Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JimHow

What are your recommendations from 2013 italy, BN?
Gerry, I'm hoping to get more Brane and some d'Issan on the way back from Logan when I come back from Paris, on the last day of the sale.

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I'm glad you like it, Chris. Sounds like a Racer Chris kind of wine.

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I don’t think I tried the 2009 but I think that note posted by Patrick sounds right on. It’s like it’s too perfect. Too slick. They are just a little too cute with their technique. It is Parkerized. Modern. No soul. No character. It’s just another pretty face. Sometimes a rough edge here and there g...

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The few times I have tried Chevalier from other vintages I have found it without personality. Manufactured. Boring.
It’s never on my must-purchase list.

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Thanks Stefan, looking forward to a little break.
It's been an insane year.
We're gonna be there 6 nights.
It's my 60th birthday, Timmy's 50th birthday, and Alex is retiring.
That calls for a celebration!
Rumors have it that some guests from the UK and Canada are going to be in the area as well....

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You bastard. You bastard. Damn you.

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Thanks for the note, Nicola, as your favorite benevolent dictator I look forward to seeing you next week in Bordeaux!

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It's been a really good week, my cadiac cath went beautifully yesterday, no blockages, all my organs, kidneys, liver, etc., in good shape, cholesterol still too high but we're gonna add another drug to the mix. A huge relief on the cardiac issue, we thought we had some concerns there. We are flying ...

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Ha that is actually a mixed case of Lafite, Jean-Fred, I think there are 7 bottles of the '96 still in there. I wish I had bought more at the $180 I paid back in 2000 in western Mass. They had like 20 cases sitting there, I bought like a case and I remember bringing 3 bottles to JScott at BWE Chicag...

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Ha I will use the same strategy with these cases that I am employing with my case of Lafite: I'll drink them (with BWEers) in my old age. If for some reason I need to sell them, I don't expect they'll decline in value. Man, I'm beat, been up since 5:30am, I felt like I put in a full day before court...

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That might just be one of the deals of the year! Btw I see a couple of cases in other stores in Hampton and Hooksett, any chance I can’t sway you to make a trip there? Just saw your note, JC. It's my understanding that all of the other cases are being held for customers. I really lucked out this mo...

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The stash has been delivered to the How cellar....

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I got the tip yesterday from Gerry. I called the Hampton North store. The inventory said 23 bottles, but the clerk, Debbie, couldn’t find them on the shelves. She was closing up shop at 9pm, I told her that I really wanted every bottle they had in stock, whether it was 1 or 23. I told her I could be...

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Just arrived at Chateau How in Lewiston, cargo has arrived safely.
Will report more later, gotta get to court!

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Agent How reporting from undisclosed location in New Hampshire.
Just secured two cases of 2015 Canon at $96 per bottle on sale at 15% discount.
Will report later with pictures and more details.
Over.

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Amazing what they can do nowadays.

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Highly recomend you do, danzur. This wine gave me the "wow" that I expected from the Leoville Barton but didn't quite achieve. And it is an 11 on the dial to the Giscours 10. An instant BWE favorite for 2018 Wine of the Year. The hallmark for me was the incredible balance. It has that 2015...

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Yeah, I have five bottles of the 2005 in my cellar, it is great. I was really stunned by the 2015, it was such a balanced wine, strength and finesse. It had everything... nose, structure, not overdone with the alcohol, the wood was beautifully integrated. And the price is rational. Mmmm. Looks like ...

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Thanks for the tip Gerry.
I think I know what you’re gonna tell me.
I’m tied up with a medical procedure tomorrow but hope to get down there over the weekend.

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It’s a beauty!
I wish the NH liquor store carried it.
They usually do, for some reason not this year.

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I haven’t tried the Rausan Segla, Frederico.
I have 3 bottles in my cellar.

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I do intend to buy more, JC, although the Winex inventory says it is low.

JimHow

It truly was stellar. Great balance.

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I got these for $64 at Wine Exchange in California, that's a very fair price relative to the very high quality of this wine.

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Wow! Stunning. Best wine I have tasted so far from 2015. Now this is what I am talking about. More balanced than the Leoville Barton. Just more of everything overall than the Giscours. I'm not going to go into the whole modernization debate. This wine has great balance, Margaux character, very, very...

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Wow!
But that means I would have to live into my 80s, which is something I hope I can avoid.
Of course, talk to me when I'm 79....

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Because I am kind and benevolent and am always looking out for you guys, I have uncorked a bottle in the name of science....

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I will drink one bottle in the not too distant future and will report back.

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It doesn’t sound like 2013 was bad in Burgundy, Rhône, Tuscany, etc., like it was in Bordeaux.

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I’ll have a clearer idea of my schedule after this week, JC.

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I wonder if Leoville Poyferre does better in those crunchy vintages?
I recall liking the 1998 when it was young, and I liked the 2002 and 2008 as well.

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Can’t read too much into that, though, can we?
It seems to me we have seen a lot of vintages with heavy oak immediately upon release.
(The 2000 Pape Clement was almost unprintable at the very beginning.)
What is the alcohol percentage?

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Mmmm. I'm going to get some 2016 southern Rhone into my cellar. Looks like they are starting to hit the shelves.

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I hear you, Tom. I wasn't aware of the dinner, either. Not much can be done I suppose. Sometimes I get invited to private dinners, sometimes I don't. I agree it is not exactly in the spirit of BWE, but I don't think we can dictate to people who to invite/not invite to events that people organize beh...

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Great stuff, JC. FYI, your pictures always appear sideways. The top one appears perfectly, I'm assuming because you held your iphone horizontally. The following four appear sideways, with the tops of the bottles leaning to the left. This is always the case with your pictures. Don't ask me why, but, ...

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Except, Alex, can you tell them that there are at least two grammatical errors in the first two sentences of the "Our Team" section of their website. I determined that after viewing their site for 20 seconds, then terminated my viewing. I'll check in for another 45 seconds or so and assess...

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How's the bro these days, Blanquito, is he in NY?
Give him my greetings.

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You want to drink 'em young, you want 'em as colorless as possible (as opposed to golden-colored), and you will not be disappointed. Amen, my brother Alex. I have a young white SHL Blanc first label (2014 I think it is, I'm too lazy to go down to the cellar to check) that I will be uncorking soon w...

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Can't wait!

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I drink red Bordeaux with fish.

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