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Took delivery today of the last shipment of my wine buying career, consisting of: 1982 Talbot x3 1986 Kalin Reserve Cabernet x4 1990 Louviere x3 1990 Ridge Jimsomare Cabernet x2 1992 Belle Hermitage rouge x2 1998 Brunel Chateauneuf x2 2005 A. Burguet Gevrey-Chambertin "Mes Favorites" Vieil...

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Disappointing showing Ian. My experiences (a few pasted below) have been mixed, but overall seem better than yours, though my note from 2009 sounds pretty darn similar. I still like this wine, but I find it too lean to go wild about. It was in 2018 when I decided that the 1995 is better than the 199...

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The Knicks have to be the worst run franchise in all of professional sports.

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Comte Flaneur wrote:I just opened a 1996, first bottle of my second case.

I think the 96 is in a great place. The 95 also. Wish I could find more at <$60.

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Pretty much agree with this summary of trump’s situation: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/opinion/bleach-sunlight-coronavirus-trump.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage He’s on the ropes and he knows it. The election could still be close in the end and it’s increasingly eviden...

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Still have 21 bottles of this!

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Remember in the 80s when the Jets started the season like 13-1, and then basically didn’t win another game?

Jacques, wow, between the Mets, Jets, and Knicks, that’s some serious heart burn!

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I love that a Brit is such an American football fan that he calls the Jets his team!

When I still paid attention to the NFL, being from Rochester NY, I was a big (and of course perpetually heart-broken) Buffalo Bills fan

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Comte Flaneur wrote:No I won’t have it.

The most ridiculous comment ever made on BWE was that “Parker discovered the Rhone”

Who said that again? Was it Jeff Leve?

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OrlandoRobert, "I often wondered whether Tertre Roteboeuf was trying to replicate the image of that 47 Cheval Blanc, in addition to making the archetype of a Parkerized wine." Sincerely, I've to laugh! Archetype of Parkerized wine?? Where did you get this phrase from?? :shock: :oops: :o I...

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Here’s a question: if you could have a great left bank, would you generally prefer it to be a 2009, a 2010 or a 2015?

I think I know my answer.

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. . Yea put me in Mark’s camp. At least for my country palate, alcohol never integrates. Ever. I actually think it’s presence becomes more noticeable on wines as the youthful fruit starts to fade and the wine moves into the secondary and tertiary stages. It is a rare wine indeed, IMHO, that can han...

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I have fairly consistently preferred 2009 to 2010 when tasting them next to each other (an interesting exception is Leoville Poyferre). As Neal Mollen hints in this article, the tannins in 2010 tend to be raspy and overbearing, That is hopefully a problem that will fix itself with age, but as Mark ...

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Musigny 151 wrote:Tonight my wine club is having a Zoom meeting. We have a Champagne theme so going with a bottle of Piper rare 2002.; love the contents hate the vulgar filigree bottle

Had the 02 Rare (bling-bling bottle) in February. Fantastic fizz indeed.

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Too funny, tonight I had the 2009 Huet Haut-lieu Sec. Lovely stuff.

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The last part was a joke, Jim.

The point was Trump barely won any of those three states, winning in fact by historically minuscule margins in the 3 states which happened to decide the election. So no, Trump didn’t “ kicked her pretty good in that state”.

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Per Wikipedia: “Trump won Pennsylvania by 44,292 votes out of more than 6,000,000 cast, a difference of 0.72% and the narrowest margin in a presidential election for the state in 176 years. Trump unexpectedly won Wisconsin by a narrow margin of 0.77%, a difference of 22,748 votes out of 2,976,150 ca...

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Buying Rioja in Rioja or Madrid, mature and young, is at least 30-50% cheaper than Stateside.

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Via the search function, the earliest usage of " glossy " on BWE is from 2009 (pretty much as far back as the updated site goes): http://www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=203&p=1332&hilit=glossy#p1332. The author, Michael Malinoski, has lots of notes on BWE th...

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I was very impressed by the 2016 Langoa Barton at the UGC. Seemed like it might drink well comparatively early.

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For me, glossy is a wine obviously softened through modernist techniques during elevage like Rolland’s signature microoxygenation. Silky is a wine soften by time in the cellar. I don’t object to glossy in principle, I just don’t like the way the wines taste/feel.

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I guess things have really changed. It’s been a long time since my last trip to Europe. Back then retail prices for Bordeaux in France were typically above those here. Wine Searcher has changed things up. I bet the random wine shop in Paris or Bordeaux still has on average really bad prices, but if...

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I’m gonna buy a mixed case of 16 and 17 Beaujolais, and hold a post-quarantine wine party where we drink through these to see which ones really appeal. My hunch is we’ll love them all. When you get them, let’s see what overlap we have and we can pop one or two the same night. Will do, sounds fun. N...

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So true, Ian. I’ve only had Cappellano barolo twice. Both times it was epic, and despite being young by barolo standards, these were right up there with the best I’ve ever had.

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Per WineSearcher, most wine we talk about on wine boards is cheaper in Europe, usually a lot cheaper even after VAT taxes. From what I’ve seen, this substantial local “discount” is true in every European country where wine is made.

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stefan wrote:2003 Smith-Haut-Lafitte... my impression is that it was vatted with vanilla infused burnt oak chips.

That’s a good thing, right?

But seriously, you nail what turns me off this chateau. That and the gloss. And the heat. And the sweetness I suppose!

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1990 Langoa Barton: Fully mature, round, soft, very pleasant but for a Third Growth from 1990, a little bland. Kinda an 88-89 point wine, one we happily drink, but not one we really need to seek again.

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The 2008 Laurent Perrier I had a few days confirmed for me that this is a top value in vintage bubbly. The 02 of this in February really charmed as well, while the 08 was much more steely and bright at present.

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I’m gonna buy a mixed case of 16 and 17 Beaujolais, and hold a post-quarantine wine party where we drink through these to see which ones really appeal. My hunch is we’ll love them all.

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Second half of the 02 Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs is even better today.

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2016 Metras Madame Germaine
2016 Roilette Griffe du Marquis
2017 Roilette Cuvee Tardive
2017 Roilette Griffe du Marquis
2017 Thivin Griottes
2017 Thivin La Chapelle
2017 Thivin Bertrand

I know I like 2016 Beaujolais, how does 2017 compare?

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Looks old, Ian! Which vintage of LLC is that?

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How is your 2002 Pol Roger BdB, Patrick? I enjoyed the first half of the Pol last night. I concur, it's in a great spot, probably at peak. I got just the first nuances of 'aged' bubbly, to go with great freshness and body. The dosage might be a bit more evident than prior bottles, is that normal fo...

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Just grabbed 3 of this from Crush NYC. 2017 Coudert Fleurie Clos de la Roilette Griffe du Marquis Strongly recommended. I'm gonna put together a mixed case of bojo from Crush. I see they have both the '16 and '17 Griffe du Marquis. You prefer the '17, ORobert? Or should I grab one of each vintage?

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AlohaArtakaHoundsong wrote:... just recalling a bygone time when people picnicked topless among the vines...

Watch out Macron, MFTA is coming for you!: Make France Topless Again.

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2 pm is a little early for painfully young claret. I think I’ll start with the second half of the 02 Pol Roger BdB.

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Just checked, I’ve got 3 more bottles of the 2002 Pol Roger BdB. I will open on soon, thanks for the enablement.

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Single malt scotch, 23 years old.

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Beychevelle is another favorite.

Always loved Murrieta’s Gran Reserva Ygay label as well as Pesquera’s stable.

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