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Blanquito

Goodbye, BWE. This is my final post. Rather than just disappear, I wanted to say goodbye. Despite it all, I have loved it here these last 20 years (I joined in the summer of 2003 on the old msn site) and learned so much and made so many friends. You’re all welcome in Denver any time, drop me a line ...

Blanquito

Goodbye, BWE. Despite Jim and his demons, I have loved it here these last 20 years* and learned so much and made so many friends. But the petty, mean spiritedness at the top has at long last done it in for me. So, I’ll join Dale, Ramon, Matt, Salil, Chris, OrlandoBobby and others who gave up and wer...

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Delusions spring eternal. Chris Bublitz, your beloved Winona, was in on the “secret” and attended the Saturday tasting that the whole country (which of course doesn’t include Canada) was in on except you. You know, for a “lawyer”, you sure don’t read things carefully — it has already been mentioned ...

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“Secret” dinner? Seriously? How old are we? Do we owe you something Jim? Are we all supposed to clear everything with you in advance? You sure have delusions of grandeur to go along with your rank hypocrisy. Ironically given this latest outburst, if you weren’t such a jerk periodically (phase of the...

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And boy oh boy, were those LdH Blancos and Rosado worthy of all the hype! Move over Bordeaux, that was some real wine. JC, I’ll trade you some Krug for some of those rosados!

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Had a transcendent 71 Gruaud not all that long ago, magic stuff in a funny shaped bottle.

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Look at the fill of the 78 Gruaud! You all most be Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts.

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Retirement is looking mighty fine, Professor Stefan!

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jckba wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 12:44 am IMG_2414.jpeg
3x2017 Clos Rougeard Les Clos @ $170
3x2017 Clos Rougeard Les Poyeux @ $240

Ball-er.

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Clearly, the answer to, should I buy more wine now or later?, is YES.

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Hey, according to my spreadsheet tally, if I stopped buy wine today and drink (and sell) on average as much wine as I have over the last decade, I have only 8 years of wine left! That’s a five alarm fire! In 8 years, I’ll still be in my 50’s and devilishly handsome, which compared to our most recent...

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Good to hear from you, Marcus!

Stay frosty, my friend.

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Good to know, Danny. I’ll hold off until I can try a bottle of a recent vintage. Always a good ideas.

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Thanks for the reminder, Jim! I just bought another mixed case of 2019s from InternetWines: -d'Issan x 4 for $45 (to bring my total to 12) -Branaire Ducru x 3 for $40 (to bring my total to 12) -Langoa Barton x 3 for $40 -Gloria x 2 for $30 Irresistible prices. They have a bunch of 2016s on sale as ...

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Thanks for the reminder, Jim! I just bought another mixed case of 2019s from InternetWines: -d'Issan x 4 for $45 (to bring my total to 12) -Branaire Ducru x 3 for $40 (to bring my total to 12) -Langoa Barton x 3 for $40 -Gloria x 2 for $30 Irresistible prices. They have a bunch of 2016s on sale as w...

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2019 Durfort-Vivens x 4
2016 Durfort-Vivens x 1

Take that, RMP!

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I’d take 6 of the 19 at that price, JC, if you’re gonna pick any more up!

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Checking, I found this note on the 2020 MSG from Galloni (along side the compulsory 95+ pts from Suckling and Dunnuck): The 2020 Moulin Saint-Georges is soft, fruity and easygoing, all of which make it a fine choice for drinking now and over the next handful of years. The blend is 85% Merlot and 15%...

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This property recently flashed across my radar for the first time, as another ‘trusted palate’ was singing the virtues of the 2000 Moulin St George as an excellent and traditional St Emilion. JC and others, has the style changed much since 2000 or can this still be counted on to share commonalities ...

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Great notes and write up, Joel. Some epic wines there, DRC is a “thing”, in my (very limited) experience it merits every bit of the hype.

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Great to hear, as I’m sitting on 14 of these. But I consider you (and Dale) the Magdelaine Muse, so your cues are well noted. That said, I plan to wait until these are at least 20 years old before dipping in a toe, as I seem to most prefer Magdelaine with 25 or 30 years on it.

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Dr. Stefan has retired!? Congrats, Bill, I hope they give you some nice emeritus digs.

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Happy Anniversary. Love the image of you two singing, presumably you have the two-part harmonies down after all these years.

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For my two cents, this was a very, very worthy choice, irrespective of any subsequent bottle variation. Not only classic and so good, but affordable enough that a grad student (like I was at the time I joined BWE) could afford to chase a few (I bought a few at the time from the once venerable Sherry...

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Drinking the thawed dregs of the bottle tonight and this is really killer. Better on the nose, reminding me of the way terrific wines from the 80’s smell, indeed is bouquet is fully mature in all ways. Really, really good, 93 is conservative for this bottle.

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This is encouraging. I had an 04 Cos not long ago that totally sucked. Spoof city. Sounds like they’ve dialed it back.

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It may be irrelevant in a highest-profile case like this one, but the conviction rates (>95% I read recently) for US/Federal Prosecutors are impressive.

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I guess Patrick that one thing is missing, as you should have started your post with " From my own nose and palate point of view, Lynch crushed... ." This of course is true of every statement ever made about a wine's quality (or any subjective matter), but it would be tedious to have to s...

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Lynch crushed Baron from 1970-1988, was equal to Baron in 89-90, was better again from 91-99 (though neither was especially good in that era), and in the few vintages I’ve tried was effectively equal to Baron 00-05 (I’d give a small edge to Baron in these years). *One could readily make a similar ca...

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If we can’t/shouldn’t prosecute Trump for what he did — holding a dagger at the very beating heart of democracy and nearly succeeding — what is the point of laws?, crime and punishment?, all equal under god (or at least all white men who own property, but you get the drift)? Maybe the hush money pay...

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Given Trump’s advanced age and evidently very poor conditioning/obesity, he’s as likely to be dead as incarnated before the final smoke on the endless litigation clears.

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1985 Rausan Segla was my Margaux bargain of the vintage. I got a case from Sokolin in NYC for $185. Long gone, every bottle was delish. I still have an 89 and a few 00 left from Rauzan Segla. Another Chateau so, so good in the 80’s, especially 82-86, all epic. My fav might be the 86, probably my fa...

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Blanquito wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 4:11 am The face of a madman:

King Lear anyone?

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So much bottle variation in the 1996 Sociando. I have had bad, mediocre, ok and good bottles all from the same case. Yeah, I certainly got a good one yesterday. Bottle variation is definitely a major variable at S-M, though I’ve had far more issues with vintages from the 80’s than more recent ones....

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stefan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:59 pm one of my NSF grants has to pay something for the stadium every year.

Paying for early childhood education is a government-caused misappropriation of tax payers' hard-earned money, but paying for football is as American as apple pie!

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The face of a madman:

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1996 Sociando Mallet I understand this wine has received some plaudits around here, so I was eager to try a bottle this evening (a sultry night in Denver, a new-normal, fossil-fuels-induced, GOP-enabled hellscape that feels like the bayou in July). I don't know precisely what false-starts and mis-tu...

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Great price on the Cristal, Stefan!

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Chateau Vin wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:47 pm The problem with Flicinger is they charge arm and leg for shipping...

I was just going to post the same gripe.

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InternetWines in Illinois currently having a Bordeaux sale. Highlights include the 2016 Sociando Mallet for $35, the 2019 d'Armailhac for $37, etc.

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