I bought in NH for $19/bottle on closeout and finished my last bottle 3 years ago. In reviewing my notes I see that is was typical of the vintage, very ripe and low acid. It was fun to drink but never really wowed me.

Gerry M.

On the subject of 1985, I have 3 different bottles that I have no experience with and would appreciate any recs on when to drink by.

- Cos
- Lynch Bages
- Leoville Barton

Gerry M.

Oh Jim, I'm so sad to hear your brother passed away. If its any consolation, its good that you were able to be with and speak with him before he passed. Peace my friend.

Gerry M.

Popped a 2013 Poggio Antico Madre Toscana last night with eggplant and sausage parm. I bought on closeout for $25/btl. Nice round nose with nice balance on the palate between fruit and tannin. I'm trying to add more Italian wines like this to the cellar that are a joy to drink and won't break the ba...

Gerry M.

12 bottles of 2016 Lilian Ladouys 6 bottles of 2016 La Dame de Montrose 1 bottle of Krug 168th 2 bottles of Pol Roger Reserve NV 5 bottles of 2018 Ridge Geyserville 3 bottles of 2015 Corbin 7 bottles of 2016 Corbin (I have a lot of 2015/16 Corbin in my cellar!) I'm done buying for the year. I had a...

Gerry M.

Gerry... I'm sure you've seen that NH has 15% on mixed case for ALL wines in January. I know about it now, lol. After my last auction wins I was intending on shutting it down for a few months but a 15% off everything sale will make it tough. I mentioned on your other thread that ill look at Champag...

Gerry M.

Opened up one of my last 2002 Ch Leoville Poyferre. Definately more tertiary notes but kind of in a transition phase. Ill try to hang 9n to my last bottle another 3 to 5 years to open my last bottle.

Gerry M.

Thanks for the heads up! I wasn't paying attention to NH lately. Champagne would definately be on my list. Krug 168 is still there and I'd like to add a few more bottles. It would net to about $127/btl. The holidays also did a number my remaining Pol Roger NV and would net to $38. I'm passing on 201...

Gerry M.

Its been sort of a back story with everything else going on but I'm starting to believe that Trumps #1 immediate and possibly most consequential threat will be Scotland. At the time he bought Turnbury he was already heavily in debt and somehow he had boat loads of cash on hand to invest in that and ...

Gerry M.

Sorry I missed everyone, my laptop either died or has a issue with operating system. Happy New Year everyone!

Gerry M.

I haven't sold wine in a few years since the demise of Wine Commune but have started to think about unloading a few things. You have 3 or maybe 4 options. Auction, private sale, outright sale to a reseller or trade. Auctioning is the easiest. You consign, they sell and you get paid. Both the seller ...

Gerry M.

As I mentioned before I opened a 2014 Ch Calon Segur which I'm so glad to have 11 left. Its very enjoyable already and will hopefully allow me to keep my hands off of the 2016. We also opened a 1986 Ch Beychevelle which was excellent with much of what I look for in an aged bordeaux. I was also inter...

Gerry M.

I just opened a 2014 Ch Calon Segur. Shared with my future daughter-in-law. Her reaction when I offer a 2nd glass was "yum, sure!"

Gerry M.

Fortunately for me it wasn't a bottle of wine but a bottle of bourbon. Earlier this year I was up in Maine at Andy Jepeal's house along with Michael Malinoski and I opened a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon while we sat around a fire pit. The winds came up and blew it right right off the table and...

Gerry M.

Marcs, as this is BWE after all, I'd be leaning towards the Pichon but since I have some of the 2009 Chevillon Vaucrains in the cellar I'd be interested in your impression at this point. Blanquito, the 1990 Ch Lagrange has always been one of my go-to favorites! I only have 1 bottle left and have hes...

Gerry M.

This year due to the current circumstances it will only be 3 of us for dinner. We'll see my oldest daughter and grandkids in the morning for brunch and my son will be with his fiance at her parents. The result will be a rather subdued holiday so a few days ago I stood up a 1975 Ch Giscours and 1986 ...

Gerry M.

I just finished the last of a 5 bottle auction lot of 2001 Savannah Chenelle Gary's vineyard pinot. I paid just over $17/btl and it was a steal. I really like the producer for their rather understated flavor profile compared to most Cali pilot's and only bought for the crazy low price anticipating s...

Gerry M.

I think they went light on 2017 due to still having a relative large amount of 2015 and 2016 still in stock.

Gerry M.

I'm going to have to look for the Felsina locally at Total Wine.

The latest Skinner auction just ended and I picked up a few things:

1978 Ch Leoville Barton (1)
1985 Ch Leovlille Barton (3)
1986 Ch Beychevelle (5) + 1 375ml
2015 Ch Corbin (24) 4 owc 6pks $29/btl all-in

Gerry M.

I opened one and found it to be overly tannic and young but with promise of a black fruit hidden beneath. I buried it away to try again in a year.

Gerry M.

Picked up 4 bottles of 2018 Ridge Geyserville for $35 and change at TW. May go back for more to keep my small vertical going

Gerry M.

Under $30 is definitely a deal, Gerry, I’ve got a mixed total of 20 bottles of the 2015 and 2016, I’ll but the 2018 and 2019s based on GBF’s recommendations alone. I don’t see how you can lose trying for at least one six bottle case! I think the alcohol is under control in these wines. Lol, its bei...

Gerry M.

Jim, I'm looking at an auction with 4x6 OWC's for a total of 24 bottles of the 2015 Corbin. I really don't need it but If I could get an incredible price I might just jump at it. I'm thinking $30/bottle or slightly under but don't know if that's realistic. What do you think?

Gerry M.

Sorry for the late response. As Jim stated, in general the NH prices are not really that attractive. You have to wait for their sales to really get pricing close to the low end of Wine Searcher. Occasionally when they finally relent and drop their drawers on closeout you can really make out as with ...

Gerry M.

1955 Ch Figeac courtesy of a friend. It opened my eyes to the greatness of Bordeaux

Gerry M.

Like most others, we had a more subdued Thanksgiving this year with just the immediate family. With the obligatory turkey and sides was a 2016 J. Moreau & Fils Chablis 1er Cru Montmains, 2016 Domaine Chataignier Durand Vieilles Vignes Juliénas Jean-Marc Monnet (gamay) and a 2016 Château Climens ...

Gerry M.

I'll have to check out the 2016 Ch Siran but based on Jim's initial impression I'm a little hesitant. His impression was that 2015 was a much "Bigger" wine than the 2016 and the last bottle of 2015 I'm just finishing up it makes me wonder. I popped it open last night and it was indeed very...

Gerry M.

Here's one for you, C. Nancy Pelosi. If Joe isn't certified it doesn't necessarily mean Trump wins. It'll end up in court and we'll be in a tail spin.

Gerry M.

I'm a sucker for closeouts and just picked up 4 bottles of 2013 Poggio Antico Madre IGT for $25ea. It was cheap enough to take a chance on and my Tuscan wine selection is pretty depleted.

Gerry M.

I've opened a 1990 Ch L'Evangile, So far so good. Wasn't able to open until about 45 min ago. lost track of time cleaning out the garage.

Gerry M.

Blanquito wrote:
JCNorthway wrote:That was priceless!
Big +1!

+2- Michael Rappaport captures the NY attitude perfectly

Gerry M.

I believe he has no illusion of overturning the outcome but this is all a calculated move to help him cement his base and their loyalty and adulation of him. They're a drug for him and it's probably the only thing that will allow him to keep his ego. He may also see it as bargaining chip to avoid fu...

Gerry M.

I was just going to mention that, lol!

Here's a question, does Trump bother to show up to Biden's inauguration or will he just hide in his bunker at Mar A Lago?

Gerry M.

A collective sigh of relief, finally. It's now a cleanup operation.

Gerry M.

CNN finally calls it, Joe has done it! President elect Biden! Is it too early in the day to pop a bottle of Champagne?

Gerry M.

I'd be fine with 1989. 2008 I draw a blank. I remember passing on it after attending a UGC tasting in Boston and wasn't impressed enough to pull the trigger. I do see Cellaraiders has a 2008 Montrose I could probably get in time if that's the way we go.

Gerry M.

Not sure how deep peoples cellars are but I think picking a specific wine may be a challenge but would be happy to try. Short of that we could opt for a specific vintage and maybe appellation.

Gerry M.

I could agree with Trump and save us all a lot of trouble, "STOP THE COUNT!!" Of course that means the ENTIRE count, everywhere. Congrats Joe! The 46th President of the United States. If we as a nation survive this nightmare and come to our senses, I would give anything to read how history...

Gerry M.

If Biden pulls this off and the Senate stays in a stalemate my two main fears will be the future of the Affordable Healthcare Act and Roe v Wade, both in the hands of the Supreme Court. Biden will be stuck in the same situation as Obama and Trump with a gridlocked Congress resulting in nothing getti...

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