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by DavidG
Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:36 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: My First DRC and Other Fun Labor Day Wines
Replies: 11
Views: 7053

Re: My First DRC and Other Fun Labor Day Wines

Quite the collection of great bottles Joel! Enjoyed your notes, felt like I was there.
by DavidG
Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:44 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 9681 days past
Replies: 13
Views: 7411

Re: 9681 days past

Happy Anniversary!
by DavidG
Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:39 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2014 Cos d'Estournel has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 20
Views: 9267

Re: The 2014 Cos d'Estournel has been uncorked and other ramblings....

Congratulations Bill, wishing you many happy years of retirement!
by DavidG
Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:19 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2014 Cos d'Estournel has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 20
Views: 9267

Re: The 2014 Cos d'Estournel has been uncorked and other ramblings....

Happy belated birthday Jim, and welcome to Medicare! Funny, I do the opposite and let myself go before my annual blood work and doctor visit. I figure if I'm not in trouble after a couple of months of my worst behavior, I should be OK for another year. Love the stories about your adventures in polit...
by DavidG
Wed Aug 30, 2023 2:54 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: TN: 2006 Trotanoy
Replies: 13
Views: 4015

Re: TN: 2006 Trotanoy

Musigny 151 wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:23 pm The 2005 is a decade away. Even more backward than VCC which I paired it against.
Can’t help with 2014 I am afraid.
Thanks Mark. Will leave them alone.
by DavidG
Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:30 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: China
Replies: 17
Views: 6096

Re: China

Here’s a more optimistic take, one which I find less convincing than Bret Stephens’. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/business/economy/us-economy-china.html?searchResultPosition=9 I think you’re right about the Chinese economy being a house of cards, and that its collapse will have significant rep...
by DavidG
Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:12 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: TN: 2006 Trotanoy
Replies: 13
Views: 4015

Re: TN: 2006 Trotanoy

Anyone tried the 2005 or 2014 Trot? I have a few of each. Wondering if the ‘05 is getting close to ready.
by DavidG
Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:02 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Super seconds?
Replies: 30
Views: 25617

Re: Super seconds?

JCNorthway wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:01 pm I've purchased more wine from them than anywhere else, by far, the past 2 or 3 years.
Me too. Due to their “12 ship free” promotions combined with decent pricing and a good selection.
by DavidG
Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:00 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Super seconds?
Replies: 30
Views: 25617

Re: Super seconds?

stefan wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:12 pm Thanks, David. Of those I have only Giscours and Rauzan Segla. Tonight Lucie and I will drink 2014 Pape Clement, which I fear will be spoofilated.
I can’t believe you don’t already have any 2014 TWTSNBN.
by DavidG
Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:58 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684394

Re: President Trump

I hear you Jim. But I’m not giving passes for failure to successfully pull off the heist.
by DavidG
Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:46 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684394

Re: President Trump

I'm not swayed by the whataboutism, Jim. And I don't care if this makes him look stronger to his loony followers. Trump tried to kill democracy. A much bigger deal than someone being killed in a drunk driving accident, as tragic as it was, or lying about oral sex in the West Wing. And directly relat...
by DavidG
Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:00 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Super seconds?
Replies: 30
Views: 25617

Re: Super seconds?

stefan wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:40 pm Brings up the question: What 2014 Bordeaux should I look for?
I haven't checked recent pricing, but these are the 2014s that I'd be looking for:
Calon Segur
Conseillante
Giscous
TWTSNBN
Leoville Barton
Montrose
Rauzan Segla
Sociando Mallet
Vieux Chateau Certan
by DavidG
Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:37 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Super seconds?
Replies: 30
Views: 25617

Super seconds?

<r>The BD might want a word with Saratoga Wine regarding qualifications for "super second," though I doubt he'd disagree with the vintage selection:<br/> <br/> <ATTACHMENT filename="cb6e1d46-8b40-4e72-b117-dc06e7bc6366.png" index="0"><s>[attachment=0]</s>cb6e1d46-8b40-4e72-b117-dc06e7bc6366.png<e>[/...
by DavidG
Sat Aug 26, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684394

Re: President Trump

What Tim said, every word.
by DavidG
Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Deals Thread
Replies: 726
Views: 165023

Re: Deals Thread

Flickinger’s progressive sale is in its final day. Leoville Barton 2014 at $75 isn’t bad.
by DavidG
Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:29 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548077

Re: So what have you bought lately?

I've been buying Tbills and rolling them over for a chunk of our fixed income assets. Literally and arguably financially less liquid than the wine in the cellar.
by DavidG
Wed Aug 23, 2023 6:34 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: COVID and wine - not a great combination
Replies: 29
Views: 15467

Re: COVID and wine - not a great combination

So sorry to hear Danny. Peggy had that the first time around. I was bringing her meals upstairs for almost 9 months, and the brain fog took almost a year before it completely cleared. That was in February 2020, so no Paxlovid back then. I hope yours clears faster.
by DavidG
Wed Aug 23, 2023 6:31 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548077

Re: So what have you bought lately?

Every time I see jckba's posts in this thread I think "that's enough to stock a small retail establishment or a decent-sized restaurant." And I feel so much less guilt about my own purchases. Keep it up JC!
by DavidG
Wed Aug 23, 2023 5:35 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Introducing the new Comte Flaneur Scoring System (CFSS)
Replies: 12
Views: 5034

Re: Introducing the new Comte Flaneur Scoring System (CFSS)

My favorite TIC rating system was Stuart Yaniger's "Three Stooges Wine Rating System." I gave it three Curlys with a woo-woo-woo. Sadly, it no longer appears to be available on the web.
Three Stooges Wine Rating System.pdf
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by DavidG
Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:05 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548077

Re: So what have you bought lately?

JimHow wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2023 6:33 pm Mmm doggie. My kind of wine.
Yup, hard to keep hands off. Just so easy.
by DavidG
Tue Aug 22, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: COVID and wine - not a great combination
Replies: 29
Views: 15467

Re: COVID and wine - not a great combination

Peggy got the original version in early 2020. Almost total loss of smell/taste for 6 months. Slowly returned, with bad smells and bitter tastes coming back first. Took about a year to get back to normal. She got a very mild case of the omicron version in 2022 and had reduced taste/smell for a week o...
by DavidG
Tue Aug 22, 2023 11:59 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Introducing the new Comte Flaneur Scoring System (CFSS)
Replies: 12
Views: 5034

Re: Introducing the new Comte Flaneur Scoring System (CFSS)

Ian, it’s a logical scoring system from your perspective and for those who take the time to understand it. For anyone else it will be confusing. It sounds like you enjoyed the Elio Grasso, “an ideal mid-weeker” even though it had its limitations. The first impression most would have to a -1 score is...
by DavidG
Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: R'n'R
Replies: 10
Views: 3595

Re: R'n'R

Gonna have to try Fieuzal…
by DavidG
Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:55 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2005 Vintage -- how good is it really?
Replies: 107
Views: 14716

Re: The 2005 Vintage -- how good is it really?

The 05s have arrived? Tres bien. Which of these best to try now?: d’Armailhac Batailley Beychevelle Boyd Cantenac Brane Cantenac Calon Segur Cantemerle Carmes Haut Brion Chauvin Clos Rene d'Issan Duhart Milon Figeac Gaffeliere Giscours Grand Puy Lacoste Haut Batailley Lagrange Lagune Magdelaine Mon...
by DavidG
Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:48 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: It's been two years since I "met" Beaujolais...
Replies: 11
Views: 2590

Re: It's been two years since I "met" Beaujolais...

I don’t try to age Beaujolais either, though I don’t worry about it fading away over 5-10 years either. I never feel guilty about pulling a bottle “too soon.”
by DavidG
Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:33 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: It's been two years since I "met" Beaujolais...
Replies: 11
Views: 2590

Re: It's been two years since I "met" Beaujolais...

Stuart Pigott is English but lives in Germany and writes about German wines. James Suckling employs him to make travels to Beaujolais and write about wines. He is very fond of Mee Godard's wines and loves Jean-Marc Burgaud's Yes, 95p and up. It's funny how few wine critics find the time to learn to...
by DavidG
Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:30 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2005 Vintage -- how good is it really?
Replies: 107
Views: 14716

Re: The 2005 Vintage -- how good is it really?

I’ll pile on to say I’ve been enjoying the ‘05s and agree with Mark about them starting to show well. I think they are still on the upswing. Some I’ve been afraid to open. I get the willies every time I eye Angelus or Pavie, fearful that they may bludgeon me to death with over-ripe fruit and bury me...
by DavidG
Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
Replies: 64
Views: 16467

Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati

>> I drank through a whole case of the ‘14 already. >> Gosh, I rarely drink Sociando that is less than 10 years old, and it is usually better at 20. Is the 2014 that much different from the usual Sociando? Very approachable but of course no aged complexity. These were just so easy to drink when I d...
by DavidG
Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:43 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: It's been two years since I "met" Beaujolais...
Replies: 11
Views: 2590

Re: It's been two years since I "met" Beaujolais...

Quite a string of outstanding wines Izak! Thanks for the report. I’ll have to search for some of these. I’ve had the Coudert Clos de Roillette thanks to Joel and agree it’s excellent. Odd discordance between you and Piggott on those two wines. I’ve heard the name but am not familiar with his writing...
by DavidG
Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:14 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
Replies: 64
Views: 16467

Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati

2016 👍👍👍 I agree Nic. I think I prefer the 2016 for the long term and the 2014 for right now. Geez, I drank through a whole case of the ‘14 already. But it’s early days. The 2016 is riper and less “light on its feet” than the more typically Sociando 2014. I think that gives the ‘16 more long-term p...
by DavidG
Wed Aug 16, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
Replies: 64
Views: 16467

Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati

Great choice Jim and I agree Joel. I've already Howed a whole case of 2014 Sociando over the course of a year. I was late to the game and paid $40. I see it's now at $43.
by DavidG
Wed Aug 16, 2023 3:36 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548077

Re: So what have you bought lately?

Patrick your note prompted me to check WS again for 2014 Leoville Barton, something I’ve been intermittently looking for. Anyone in the Baltimore/DC area interested in splitting a case? I might be interested in doing so. Definitely up for at least 3-4 bottles if anyone wants to be a third. I went a...
by DavidG
Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:59 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548077

Re: So what have you bought lately?

Patrick your note prompted me to check WS again for 2014 Leoville Barton, something I’ve been intermittently looking for. Anyone in the Baltimore/DC area interested in splitting a case?
by DavidG
Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:25 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
Replies: 64
Views: 16467

Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati

Just noodling, not asking…

Patrick, I concur those are the likely top contenders. I’d lean towards Sociando and a recent vintage, 2018, 19, or 20. Second guess would be Cantemerle ‘cuz the other one is The Wine That Shall Not Be Named (TWTSNBN). Whaddaya think?
by DavidG
Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:03 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
Replies: 64
Views: 16467

Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati

So red, French, Medoc. Yet to be clarified whether “Medoc” refers to the entire region encompassing N. and S. Medoc and whether it includes the more specifically named communes or if it means only those properties outside of them. We’ve ruled out Pauillac, St Estephe, and Margaux and are waiting on ...
by DavidG
Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Caymus 40th Anniversary 2012
Replies: 17
Views: 3896

Re: Caymus 40th Anniversary 2012

If more oak, more extraction, more ripeness, more everything is what Caymus was going for with the Special Selection back in the late ‘90s, I wouldn’t be shocked to hear that a bottle of the regular cuvée was more enjoyable.
by DavidG
Mon Aug 14, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548077

Re: So what have you bought lately?

6 x 2016 Leoville Barton @ $130 from Hi-Time Wine Cellars.
by DavidG
Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:56 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Caymus 40th Anniversary 2012
Replies: 17
Views: 3896

Re: Caymus 40th Anniversary 2012

I thought the 1994 Caymus Special Selection was grossly overoaked, with pronounced dill and vanilla notes. That was more of a turnoff than the ripeness of the fruit, and was the end of it for Caymus and me.
by DavidG
Sun Aug 13, 2023 7:36 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548077

Re: So what have you bought lately?

Pretty humble offering compared to 2016 Mouton, but...
10 x 2020 Ridge Geyserville @ $41 from wine.com with coupons.