Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Tom In DC

It probably isn't that earthy or rustic in absolute terms, BordeauxNut, but relative to Bordeaux, to an all Bordeaux all the time palate, I can easily see the perspective.

By the way, what do you mean by solar vintage? That's not a term I've encountered before.

Tom In DC

It doesn't actually sound like "If someone disagrees that's OK" when so many F-bombs are flying about. Put me in the group think crowd - 2003's just aren't what I expect *from Bordeaux*. Lots of good wines? Certainly! Typical? Nope. A recent 2003 Cos with a couple of BWE'ers was delicious ...

Tom In DC

Thanks for the other co-op tips!

Tom In DC

One of the best if not the best wine co-op in the world. It won't have the classic bouquet of roses and tar yet (and it may never get the tar due to changes in winemaking) but a floral nose followed by dark fruits (cherries and plums) would be my expectation at this point. Barolo and Barbaresco seem...

Tom In DC

I can't provide musch help either, Jim. We just made a minimal purchase, mostly Chardonnay. I haven't tried any of the reds that are currently available.

Tom In DC

Looks like a great night! 1989 Lynch is what it is, and 1989 Montrose is one of the best wines I've ever tasted, better even than the highly regarded 1990 but I'm still kinda old school. I concur that many white Burg producers are making wines that don't need bottle age. Regrettably, for sure, but p...

Tom In DC

Woo hoo! 1989 thirty years on is a great theme. Almost as compelling as "1982's are over the hill" at BWE NYC a while back.

Tom In DC

Folks More than that come to the EU zone everyday. Probably true for the US as well. No good measures of such activity in either space. But the impact in the EU is likely smaller due to the larger population (500+ million citizens in the EU versus 325 million residents (citizens and non-) in the US...

Tom In DC

stefan wrote:Hey, Tom; I have a wine budget. My most recent purchase used my allotment for June-August, 2054.

I love that I learn something new all the time on BWE.

Tom In DC

I'd say Jancis has indeed Perth Pink'd any unlisted vintages. We might not be able to understand this as BWE'ers, but a less focused wine lover might suggest that there are years where one's wine budget is better spent on other regions. (I can clearly see stefan scratching his head over this. No, no...

Tom In DC

I just think it's great that the communications director at Bordeaux wine council Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) is named Christophe Chateau!

Tom In DC

I think that's true, David. One wonders how any Screaming Eagle, Marcassin, etc. has ever been shipped.

Tom In DC

WIneries have a federal law from the Bush II era allowing them to ship anywhere. Retailers do not.

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Jacques' records for tax purposes:

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Tom In DC

Our local friends Krista and Gabor are planning to be there.

Tom In DC

Congrats on (yet another!) new place, Jacques!

AKR wrote:I'm assuming you'll be there less than six months a year!

Arv, if you follow J and J's travel schedule on Facebook, you'd know they'll almost never be there!

Tom In DC

Yep. We spent most of the IKON pass on a couple of Aspen/Snowmass trips each winter so for a few dollars more...

Tom In DC

(Assuming "high country" in Tom's post refers to elevation, not the pot laws.) Hehehe. It's surprising what BWE'ers will get up to! We have ski passes for Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Winter Park, Copper Mountain, etc., etc., etc., so we'll go wherever others want to slide....

Tom In DC

We can always book a venue and have a chef cook for us.

Tom In DC

We're in for skiing too!

Tom In DC

After 18 months living here (and seeing Blanquito work his magic), I'm confident we can make Denver work. Most folks' impression of Denver weather is based on a memory of blowing snow on TV during a September Monday Night Football game. :o Regarding temperatures and climate, my experience with Denve...

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From Jim's original post, one of the cases has no lid. It's an act of sheer willpower to leave all of that dozen resting...

Tom In DC

A small delegation from Colorado made a pilgrimage to the great state of Maine to present our case for Denver as a convention site. Much flattery was spoken, the usual bribes were paid, now we can only wait and see. You guys backed out of the Olympics. People have long memories. We don't have to fl...

Tom In DC

I don't think we've ever had a hard-core ITNOS tasting at the convention before...

Tom In DC

A small delegation from Colorado made a pilgrimage to the great state of Maine to present our case for Denver as a convention site. Much flattery was spoken, the usual bribes were paid, now we can only wait and see. Seriously, what a great night! It was humbling to help Jim open the most legendary b...

Tom In DC

Very expensive Scotch is cheaper than expensive wine.

Tom In DC

Happy birthday, Tim. That looks like quite the fireball on top of the cake!

Tom In DC

WIth one of the cases open, I predict only 18 bottles make it back to Maine.

Tom In DC

Fun stuff. "...and shown from a variety of angles that make clear that the Médoc isn’t nearly so flat as is usually believed." The contour lines are 1 meter. That is clearly still pretty flat. And I found it interesting that the part of the hill planted to Petit Verdot (on the right in the...

Tom In DC

Perhaps team is plural in UK english?

Tom In DC

Yep - I think the tobacco profits have all come from diversifying into other sins. Smart to see the decline of their industry and move on.

Weed stocks are the next big thing.

Tom In DC

Happy Anniversary, Linda and Bill!

Gail and Tom

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Life E. F. Hutton, when our Benevolent Dictator says a young vintage is too tannic, people listen! I've only tried a couple "a bit above supermarket level" wines - Coufran, Bernadotte, Lanessan, ... - and they give me the impression of a vintage that is very good well into the minor league...

Tom In DC

marcs wrote:At 50 2016 is my last new vintage...

Bwahahahahaha.

Tom In DC

A large closet? That wine cellar was a medium size bedroom, Jim. I was also out of space in a big way there, so the "I don't have cellar space" comment became true for me at some point. Another consideration for folks other than you and Nic - temperature control. It's easy for you guys in ...

Tom In DC

Despite opinions to the contrary, I find age 12 to 20 years or so to be a bad time to be expecting much from most great vintages of Bordeaux. I seem to recall folks giving up on 1982 at around the same age because the wines weren't changing from their primary fruit profile from release and some of t...

Tom In DC

Thanks, gents!

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But they are very good at calculating 30% of large numbers!

Tom In DC

Blanquito - I don't think the Comte told us what he paid for the Tig's.

That said, it's a favorite of ours and one we always look for when we're in Italia - usually a steal versus retail in the US.

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