Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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I would add that I only grabbed those 75 Haut Bailly because of their amazing fills, attractive price $82, how much I like the ‘79 H-B, and Mark Golodetz’s favorable note on the wine (which was virtually the only thing written on this particular vintage since parker panned it in the 70’s). Thanks Ma...

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1975 Château Haut-Bailly x 2
2008 Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec (375ml) x 1
2019 Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec x 1
2019 Rhys Mt. Pajaro Vineyard Chardonnay (375ml) x 1
2018 Sandhi Wines Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay x 2

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The one I really struggled with was Beychevelle, so good in 1986 and earlier (loved the 59), but it was nondescript in the 90’s including 1990. I think the 2000-2005 stretch was a return to form, but for my palate, the jury is out on the style shifts 2009-present. I own both the 09 and 10, so I’ll g...

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Yeah, like no Right Bankers on Ed’s list!

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It’s really hard to pick a consistent favorite over the last 50+ years, as so many of my favorite chateau either stank in the 80’s or stink now. The contrast is quite stark in my mind. Take Meyney— for a long time I drank more Meyney from the 80’s than virtually anything else, but they utterly lost ...

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Always loved the 82 CdM.

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I only have one chateau that makes my top list over the last 30+ years: Magdelaine.

That said, I could easily add VCC, PLL, and Figeac. An argument could be made for Sociando as well, though it hard to find well-stored bottles of their 80’s vintages.

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Depends on the era and price (and excluding Firsts): 80’s and older: Magdelaine Canon Beychevelle Pichon Lalande Domaine de Chevalier La Lagune La Conseillante Lynch Bages Cantemerle Meyney La Dominique Leoville Poyferre 90’s: GPL Ducru PLL Magdelaine Figeac Trotanoy Sociando Cos d’Estournel VCC La ...

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Will the '14s ever really shut down or will it be a friendly vintage for most of its evolution, perhaps along the lines of the 2001s?

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I’m going to be drinking about 150 young Bordeaux on 1/27!

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The 19 Montrose sounds awesome. I might have to open a 2019 d’Issan when I take delivery next week.

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JimHow wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 12:06 am Lol on the Bordeaux Cupcakes, Patrick, I could use one of those puppies with this Montrose!

Second only to a Whoopee Pie, mayhap.

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Bordeaux Cupcakes, apparently it’s a thing!
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Move over, BWE, it’s BCE time!

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Checked my notes, looks like it was was spring of 08.

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I'll never forget one of the BWE conventions, I don't remember which city we were in, but it was the convention either just before or just after I selected the 2005 Burgundy vintage as the BWE (protest) wine of the year. I had lined up a bunch of 2005s in my hotel room, and we did a pre-Friday nigh...

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Seeing Stu’s categories, where presumably the occasional archeological dig is needed to secure some of his ancient bottles, I’d add that 95% of my backfilled bottles have been from 1982-2000, with the oldest bottle ever probably from 1970.* *Not including some utterly pristine Italian wines from the...

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A few thoughts about LLC... I really enjoyed the 82 LLC, but I expected the heavens to part and they didn't, a relative disappointment reflected in my note... the 82 was still young, with an almost shockingly deep color still, so Ed's thesis that LLC is nearly-always-too-young certainly has some mer...

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Cordier 82-86 is one of the the greatest stretches of all-time (well, since I started following BDX)... they still made great tipple in 88-90, but the fell off the pace quite a bit in my experience, especially Gruaud where the 88, 89 and 90 cannot hold a candle to the 82, 83, 85, and 86.

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Sounds great Ian. With the corkage calculated per bottle, rather than a fixed fee per person as we’ve often had at past conventions, we might even end up with a more reasonable number of bottles, maybe just a little more than a bottle per person (vs 3 or even 4 at most events).

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Good point, Ian. Excluding Firsts, who did better than Lynch 82-90? If the range is 80-89, I’d probably pick PLL, but 82-90 would probably be Lynch.

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… when I'm in my diaper in the nursing home gnawing on a tasteless bologna sandwich... Based on the current front runners for the 2024 contest, sounds like you’ll finally be ready for your run for the White House! … Bordeaux Wine CUPCAKES... These sound kinda good actually. I bet they pair wonderfu...

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If it were anyone but you, I say no. But if anyone can How a brand new Montrose, it’s JimHow.

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AKR wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:58 pm Sorry to hear about that Cos.

Well, the guy who brought it loved it, but then he’s a huge fan of SQN.

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One of the local wine buddies, Mark, retired last week and tonight we celebrated with a terrific set of mature claret. Great night, great wines. 2006 Louis Roederer Champagne Blanc de Blancs Charming, delicious, balanced, fresh on the spectrum with notes of lemon and ginger, at pointe. 92-93 pts. 19...

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stefan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:13 pm 85%-90% is remarkable, Marcus & Patrick. I voted 60%, although maybe I hit around 70-75%.

I should note I am excluding corked wines from the percentage.

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Joyeux anniversaire!

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Sorry for the hassle, Ian. I’m happy with however you tweak the plans.

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I rarely buy wines over 25 years old, more like 15-25 year range, but I’d have to say the great majority have turned out very well. In fact, well enough to make me question why we age wine ourselves when we can just have other people store it for us and buy it 20 years later In fact I’d say my hit ...

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Thanks Jim. Burghound reckons you should cellar these and forget about them: Domaine Pavelot Savigny les Beaune La Dominode 1er Cru, 2019 (10 cases available) 6x75cl £180 IB Two-thirds of the vines are between 70 and 80 years of age and the remaining vines are approximately 20+ years old). A perfum...

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Just bought 6 bottles of the 2013 Wind Gap Woodruff Chardonnay* for $1.67 each! Eat your heart out 2 Buck Chuck.

*Not had the ‘13, but I’ve enjoyed many bottles of Wind Gap chardonnay from ‘08-‘12, I usually paid around $20 each for those.

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Check out these GOP primary polls: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/ The primaries start in just over 12 months, a twinkling in the timeline of an obstructed investigation. DeSanctimonious doesn’t stand a chance. House money says we’re looking at Biden-Trump II in 2024, the Rumble in the H...

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Patrick, my ‘83 Lynch is the ‘88. Bought a bunch on release because it was our wedding year and have gone back again and again to refill. It’s turned out better than expected. Snagged a bunch at what seemed like a good price back in 2020, but this thread made me look back to what it cost on release...

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JimHow wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:18 am Average US price of Lynch Bages now at $508 per Wine Searcher...

W… T… F… (f = fudge, for the 6 year old lurking on the site).

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[*] 1949 Château Latour Grand Vin - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac Mellow, sweet and simply stunning. Perfectly preserved very old Bordeaux like this develops honey and gentle smoke. Of course you don’t get the bold blackberry you might in the younger vintages but the tradeoff in mysterious kale...

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My First Growth ranking and adjectives (favorable/unfavorable):
1. Haut Brion: complex, distinctive/light
2. Lafite: regal, seamless/restrained
3. Mouton: sexy, layered/inconsistent
4. Margaux: beguiling, exotic/overwrought
5. Latour: powerful/austere, inelegant

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I’ve had so little Latour, the least by far of the 1sts. And the few I’ve had were duds, which has created the impression that Latour is the LLC of Premier Grand Cru: a charmless wine to be admired, but not necessarily enjoyed. Of course, this is a silly opinion to form on the basis of so little inf...

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I am about to give up on auctions. In the last one in which I participated I made bids totaling $4400 on won two bottles for a total of $158. Indeed. Prices are stoopid. That said, I’ve scored some great deals — even after tax, premium and shipping — in recent years at Zachy’s auctions despite its ...

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What Jacques said. Do you really need enabling for this purchase, or did you buy before you created this thread? I still haven’t bought it! Still dithering. By the way, BWE strikes again: One reason I was so cryptic is I didn’t want to pump the price on the 00 du Tertre (it’s up on an auction site ...

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jal wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:16 pm The answer will be unanimous on BWE
Buy! Buy like the wind.
But you knew that already Patrick, lol

I guess I should have known! (That was the “extra stupid” part of the question, buy, buy you fool!)

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