Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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This is just perfect. It is absolutely what I look for in northern Medoc Bordeaux. It has a bit of earthiness to it, but it is that seductive cedar, raspberry, quintessential St. Estephe profile that just knocks me off my feet. And completely 2002 in character. At twenty-nine bucks, that's crazy! 94...

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Of all my many Stuart experiences, perhaps my favorite was when he, Kathy and I drank Spanish wines on a Friday night in SF at one of the BWE conventions.
The wines were great, the company superb.

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This is why I love the Medoc. Wood, cedar, restraint, lead pencil on the nose, raspberries, cherries, that whole Lafite-Cos-Sociando-Calon thing going on. When you drive up that far north you almost get that edge-of-the-world feel as you cut through the little town of Pauillac and get up the little ...

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How did we not buy every single bottle of these 2002s that were in stock? Crazy.

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….From the famous MacArthur's heist.

Great bouquet bursts forward immediately upon uncorking.

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We saw Javier Vasquez the next night in Game 7, when he came on in relief as gave up a grand slam to Johnny Damon, the first batter he faced, at which point I was in utter nirvana.

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Hey, Whuzzup and I were at the bloody sock game at Yankee Stadium in October 2004. Oh, I didn't mind his politics then, did I.

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I don't know which is more demented:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/curt-schill ... ntial-run/

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I thought the other guy was funny, the Colbert guy.

Cheer up, Curt Schilling says he's running for president in 4-8 years, I'm sure he'll solve all of our problems.

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It still seems all surreal to me. For at least ten years I've felt this guy was doing exactly what he was doing. But there was that little part of the brain that said, no, come on, he really can't be doing this, so blatantly, right? And for at least a decade I've felt the guy was looking at about 5 ...

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Yeah, the mainstream media is indeed very weak.
Myself, I don't get the John Stewart phenomenon.
He does nothing for me, I don't think he's funny at all.
But, to each his own.

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Last night Hannity had the following guests: Two doctors saying Hillary needs to release he medical records and they showed her coughing during several speeches, tripping on a top step as she boarded a plane, and lost her train of thought while giving a quick interview while walking off a stage, as ...

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I don't know if you've been watching Fox News lately, especially Hannity, but some of the stuff they are putting on there is incredible.
Wow is Hannity suffering right now, I love it. I hope he doesn't get the last laugh though.

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As far back as ten years ago I was wondering how this joker was going to escape this fate.

I wonder how much time he's gonna get.

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Thanks for posting CV, I was wondering.

I wonder if he's going to be sentenced tomorrow.

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The last noteworthy GPL was the 1995, and before that the 1982.
The 1985 was good.
Will there ever be another good GPL?

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As usual, it takes someone from Maine to stand up to tyranny.

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FINALLY, Maine Senator Susan Collins rejects Trump.

I've been calling for her to do this for months.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... story.html

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i drove back from NYC today Gerry but just couldn't bring myself to delay my trip by an hour to drive up to Nashua. Any idea how many bottles of the 2005 Dom they have left?

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What is it about an off year vintage of an unknown wine (2008 Malmaison) that appeals to you, Racer Chris?
Have you had that wine before? Does it have some special place in your heart?

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The difference in coverage between CNN and Fox is staggering.
It's like they are in two different universes.

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Did you get it at the Nashua store Gerry?

Give the 2012 Barde Haut a try Jacques, I'll be curious to see what you think about it.

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Not sure of the origin of the term but it does smack of California viewed through the lens of a Woody Allen film.

LoL.
Hey, don't worry, we can walk to the curb from here.

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I drink Bordeaux year round, temps have no bearing on my choices.

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The big man came to Maine yesterday. He was introduced by our crazy Tea Bag governor, Paul LePage. He had clearly been fed some hate talking points. He attacked the immigration of Somalis into Maine as a huge danger. It really hit home. Most of the Somalis have moved into Lewiston. They are peaceful...

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Wow, you are drinking well, Timmy McCracken, I'm jealous!

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So it seems like the purchase of 2008 Lafite upon release was a great investment.

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I mean, I like my wines mouth-puckering, tannic, stern, stoic, dry, like licking a chalkboard. And this has all of that. I thought matching it up against a nice juicy grilled strip sirloin would do the trick. But this is just a brutally tannic, humorless, green-streaked effort that, hey, don't get m...

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Watching the big guy right now on youtube in a live speech in Jacksonville. The crowd of thousands is overflowing out into the streets. He is as happy, rambunctious, obnoxious, unapologetic, narcissistic, blustery, as ever. He looks like he's having fun and could care less what Paul Ryan thinks of h...

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We shall see, Hound. We live in not even 24 hour news cycles. A week ago Trump was ahead in the polls. Three days ago Nate Silver had him winning the race. He's had a couple crazy days because he is crazy. But by Labor Day it will be a vague memory. Three months is an eternity in politics. Carter wa...

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There's a long way to go….

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You are indeed reading my mind, JScott.

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Barde Haut is on a serious roll.

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I'm not an expert but I think the New York Times has some big problems with unfunded pension liabilities: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/06/eric-englund/the-ny-times-is-going-bankrupt/ They took like a billion dollar loss when they sold the Boston Globe: http://nypost.com/2013/08/03/new-york-times...

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Gazin.

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Wow, coming up... the top 6 presidents of the United States of America. Wow.
I'm in awe. What men!

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You are right, CV. I did intend to talk about Obama's "Do Nothing" Congress. And you are right, I believe racism is a significant element involved. Fun to watch the Republicans still tightroping this whole Muslim soldier issue. The Democrats have co-opted the Patriotism issue, which used t...

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The Jim How Top Ten Greatest Presidents, and their Bordeaux wine counterparts….. #10. Dwight Eisenhower. It was tough, there are about 5 or 6 others who could easily be included in the top 10, I'll mention them in honorable mention at the end. But if I have to pick, I have to include Ike in my top ...

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I get a kick out of these old Hitchens videos against the Clintons.
They are therapeutic for a Hillary hater like me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf8CUgAj_84

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