Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

DavidG

Another big fan here.

He will be missed.

RIP

DavidG

The filing does look like a rush job to meet a deadline.

DavidG

I am not a lawyer, and lack even a fraction of the knowledge that Jim or Arv or Art have here, but I will offer this... Those who have been caught out and attempt relief via their credit card company may run into a 60- or 120-day time limit between the time the charges were processed and the time th...

DavidG

I didn't think I had any outstanding orders and I was correct. Somebody named Arthur Patterson is owed $800,000+. Art, and here I thought that was you... I shouldn't be making jokes and it's not funny. It is real money. Apparently Art Patterson is a venture capital bigwig so who knows if that is a ...

DavidG

Found a link to the PC bankruptcy filing.

DavidG

Jim I don't know the answers to your questions. I don't know how to look these things up but the following information might help you find the filing and the details. It's probably available on the web. Case No. is 16-40050. The Chapter 7 Petition was filed at 1:23 pm on Friday, January 8. The assig...

DavidG

Based on the numbers in the filing, it looks like well under 10 cents on the dollar will be left for unsecured creditors. And that's without considering legal expenses. I'm wondering whether the banks behind the credit card issuers will offer chargebacks for charges >60 days old and eat the losses w...

DavidG

It was just posted late last night, but early polling favors Ponzi scheme.

Dan Posner, months ago, suggested PC had dug themselves a $50 million dollar hole. He was in the right ballpark.

DavidG

I posted this in a separate thread so it would be more easily searchable than "perusing dockets." Premier Cru filed for bankruptcy yesterday afternoon. A few details thanks to Don Cornwell (more details available on the Wine Berserkers board): They filed Chapter 7 (liquidation), not Chapte...

DavidG

Premier Cru filed for bankruptcy yesterday afternoon. A few details thanks to Don Cornwell (more available on the Wine Berserkers board): They filed Chapter 7 (liquidation), not Chapter 11 (reorganization). They list estimated assets of $7 million and liabilities of $70,285,181. Secured claims are $...

DavidG

I may not be keeping up. I know that late harvest, very ripe, cold soak and heavy-handed use of oak are hallmarks of the too-modern winemaker. Are green harvesting, leaf pulling, high density planting and low yields also now considered too-modern techniques? Or only if they result in high brix and l...

DavidG

Agree, this was more structured with crunchy fruit than fat, ripe and fleshy. It's smoother tonight but I'll stick with my plan to wait 3-5 years before opening another 750.

DavidG

With temps on the upper 60s, I opted to grill lamb chops instead of our traditional Jewish Christmas excursion for a movie and Chinese food. I opened a 2000 Giscours and a 2003 Branaire-Ducru, and used some of the Giscours for the lamb marinade. The 2000 Giscours was drinking really well. Good body,...

DavidG

Wow Stefan, 18 cases! Between the antioxidants in the wine and the physical effort in managing all those cases, you should be aging backwards. I suppose it is still possible that PC has paid-for wine on the way to satisfy some of their obligations, but it seems awfully unlikely. Jim, you called frau...

DavidG

Ian makes a strong argument for 2012 LLC and 2010 Baron.

DavidG

My last outstanding 2005, L'Eglise Clinet, arrived in November 2014. It was a looong wait but it finally showed up.

DavidG

Nice note, Ian. And thank you for the link. I like Jamie's writing. I really liked: Peynaud is quoted as saying that great wines, tasted blind, often disappoint. It is true. Rather than suggest the emporer has no clothes, though, we should celebrate the fact that wine is more than just a liquid with...

DavidG

I can offer you a shrubbery at a heavily discounted price... pre-arrival.

DavidG

Nice story Danny. I'm not too proud to admit being influenced by labels. Sometimes I welcome knowing what the wine is so it adds to the enjoyment.

DavidG

Does Jim even consider Right Bank part of Bordeaux?

DavidG

Yes, we went there twice

DavidG

Stuart's dinner! The Obamas had eaten there the week before.

DavidG

It should be something from your trip to Bordeaux. One of the Pontet Canets? One of the over-achieving 2012s?

DavidG

I'm not sad for the retailer. I'm sad for the customers who will be left holding the bag.

DavidG

Things are looking worse over at the Wine Berserker's PC thread. Stories of more lawsuits. It's been 10 days since the last special pricing offer has been emailed. They've stopped allowing people to convert undelivered pre-arrivals to store credit for in-stock wines. PC is saying it will take 6 week...

DavidG

Arv, your memory is just fine. This is very atypical How-ish behavior for Tom. But it won't really be "pulling a BD" unless he drinks through the rest of the case, now that it's open, before the end of the year.

DavidG

Sweet! I think I drank a fair number of my 1985s too young. Thanks for the notes, Izak.

DavidG

Wow. Just wow.

Thanks for sharing. And happy (belated?) birthday!

DavidG

Good article. There's been a lot written about this micro-aggression and triggering crap but it's not isolated to the left. Right now we're hearing it from the left on college campuses. But we've also heard it from the right from zealots who are offended by "Happy Holidays" in place of &qu...

DavidG

Good question about pre-mox. Like you, Art, I haven't seen it in Champagnes. The acidity from the CO2 and the general less-ripeness of the grapes might have something to do with it. Champagne corks are also different from those used for still wines, and some theories about premox include corks as a ...

DavidG

I got an email from HDH this morning announcing this.

DavidG

Very nice. Is it difficult to find these wines over there?

DavidG

Stefan, the last 2001 Coutet I opened was in 2008. It was showing more youthful exuberance with more honey and less bitter back then. Sounds like it is developing very nicely. You've tempted me to open one tomorrow but the 89 Sauternes are calling as Amanda will be joining us and it's her birth year.

DavidG

Stefan, I always look forward to reading your annual holiday family tasting notes. A high-school friend spent a summer on a kibbutz where his job was to artificially inseminate the turkeys. You can imagine the nickname which arose from that. And his lack of enthusiasm for turkey ever since. Also gav...

DavidG

Looks like a great lineup. Well done!
Ed, hope you are feeling better.

DavidG

But is Rimmerman "vicious?"

DavidG

Feel better, Ed. Kidney stones are nasty painful, and 9 mm is a big one. Hope you are rid of it quickly.

DavidG

"Worst vintage of the 2000s" is both subjective and relative. Of course Rimmerman is a hypemaster and if he's got vintages other than 2002 to sell there's no doubt in my mind that commercial bias would play a role in this pronouncement. Even so, I would tend to agree with him. I've had ver...

DavidG

I have not been impressed with the condition of older Sauternes I've purchased as backfills. Even from reputable sources, color and palate are noticeably more advanced than bottles stored in my cellar since release. While I prefer to get them in my cellar as soon as they are released, I rarely buy S...

DavidG

Nice report Ian. Any thoughts on the 1995 or 2003?

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