Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JimHow

Thanks Dave, I'm pleased with my checkup this morning.

JimHow

I had my first checkup since my cardiac catheterization in February. Now granted, I've been eating healthy, I've lost about 15 pounds. I've been exercising. And my doctor added Zetia to my regimen of six drugs for high cholesterol and high blood pressure. But… I've also tried to fit a little more re...

JimHow

And I think this Milania controversy is much ado about nothing.

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2010
2002L
1986L

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Zzzzzzzz.

JimHow

Very nicely done indeed.
2002 St. Julien. Mmmmmm.

JimHow

You think this is a democracy, huh?
Hmmm….

JimHow

Guilliani was crazy! Offering up red meat to the base. Followed by Milania. Great legitimacy for the Trump campaign.
The hour of the campaign that the man with the yellow hair gained legitimacy?

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Milania nailing her speech!

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Milania doing a very lovely job, charming the crowd. A touching moment as she recognizes Bob Dole, still standing strong at 92.
A much stronger first night at the Republican convention than the last two GOP conventions….

JimHow

I just wanted to mark this moment, as I watch Donald J. Trump presenting his wife at the Republican convention…

JimHow

...and then Pedro came out of the bullpen and pitched 6 and one third innings of no hit ball in relief.

JimHow

Wasn't this wine pretty good at one point?
The '86 Meyney was good as I recall.

JimHow

Not much there. Earthy, mushroomy, decent nose, hollow in the middle. Rustic. Nice color. Still youthful but just not much depth. Not a lot of pleasure here. 87 points.

JimHow

Mmm, that '02 Pontet Canet sounded delicious….

JimHow

That '89 Lynch we had at my house last summer was the wine that was presented to me in DC the year before. It was spectacular, obviously unbelievably stellar provenance. the 96 Lafite was great but it needed more air. When Rob and Sue and Mike McNamara and Jay/Peggy came a few years back I decanted ...

JimHow

That was indeed a great night in Lewiston with you and Kathy, Hound, I was tempted to put the '99 Margaux on my list.

JimHow

We had a 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape Piedling in a Lewiston French restaurant last night, I never heard of it before but it was very lovely.

JimHow

1. 1989 Lynch Bages
2. 1990 Margaux
3. 1986 Mouton Rothschild

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Chasse is still around, his band continues to play in and around Manhattan.

JimHow

Wow!
Hey Gerry are you around in the next week or two?

JimHow

So…

Friday is the big day.

Who is Donald gonna pick?

I still say it's gonna be Gingrich….

JimHow

One thing that really kills me… The headlines all say, Trump leads Clinton. And then, as an afterthought, Trump lead widens when adding in the third party candidates.
Um, hello, the third party candidates ARE in the race. In other words, it's even WORSE than it seems.

JimHow

Jesus, Trump is beating Hillary in Florida and Pennsylvania.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trum ... MSF0951a18

What a catastrophe this is going to be.
The Democrats made an epic mistake nominating this tired old damaged goods.

JimHow

Donald Trump is going to be the next president, isn't he:

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-news/watch/n ... 4387907595

Don't you get the feeling that things are unraveling -- the great American experiment, after two centuries, is crumbling.

JimHow

That is correct. Pibran used to be more Cabernet based but I believe with 2010 it became predominantly merlot. I always was interested in this wine because it seemed ideally situated between Mouton and Pichon Baron.

JimHow

Does St. steppe produce more merlot than Pauillac and St. Julien?

JimHow

The 2010 Pichon Baron is an amazing wine.
Unfortunately, it's also going for $200 per bottle.
Yes, I think they put the good stuff in the Purple Baron.
I remember we had a discussion about this at the estate, although I don't recall all the details.

JimHow

It was like I was in a wrestling match with this wine the whole night. We had this wine at an epic tasting at Chateau Pichon Baron in May 2015, matched up against numerous vintages of the Purple Baron, as part of our epic Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts trip. (bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com) As I recall, the...

JimHow

New York markets are at all time highs. As far as I can tell, the sun continues to rise in the east.

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Gazin seems to be rationally priced.

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At 20 years Lanessan must be over the hill, no?

JimHow

Not sure why BobbyG did not really like this wine. To me it is very nice. A solid 90 pointer. Really developed on the nose, even displayed a chocolate merlot perfume. It is a combination of California and the northern Medoc, but classy throughout. Very merlot-driven. At $29 per half bottle, or $58 f...

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And if you want to talk about innocent people whose lives were lost, Clinton pales in comparison to W. I really don't care what Bill Clinton did with his penis as long as it didn't compromise national security. Not exactly spectacular endorsements for Team Clinton, DavidG. My, how far we have sunk....

JimHow

Yeah, Montrose has gone over to the dark side price wise. It is quality stuff though.

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Yeah, there are no good deals in Pomerol. Haven't been any for at least 15 years.

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It is on the California end of the Medoc spectrum….

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Evidently not, I guess the '96 first label was only 20% merlot.

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$29 per half bottle at MacArthur's Art. Seems to me the Montrose grand vin has had heavier merlot contents in the past, no? Didn't the 1996 grand vin, of all vintages, have a higher merlot quantity? Maybe not, I just seem to vaguely remember that. This is a nice little wine. I'm usually pretty skept...

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Thanks jckba, it is very merlot dominated. Nice so far after a couple sips on the back deck.

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