Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Tom In DC

Gail and I are definitely going!

Tom In DC

Jim - you are acting like a dink! These trips take a Herculean amount of effort to put together and I hope we can pull another one off. (And by "we" I mean other people than me. :D :geek: ) Gail and I are in depending on the schedule. We don't have much planned yet for next year, but as AK...

Tom In DC

This was a house not at the top of their game in 1982, so I only bought one bottle long ago for a series of tastings that never materialized. Fill was mid-shoulder (very bad for the age of the bottle) and the cork pushed in as soon as I touched it with the corkscrew. Not good signs. First few sniffs...

Tom In DC

What? You were in Denver for even 45 minutes and didn't check in? Buying a fully refundable ticket to anywhere is still the way to touch base during a layover.

Good luck in AK, Jimmy LB How!

Tom In DC

Arv, your ability to dig up ancient references is impressive!

Tom In DC

Thanks, Ed!

Still planning on Europe in September, Comte. I'll be on touch soon.

Tom In DC

Gail and I will be there. Please let us know what we can bring along.

Tom In DC

Two Bordeaux wines? Two bottles of Bordeaux? (Dodging the actual question.)

Paging AlexR!

Tom In DC

Hi Stu! Yes, those classics can just get hum-drum, can't they? At the risk of being banned from BWE for lack of taste, I'll tell you that we drink a lot of Turley (Zin and Petite Sirah from old vine vineyards) and Bedrock (lots of field blends a la Ridge, again with old vines) with grilled meats and...

Tom In DC

Sounds like a typical BWE night. The food sounds incredible. Gail and I will have to find our way to that part of the world soon.

Tom In DC

AKR wrote:Well that's one way to get rid of the oversupply

First thing I thought as well.

Tom In DC

My goodness - I could have come up with that list without tasting any of the wines (and in almost every other vintage!)

And she doesn't know that Latour won't be available for years?

Tom In DC

Do we have any materials available today that would last 800 years? I'm also concerned about hidden heat damage in the surviving stone structures. These were made with tolerances that are unimaginable in stone work today - can you hear a foreman saying "Keep sanding away at it until it fits per...

Tom In DC

It was great to see all of the BWE stalwarts gathered in our new hometown. From Thursday and Friday dinners through the Saturday lunch (crazy indeed!) and dinner extravaganza to late night bowling and breakfast Sunday morning, hanging with the BWE'ers is the best! Special thanks to my partners in cr...

Tom In DC

Please add CabFan + 1

Tom In DC

We'll see you at Korbel Hall.

Tom In DC

Head Southeast on Welton (left out of the driveway entrance on Welton) to 16th Street, then head right on 16th. Fairly generic eateries along 16th St pedestrian mall. Go left on Larimar to find Rioja (tapas), Osterio Marco, Bistro Vendôme and TAG - all quite nice.

Tom In DC

Blanquito wrote:...
Which Bartons (if any) do you like better from 82-90, Tom and BWE?
...

82 was a great vintage for Leo-P, and I think 89 and 90 are vintages where Leo-B and -P were of comparable quality, albeit very different stylistically. I give the rest of the vintages of the 80's to Leo-B on my card.

Tom In DC

After going through a case of '75 Beychevelle in half bottles, I can tell you that that was one tough cookie! Certainly more vintage than producer in this case.

Tom In DC

In the proper Benevolent Dictator lexicon, shouldn't that have been "...that our kindness deals with many issues, many offline, as we endeavor..."?

Tom In DC

See you soon. Always remember that Gail will be happy to go clothes shopping with Linda!

Tom In DC

Blanquito wrote:Total thread drift, but 1990-earlier I much prefer L. Poyferre. 1995-present I much prefer L. Barton.

Interesting. I always found Leo-P to be pretty mediocre through the 70's and most of the 80's and thought Leo-B was performing very well over the same period.

Tom In DC

I was talking about Nick the Spammer! (above NickNgaruiya on Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:58 am)

But shoes from Thika? Now you're talking!

Tom In DC

Peter - give Victoria our regards and best wishes for a quick and full recovery!

Tom and Gail

Tom In DC

Rich W - cod (Saturday only)
Liz W - cod (Saturday only)

Tom In DC

I should remind everyone that absent the dread Electoral College this country would not exist.

How many wars have been fought in Europe since 1789?

Tom In DC

It's all personal taste in the end.

Tom In DC

Tim, SF Ed, DavidG, and primarily stefan have already said nearly everything that I might have contributed here. Maybe the 30 year point is the very best for wines made in the last thirty years (which might make it a low point relative to history) , but 50 years has always been my sweet spot for goo...

Tom In DC

Chateau Vin wrote:Tom, Looks like you have Domaine Wine Storage boxes...

Yes indeed. Low cost solution for lay flat boxes for efficient storage (the old wine cellar was an exercise in densely packing wine) and for our move to Colorado.

Tom In DC

I think we've each stayed at a Holiday Inn Express at least once.

Tom In DC

One more BUMP! The list is at the top of this thread.

Tom In DC

I'm not counting on those 2 bottles of LLC.

Tom In DC

Tom - beef, beef, where's the beef?
Gail - fish, fish

Tom In DC

Will Jimmy "Lunch Bags" How have the usual stacks of $20 bills for buying votes, er, uh, walking around money?

Tom In DC

They're already putting up barricades around the hotel.

Tom In DC

DavidG wrote:Start times?

5:30p both days (added above as well)

Tom In DC

Last Call!!! The list is at the top of this thread.

Tom In DC

After digging through the top crust of the "Pile O' Wine" ™,I came up with 1998 Guado al Tasso and 2006 Paolo Bea Sagratino Pagliaro. I think I'm running the risk of being shunned by the Cabernet and Burg tables...

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Tom In DC

I've got bottles of '82 Branaire and '82 Talbot ready to go.

Tom In DC

Gail won't be attending Thursday so there's room for one more if there's interest.

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