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by JimHow
Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:12 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Happy 24th Birthday to BWE.
Replies: 16
Views: 309

Re: Happy 24th Birthday to BWE.

Tom In DC, you and Gail have been BWE joys in my life, I truly hope to see you soon.
by JimHow
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:46 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
Replies: 29
Views: 611

Re: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.

Yeah I hear you, esl.
Saratoga has already packed and shipped my case of Cantemerle, scheduled for overnight delivery tomorrow at regular $20 ground shipping.
I've been very impressed with their selection and service.
by JimHow
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
Replies: 29
Views: 611

Re: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.

Very well done indeed RP!
by JimHow
Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
Replies: 29
Views: 611

Re: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.

I ordered another case, esl, at Saratoga Wine Exchange. It’s so smooth, and 13.5%.
by JimHow
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:02 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
Replies: 29
Views: 611

2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.

The 2019 Chateau Catemerle is outstanding, best Cantemerle ever in my opinion, surpasses the 2016, 2010, and 1989. It is elegant and nuanced, balanced, classy, I love the 13.5% alcohol level in this generally high alcohol vintage. At $28USD, I am planning on buying two more cases. Very smooth, light...
by JimHow
Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:19 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548064

Re: So what have you bought lately?

My mixed two case stash of some of my favorite 2019-2020 Bordeaux arrived today, life is good....
by JimHow
Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:43 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Happy 24th Birthday to BWE.
Replies: 16
Views: 309

Re: Happy 24th Birthday to BWE.

Welcome to BWE, TW, and thank you to all BWEers far and wide.
What an incredible ride!
by JimHow
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Happy 24th Birthday to BWE.
Replies: 16
Views: 309

Happy 24th Birthday to BWE.

It was 24 years ago this morning that I woke up and, on a whim, created this site. I had zero expectations that it would last beyond that day, or certainly not more than a week. 24 years later, through thick or thin, we are still here! It has been a great ride. Happy Birthday to all BWEers around th...
by JimHow
Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:44 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: President Trump
Replies: 5480
Views: 684390

Re: President Trump

We gotta win Michigan, Jon....

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/us/g ... biden.html

And let me know if Governor Whitmer ever decides to run for the Oval Office, I'll be her Maine campaign manager....
by JimHow
Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:58 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: TN: 2000 La Lagune
Replies: 5
Views: 1724

Re: TN: 2000 La Lagune

The Wine That Shall Remain Nameless.
by JimHow
Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:25 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548064

Re: So what have you bought lately?

By the way, I was looking at this Tool video I surreptitiously filmed at the Boston Garden 2019, can you send it on to Stefan Jr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8xyqLABxw0
by JimHow
Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:23 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548064

Re: So what have you bought lately?

Ha I was going to comment on the measly two in the initial post.
Well done. Very well done indeed.
by JimHow
Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: So what have you bought lately?
Replies: 4868
Views: 1548064

Re: So what have you bought lately?

Wow, 12 x 2019 Chateau de Lamarque….
Well done, esl. Very well done indeed!
by JimHow
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 2005 Bordeaux revisited.
Replies: 50
Views: 951

Re: 2005 Bordeaux revisited.

He seemed like a sweet man, I regret not ever having met him.
We did meet his daughter in Montreal last month, she was very nice.
by JimHow
Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:42 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 2019 Lafon Rochet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 10
Views: 201

Re: 2019 Lafon Rochet has been uncorked and other ramblings....

Which Lafon Rochet did you like better, Nikola, 2019 or 2020?
by JimHow
Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Bordeaux négociants in a tizzy
Replies: 1
Views: 118

Re: Bordeaux négociants in a tizzy

Sigh, two of my passions -- criminal law and French wine -- seem to be harbingers of bigger end-of-time problems on the horizon. Our criminal court system is literally falling into banana republic status. I had an experience trial judge agreeing with me this week, he referred to it as "third wo...
by JimHow
Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: My wine cellar
Replies: 28
Views: 621

Re: My wine cellar

We'll see you soon with those Haut Brions, David!
by JimHow
Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 2019 Lafon Rochet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 10
Views: 201

Re: 2019 Lafon Rochet has been uncorked and other ramblings....

Take it slow, Stefan, I hope you're feeling better, that's a nasty virus. I've heard of quite a few people getting it lately. The 2019 Lafon Rochet is a serious food wine, it matched with my fatty ribeye last night. It is dark and very young, but showing blueberries, cedar, and a touch of spice. Rec...
by JimHow
Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:00 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 2005 Bordeaux revisited.
Replies: 50
Views: 951

Re: 2005 Bordeaux revisited.

I came across this video interview of Jean-Michel Cazes, at the 8:00 minute mark he says: "The 1989 (Lynch Bages) for me was perfection, it was truly incredible." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn0567JzW5E&t=516s To this day 1989 Lynch Bages benefits from 24 hours of air before drinki...
by JimHow
Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:24 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 2019 Lafon Rochet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 10
Views: 201

2019 Lafon Rochet has been uncorked and other ramblings....

Looking forward to a nice young Saint-Estephe tonight....
by JimHow
Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:49 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 2016 Allées de Cantemerle
Replies: 1
Views: 89

Re: 2016 Allées de Cantemerle

Nice.
by JimHow
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:55 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: My wine cellar
Replies: 28
Views: 621

Re: My wine cellar

Ha drank it all BP, first time I drank alcohol was the vaunted Spring '74 Apple vintage when my brothers and I were camping out in the back yard....
by JimHow
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:48 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: My wine cellar
Replies: 28
Views: 621

Re: My wine cellar

Indeed, Stefan, filling in some gaps is what prompted me to do the video.
Now I just need to get some 2022 Burgundy in there. And more champagne.
by JimHow
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:36 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: My wine cellar
Replies: 28
Views: 621

Re: My wine cellar

Oui oui CV! The cellar has been one of the joys of living in this house, along with my back deck.
by JimHow
Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:57 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: My wine cellar
Replies: 28
Views: 621

Re: My wine cellar

Ha ha indeed, esl, cellar tracker tells me I have 15 German bottles. 2004 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese * 2018 Dönnhoff Kreuznacher Kahlenberg Riesling Trocken Nahe 2015 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese Nahe 2001 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Ries...
by JimHow
Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:51 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: My wine cellar
Replies: 28
Views: 621

Re: My wine cellar

Sounds good M!
Yes I should know my March schedule a week from today.
by JimHow
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: My wine cellar
Replies: 28
Views: 621

Re: My wine cellar

Ha ha, I’m hoping to get some Burgundy into the cellar in 2024. You guys have an open invitation anytime, we’ll cork the good stuff! MichaelP and Nalan are talking about coming up.
by JimHow
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 11
Views: 202

Re: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....

This 2014 Sociando is just so consistent each time I have it. It is classic Bordeaux. It is still young but drinking beautifully now, very fresh and well defined. I don't believe these 2014s ever closed down. This wine does seem different than the 2016 and 2020 Sociandos, which I still love but seem...
by JimHow
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:25 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: My wine cellar
Replies: 28
Views: 621

My wine cellar

by JimHow
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:00 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: My 2014 Bordeaux inventory, and a question....
Replies: 7
Views: 181

Re: My 2014 Bordeaux inventory, and a question....

Ha, you guys know my cellar better than I do, Nikola.
I swear, after I produced this list, I said, wait, I thought I have one more 2014 VCC, where is it?
I literally went downstairs looking for it. Alas, it was not there.... :(
by JimHow
Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:06 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 11
Views: 202

Re: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....

I watch these videos every now and then, this one from the K&L guy just exudes the joy of Bordeaux....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAT7ztg5AtI
by JimHow
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:40 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 11
Views: 202

Re: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....

Man, I could drink this wine every night (with food), it is about as JimHow a wine as it gets....
by JimHow
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:39 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 11
Views: 202

Re: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....

By the way, looking forward to the USA's first return landing to the moon since Apollo, scheduled to happen Thursday evening, fingers crossed....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2pPHelrQr0
by JimHow
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:36 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 11
Views: 202

Re: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....

Speaking of FLA, I heard rumors that there was some Bordeaux consumed this past weekend in Ft. Lauderdale....
by JimHow
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:00 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 11
Views: 202

Re: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....

The Man from Quebec wants to get down to Orlando this year....

I gotta get down to DC in March, I'm handing off three bottles 2016 Haut Brion to DavidG.
I should know my March trial schedule by the end of next week, David, I'll touch base with you then.
by JimHow
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 11
Views: 202

Re: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....

I know it's one of his faves. It seems like a perfect vintage for this style of wine.
by JimHow
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Replies: 11
Views: 202

The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....

I've loved this wine the several times I've had it, let's see how it's doing....
by JimHow
Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Another Bordeaux 2014 ten years
Replies: 4
Views: 273

Re: Another Bordeaux 2014 ten years

Yes, I think this is a more accurate assessment of 2014. I love how they use the word “restraint” up front, which is to me the hallmark of this vintage, but in a positive, not negative, way.
by JimHow
Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: My 2014 Bordeaux inventory, and a question....
Replies: 7
Views: 181

Re: My 2014 Bordeaux inventory, and a question....

I agree with stefan. The 1998 is more versatile but more expensive. I think you should get 1 bottle of the 1998 and at least 2 of the 2014.
I like your thinking!