Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JimHow

Nic and I are booked at the Hyatt Regency, 400 New Jersey Ave. NW, near the Capitol.

JimHow

I'm on the phone with Nicola, we are booking our hotel at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill.
We'll see you guys soon!

JimHow

Yes, they usually have great deals by summer's end, both 15% off and $25 gift card deals.
Although the '16s seem slow in arriving this year.
Are any in stock yet Gerry M?

JimHow

Ridge Geyserville '16.
And be sure to drink it young.

JimHow

Ha ha unfortunately summer is buying season in NH.
I’ll be buying exactly 200 bottles this summer, averaging $50 per bottle.

JimHow

Excellent! Looking forward to the weekend in DC.

JimHow

Very disappointed that the Brothers Blanquito won't join us but I look forward to seeing everyone! Can't seem to settle this manslaughter case but the trial isn't starting until June 24th so that gives me a whole week to recover. The judge wanted to schedule a hearing on some pretrial motions for th...

JimHow

I’m sure I’ll buy the sporadic bottle of champagne here, a Geyserville or Chianti there, but I really do not intend to buy more than a mixed case or so per year from here on out.

JimHow

Ha other than about 15 Germans, I have exactly one white in my cellar, JC, a bottle that Tom and Gail brought to my house last fall. I have about 700 red Bordeaux and about 70 red Burgundies in my cellar, a smattering or Brunellos, and one Chateuneuf. About a dozen Sauternes and two bottles of 2008 ...

JimHow

I too have about 800 bottles in my cellar.
I too drink basically one night per week, sometimes two.
I will buy exactly 200 bottles from the 2016 vintage to round out my cellar, and that will be the end of it.
Since I hope to live to (only) about 80, that should be about 50 bottles per year.

JimHow

No pistachios or dandelions, thanks David.

JimHow

Wow! Very well done indeed.
תחי BWE.

JimHow

You lucky bum.

JimHow

Baby doll. That's what it's all about.
Sipping on a 2012 Barde Haut here on the back deck on a holiday weekend...

JimHow

Wow! I just skimmed it over, looks fantastic as always, GBF, I look forward to reading it this evening.

JimHow

Where are all the $#%$# 2016s?
Is it my imagination or are they late to hit the shelves this year?

JimHow

We welcome you to the United States, Nicola. Very well done.
And may God Bless the United States of America....
MichaelP?

JimHow

We shall see, Patrick....
I'm amazed at the response so far to my nascent candidacy. I never cease to be amazed by how I am so well known throughout the great state of Maine, beyond the parochial borders of my beloved Lewiston....

JimHow

And a not so gentle reminder from the BD....

Marcus: The local district attorneys told me this morning they are willing to do a fundraiser because they would like to get rid of me for six years.

JimHow

Kamala Harris = Complete lightweight.
Mayor Pete = Very impressive so far.

JimHow

A fun read.
Sociando-Mallet has as much claim to being BWE's favorite wine as any....

JimHow

i still don't understand what the Cuvee Jean Gautreau is.

JimHow

Nice. I got one in my cellar.

JimHow

If the Blanquito Bros are there on Friday, I am there on Friday.

JimHow

Just got off a conference call with the judge.
Looks like the trial will commence on June 24th, which is good, that means I'm free to be in DC for the 14th-15th.
I'm in for Saturday the 15th, and if we have enough of a critical mass in town on that Friday the 14th, you can count me in!

JimHow

What did you think of the 2016 Labegorce CJD?
I've loved the 2016 Tour St. Christophe, La Dame de Montrose, Prieure Lichine, Fonroque, and Barde Haut.
it does indeed appear to be a profound vintage. The wines will last a long time.
Really rich color in all of them.

JimHow

Very true indeed. If I were running for president I would refer to him as Orange Head.

JimHow

I like BlackSalt too, but I agree with Jean Fred's minor criticism from last time, that they rushed out our courses too quickly. We were barely able to match a wine with a course before the next course was brought out. Just a minor quibble, and I certainly support going to BlackSalt one of the two n...

JimHow

Well done, DavidG.
We'll see you all in DC.

JimHow

I keep waiting to run into a public appearance by this Buttigieg fellow that disappoints. Hasn't happened yet. He may be legitimite.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?460512-1/ ... ub-chicago

Beto, on the other hand, not so much....

JimHow

I hereby authorize planning of a BWE weekend in DC on June 14-15.
I will be there.

JimHow

i say we go ahead and schedule it for the weekend of June 14-15.
I'll make sure I'm available both nights!
Ok, let's get it done!

JimHow

Back from a daylong suppression hearing. Grr, this judge can't make up his mind. I truly think the case is either going to be dismissed or settle, but it hasn't happened yet. We have another phone conference with the judge and DA on Monday at noon, we're gonna press him then to schedule this thing. ...

JimHow

Yeah, I don't think I can do Friday, either.
I still don't know if I can do that weekend, although I should have a better idea after today.

JimHow

The way this is growing, I think we need to turn this into a Friday and Saturday night affair, and we need to find out if our Saturday night room is available...
David?

JimHow

I order you and the bro to be there. Don't give me this bullshit.

JimHow

Meantime, I’m going to Alaska!

https://wgme.com/news/local/hes-a-perso ... -in-alaska

JimHow

We always recommend against plea bargains, my associate Jesse Archer and I prefer to go to trial. But very often we are made offers that our clients can't refuse. I'm going to press the judge tomorrow for an exact trial date. I hope we can see you in DC on June 15th, MichaelP! I'm assuming Nalan won...

JimHow

Wait til the Webb telescope goes on line....
We will truly see Creation.

JimHow

well, you know, I would indeed like to buy 2-3 mixed cases of some nice Burgundy to round out my cellar. But when I read that a wine is 89-91 points, it's like, dude, why are you wasting my time? I'll go buy some 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape at a fraction of the price and with some critical certitude th...

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