Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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DavidG wrote:Gotta look at it from an electoral vote standpoint state by state.

Of course. And the swing states are much closer than the national polls. But let a guy enjoy his national polling with his coffee!

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Cherry picking here, but this ABC News/Wash Post poll from November 5th made me very happy: General Election: Trump vs. Biden, ABC News/Wash Post, Biden 56, Trump 39 -- Biden +17 General Election: Trump vs. Warren, ABC News/Wash Post, Warren 55, Trump 40 -- Warren +15 General Election: Trump vs. San...

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The hype is much cheaper.

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Are we buying the 08 champagne hype? I’m hearing best-since-1996.

Prices for bubbly are much, much better in Europe. I might have to bring some back.

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Incidentally, just won a few bottles of the 99 Peby Faugeres for $50 each. You and I, Arv, had a bottle of it that Ramon (appropriately enough) brought to a St Emilion tasting in NYC in like 2007 (you brought the 2000 Figeac, I brought an Angelus, Dale a a 70’s Corbin and someone new a 2000 Monbousq...

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Just had on 07 Produttori Ovello — disjointed and pretty joyless on day 1, delightful and ready to go on day 2.

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That’s where we bought ours from, Marcs.

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DavidG wrote:... no matter how good and tense and full of flavor these are young, there really is no replacement for great aged white Burgundy.

This. I was lucky enough to enjoy a bunch of 90 and 92 white burgs at peak, and they are unique.

But I still think even young white Burgundy is special.

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I've only had a a few wines pre-mox that I was cellaring, just the 2005 Carbonnieux blanc and a few white burgs. I know its silly, but not having been burned much by it I keep letting my white Burgundy (usually chablis) age a little. I have had a bunch of chablis from Billaud-Simon 2008 and 2010 ove...

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Had another bottle of this tonight from the stash Bill and I split... best bottle yet, fantastic expressive nose showing more mature nuances (note to self: beware the pox!). The palate has deepened a lot since my last try — still quite bright and racy, but the mouthfeel has thickened and the richnes...

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I’ve been lucky enough to fairly regularly enjoy CVNE wines from 1961-2001 (Ted’s main wine love is classic Spanish reds), and I found nothing but a fantastic rioja decade after decade. I laid down some ‘01 Vina Real GR for like $28 per 8-9 years ago. Sounds like they’ve kept the faith in more recen...

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I thought the bottle of this that Stefan and Lucie brought to the wine lunch at BWE Denver was really outstanding and requiring no further Blanquitoing.

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Gabbard 2020: https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-can-defeat-trump-and-the-clinton-doctrine-11572389508?mod=hp_opin_pos_3 I honestly don't understand why she is not polling better. She has my vote! https://www.civilbeat.org/2015/03/the-faces-of-tulsi-gabbard-gop-buddy-friend-of-india-obama-critic/ Islam...

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Comte’s note from June 2010 at one of those fabulous Fabio’s dinners: 1982 Ch. La Lagune Really vibrant, strutted its stuff with lashings of sweet cherry 1982 fruit. Reminded me of Beyonce’s ‘Crazy in Love’. A racy 28 year old extrovert and just drop dead gorgeous which really knows how to shake its...

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And the Medoc is one thing, but nearly all of the many wonderful right bank wines from 82, 83 and 85 (excepting an 82 Cheval Blanc in London last year which was preternaturally primary) are either fully ready or need attention soon. Not had any Petrus but I’ve tried most of the rest. Of course, many...

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I can’t roll with you guys, but the (few) first growths I’ve had from 1982 definitely have more legs — Ian brought an 82 Chateau Margaux to an 82 horizontal in NYC that was super young and needing time, whereas every other wine was at least fully mature and in the zone, though that was now 7 years a...

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Love both the 82 and 85 La Lagunes, given correct bottles. But there’s definitely been a significant uptick in the last 5 years or so where my rate* of tired, dead, and flawed bottles from 1986 and older has really jumped, while in comparison 89 and 90 Bordeaux still seem vigorous by and large. Mayb...

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Most auction outfits have a minimum value requirement per consignment. K&L’s is $5000 I believe.

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Let the lord and saints be praised! I for one, I’ve had faith in the 95s, though Job-like, the faith was pushed to the limit. The 96s had the Parker praise and they’ve always been wonderfully aromatic in a way that the taciturn 95s never were, but unlike 1996, the 95s are strong on both banks and of...

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robert goulet wrote:Love these off vintages tastings...esp. when u uncover the gems.

Yes, wines like the 97 Poujeaux.

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A ‘67 Heitz! Wow.

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Huge, huge Dylan fan. He's my desert-island musician.

But I've seen him in concert 3 times (all in the 90's) and each show was a big letdown, two of them were downright bad (short, mumbly, low-energy).

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Ok, you got me, bought 3 bottles of the SM CJG to go with my pinot!

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I’m celebrating with a bottle of the 07 St Innocent Shea. Showing so well, there’s a gorgeous core of dark cherry fruit here. Hard to resist the next sip.

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stefan wrote:Wow, Patrick! I paid $75 for the 04 7 Springs when Mark had his Library offering and considered that a reasonable price.

Yes, I was sure I’d get outbid. I ended up the lone bidder. Score!

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Just won at auction 3 bottles of the 2004 St. Innocent Seven Springs Pinot Noir at $31.50 all-in.

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OrlandoRobert wrote:6 x 2009 Sociando Mallet Cuvee Jean Gautreau

Blanquito gonna be all jelly.

I might be if I’d ever tried an SM CJG, but I’ve never had it ever. I can get the 09 of this for $59.50, is that a buy? What’s the scoop with this cuvee?

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OrlandoRobert wrote:6 x 2009 Sociando Mallet Cuvee Jean Gautreau

Blanquito gonna be all jelly.

I might be if I’d ever tried an SM CJG, but I’ve never had it ever. I can get the 09 of this for $55, is that a buy? What’s the scoop with this cuvee?

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Ok, given that lawyers can disregard our constitution when the mood strikes them, I’m now calling Trump’s “election” a coup because more than 3 million people voted for a Hillary than him, despite Coney’s malfeasance, despite the Russian hacking and social media campaigns, despite systematic voter s...

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Jim, you ain't disagreeing, you're calling it a COUP. Such language is a frontal assault on our constitutional process, and from your smug little utopia, you are effectively endorsing insurrection.

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Marcus thinks a click-farm in the Ukraine was behind the hacking of Hillary's campaign. Not your best character witness.

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By your logic, Nixon was ousted by a "coup". By this logic, the framers of the Constitution didn't really mean it when they included Articles of Impeachment. It was just a joke. Seriously, what the hell would this guy have to do to to merit impeachment? Trying to throw the next election, c...

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JimHow wrote: This impeachment "inquiry" is nothing more than an attempted coup and circumvention of a legitimate national election.

Dude, if you seriously believe this, you are living in Lala land.

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Ok, thanks. I bought one to try, at $18 it seems like I can't go wrong and we never seem to have enough white wine around anyway...

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St Innocent Chardonnay - any good?

I am a big fan of their reds, but can't recall ever having had their whites. And now I see their 2016 Chardonnay for a keen price. Worth loading up? How Burgundian is it?

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I find it amazing that the media -- and we the public to some extent -- are nitpicking personality quirks and policy details of the Dems when we have on display in the Oval Office, on a daily basis, a complete trainwreck on all matters of policy, character, charisma, eloquence, etc. I get why we do ...

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As much as I hate to agree, you are so right, Jim.

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The great state of Maine seems ready to move on...

PPP, October 15th
Maine: Biden 54, Trump 42 - Biden +12
Maine: Warren 53, Trump 43 - Warren +10
Maine: Sanders 53, Trump 43 - Sanders +10
Maine: Buttigieg 52, Trump 43 - Buttigieg +9
Maine: Harris 50, Trump 44 - Harris +6

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Nice haul, Bobert. How much does it cost to ship from the UK? Never done that.

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Aren’t we in a post vintage world? All the work of consulting eonologists means a chateau can just as sugar, acid, color, tannin, and voila, modern bordeaux, modern wine.

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