Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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This was the last of several bottles I bought when I found this at around $25 shortly after release. In looking back, I have drunk these over the last 5 years and each bottle has provided enjoyment, and it's fun to look at my cryptic comments that follow the wine's development. My first comment allu...

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Rick,

I remember the Beaucastel vertical that you and your friend organized a few years back. As I recall the 1989 was the star of the show.

Jon

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Rick,

I did not get the Les Deux Albion at Binny's - got it at my little neighborhood wine shop. In the past Binny's has carried it. You should ask if they have it or expect it. Sometimes they have wines at the warehouse and hold them back trying to clear older stuff off the floor.

Jon

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I was very impressed with this wine when I opened it about a month ago. I posted a TN here at the time; I need to figure out how to embed links in these postings. With all that has been written about the 1999 vintage (Palmer excepted), I did not expect a lot. So I was very pleasantly surprised. And ...

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Thanks for the TN on this. I always look for this wine at a good price when I'm shopping for CdRs. I just recently bought 6, but have not tasted any yet, so your notes are encouraging. I just opened my last 2005 of this wine within the past week, and it was very enjoyable.

Jon

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Rick, I've had both of those and they are "can't miss" buys at those prices. I bought a case of the Pesquie myself and a half-case of the Andezon. I also bought a half-case of the Andezon CdR Syrah which is also very good but very different, not surprisingly. Cotes du Rhones are one of my ...

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Stefan,

I think you should crack your case of 1999 LB and try one. I opened one about a month ago (posted here somewhere) and found it very enjoyable with some airtime to open up. It's not at any risk of being past its prime anytime soon, but certainly can be enjoyed now.

Jon

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I believe you also cannot upload Word or Excel files. I think I've tried both at some point. Is there someplace on the site where you can find out what can be uploaded as well as size restrictions? I think I discovered through some testing the other night that the size limit for uploading may be 256...

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David, Well, I experimented a bit with the image I was trying to upload, which was 318 K, not that much larger than your photo. I cropped the image to reduce it significantly to less that 100 K. It uploaded with no problem. So it appears to be some sort of size limit, either with the site or with my...

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The foil cutter that came with my Screwpull LM-2000 corkscrew (lever pull) recently lost one of its four cutting blades. I corresponded via email with their customer service group which offered to send me a replacement foil cutter. When it arrived, I could tell immediately that it was not a proper r...

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This is probably for Phil, but anyone else can chime in. I was trying to upload a file for a topic I was writing. Progress looked slow based on the moving bar at the bottom of the screen, and then IE displayed its screen that says it cannot load the page. I tried re-loading the page, and then tried ...

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OK, this is why I like Bordeaux wines! I opened the first couple of bottles of my 6-pack in early 2007. My notes suggested it was good but I should wait a couple more years; and I am really glad that I did. This bottle was opened on Saturday to go with a bone-in ribeye steak on the grill. I started ...

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I just saw an article that was dated Saturday in the online Wall Street Journal. The regular critics (Gaiter and Brecher) were pretty down on the 2006 firsts, describing them as green and vegetal. I think they paid around $600 per bottle. At that price, some inexpensive wines recently reviewed here ...

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David,

NWR, but wasn't that an incredible stage to watch?! One of the best that I have seen in several years. Astana (with Contador and Armstrong) had the perfect strategy - and the legs/lungs to carry it out.

Jon

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Rick, I've had this wine a couple of times. I bought it when Binny's had it on sale for around $10. I went back and bought a case as fast as I could. I think this wine will drink way above it's weight class in a year or so. The 2007s have lots of fruit, but there are also tannins that need to resolv...

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Rick, I bought six of these and have already drunk through them - all in the past 3 years. I found they were hard to resist when you gave them a couple of hours of air to open up. I thought they had pretty decent structure and concentration for that particular vintage. But I did not ever think of it...

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Reminds me of an "other worldly" experience I had several years ago. - and possibly my best wine experience. I was invited to dinner with a couple where the gentleman has been buying wines since the early 1960s. We tasted the wine he served blind with the main course with the request to tr...

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I wonder if many US residents are really aware at the long term effect on America's repulation that Bush created. Trust me. We know. I would modify that to say "some of us know." I think others are (a) oblivious, (b) believe his behavior is consistent with some right we have to impose our...

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I have heard of some similar experiences with 97 Brunellos being seemingly over the hill, which seems very unusual considering their typical aging curve. I drank thru more than a case of Val di Suga within 2-3 years of release just because it was enjoyable to drink young. But it eventually "har...

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Jim, I'd recommend the Felsina family of Chiantis. The regular, riserva, and riserva rancia (they also have Fontalloro which I think is their higher-end 100% Sangiovese wine). Over the years I have developed a preference for Felsina over Fontodi, only because in some years the Fontodi seems to have ...

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Ah, the musings of a Benevolent Dictator.

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Stuart, You've done some pretty nice "exploring" of the vintage. Over the last year, I've been drinking a few bottles of basic Bourgognes from Leclerc, Chevillon, and Duband. They were really enjoyable last year, but all seem a little closed recently. I tasted maybe 15 different village an...

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I agree Stefan. I pretty much made the same comment in my response to Jim's original post on the dinner.

Jon

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Rick,

Regarding the Deiss Grasberg, you are right; it also has riesling in it.

Jon

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Paula and I had a very nice time with Rick and Kathy, the BD, and assorted other wine lovers, several of whom are quite generous with their wines. Drinking these wines with fellow wine lovers is the way they should be enjoyed, in my opinion, and adds to the pleasure of the experience. I will also sa...

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Funny that Hound mentioned the Tweeter feed. I was thinking the same thing earlier today - What if BWE was on Tweeter? Of course then I would have to figure out how to do that, too.

Jon

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I think I have not posted anything on the original thread to preserve. But that aside, I vote NO. To my way of thinking, that would go against the grain of what we've created here. I do not always like some of the posts that end up here (only occasionally), but I do like the atmosphere that has been...

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Jim,

Glad to hear about your experience with the '98 Quinault. I bought a few bottles of that in a mixed case I got for my brother-in-law, whose son was born in that year. We have yet to find a celebratory occasion to sample any of the wines. So your notes are a nice reference point.

Jon

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Rick,

Thanks for sending that sale list to me. I never received an email from them - I must be on their B customer list while you are on the A list.

Those Kracher wines were far and away the best bargain on the list! So you did very well grabbing all you could get.

Jon

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I haven't been paying a lot of attention to the 2008 futures campaign because I'm unlikely to be purchasing any. But didn't the first growths come out initially around $300? Yesterday I got an email from Winex touting the 2008 Ausone for $1,099.99! Is it RP's reviews of this vintage that is driving ...

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Steve,

I think there is a setting somewhere that allows you to indicate time zone. I remember having the same issue early on, but I did something so that I am on US time now.

Jon

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I donated a few bottles to a charity event a few years ago. I was told (by my tax person) that I could deduct the difference between my cost and the current market value of what I donated. However, in general, I subscribe to the Stefan philosophy!

Jon

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Jim,

I caught the last hour or so of that Dave Matthews Band concert last night. I'm still not sure I get what all the fuss is about. However, he does have some really talented musicians, especially the drummer. I find I like some of his stuff, but I'm clearly not a cult member yet.

Jon

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Ironically just a week or so ago, I opened up a bottle of the 1996 SM. First one I've opened since one that I tasted shortly after purchasing them at Table & Vine in 2001 based on a BWE recommendation. I think this wine is finally starting to round into shape. After about 2 hours in a decanter, ...

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Rick, Happy Birthday. I also celebrated mine this weekend. Are we on the same day (I'm on the 30th)? You did indeed enjoy some nice wines! I was glad to hear about your experience with the 1982 GPL. I have been saving my last one of those, hoping I would catch it at a peak time. Based on your bottle...

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I bought a case of this wine for a few years starting in 2001. It was always a great wine for sipping on the deck in the heat of the summer. But I never finished my case during the summer and was not in the mood for it during the winter - I'm not a very regular consumer of Asian food. So come the ne...

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Stefan, You and Lucie do know how to celebrate a special occasion! Congratulations on your 40 years. Paula and I celebrated just half of that this weekend with our 20th. It was a more modest and shorter celebration. We spent a couple of nights in a downtown Chicago hotel, attended a performance of t...

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David,

I'm not sure if you got to taste the '88 Lynch at the DC Saturday night dinner. But your description is very similar to how I experienced the wine that night. I felt it was the best showing I had experienced with the wine going back about 7-8 years.

Jon

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I bought a case of this wine several years ago for about $30 per bottle because by brother-in-law, who enjoys wines, has a son born in that year. At his request, I had purchased a mixed case of 1998 Bordeaux wines to bring out for special occasions related to his son. I decided to supplement the sta...

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I would say you did quite well, not only in quality (very good) but especially in pricing. As our BD is prone to comment. Well done Stefan; very well done.

Jon

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