Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JimHow

Why don't I just bring the 82 La Dominique and you bring a St. innocent Stefan.

JimHow

Ok meet us in the lobby of Le Meridien, 333 Battery Street, at noon. As for wine, I don't think I'm going to drink much anyway. And you know me, I'm not afraid to drink red wine with fish. I could bring the '82 La Dominique but I would have to get to K&L at some point to source a bottle or two f...

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I don't have any wine, all I have are my wines for tonight and tomorrow.
Do we have any pinot?
How does their wine list look?

Timmy, can you get to Le Meridien by noon?

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Welcome aboard, Jean Frederick!
You are a true BWEer, we have enjoyed having you at our conventions.
Plus, any friend of jean-Nicolas is a friend of BWE!

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Great, let's go there.
What time?

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I even recorded the vote results David as Patrick announced them, a perfect opportunity for voter fraud and I passed on it in my benevolence. The problem I had was that I knew wine #1 was the Lynch, but I also knew that it was the wine showing least impressively. So I just hoped I was wrong and ende...

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Sounds good Danny.

I'm in the mood for some fish for lunch, anybody have any restaurant recommendations?

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BWE on the Streets of San Francisco....

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Good question, maybe 12 or 12:30?

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We're at Le Meridien, 333 Battery Street

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This was a great showing for the Baron. It was open on the nose and vibrant and velvety on the palate.
It hit hard from the beginning and pummeled the Lynch from the first round to the last in an overwhelming decision.

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I'm sure there will be Timmy.
I think we are also planning on lunch.

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Tallying the results....

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The results of the ranked voting among 11 at the table:

First Place: 1989 Pichon Baron, 27 points.
Second Place: 1989 Pichon Lavande, 21 points
Third Place: 1989 Lynch Bages, 17 points

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Flash:
A stunning upset in SF.

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Glad to see you made it in Danny, I'm going out for a quick walk but I'll be back.
Stefan, Google maps says it is an 8 minute walk from Le Meridien to the Omni.

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We gonna send the Comtesse back to the kitchen where she belongs.

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Comtesse fights like a girl.

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Glad you made it! See you soon!

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Cassius Clay: Most overrated boxer in history.

Let's get it on!

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Nicola:
If you read this:
We are going to uncork the wines at the beginning and let them sit for about an hour before we get to the blind tasting flight.
So don't uncork your bottle before you get there.

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We'll see how much the Comtesse is smiling after tonight.
Welcome to the big time Comtesse.
Come play with the big boys, little lady.

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The 1989 Lynch Bages with its training stable, 1995 d'Yquem, 2010 Dal Forno Romano Amarone (17%), and 1982 La Dominique....

"We are ready," reports Jimmy L.B. How on behalf of the Lynch camp.

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And BWE '17 in San Francisco is off to a beautiful start!
What a treat drinking those old wines, thank you to Ed and Lisa for hosting us!

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The '89 Lynch, having taken this fight on short notice, is resting comfortably after a jarring cross-country flight.
Jimmy L. B. How reports that he has grave concerns about the the rules for and possible rigging of this fight.

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Patrick and I are in the cab Ed, we're on our way!

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... in San Francisco.

Agent How reporting from airport. Over.

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My flight about to leave Boston. I'm bringing that 17% 2010 Dal Forno Anarone for Friday night.

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I haven't had many recent vintages Alex but my observation is that they seem to have gone Rolex on us. And, other than perhaps the 2000, what vintages I have had have been quite GPL-like. Plus, their Parker points leave something to be desired. How can they be considered successful if their Parker p...

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You are about 10% correct in your account of what happened in Tommy DC's basement, my good man...
This is false news.

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I hope all is well with your mother, Danny, and I hope we get to see you and Danielle this weekend.
I'm in a hotel bar at Logan getting ready for tomorrow morning's flight, I'm officially on vacation.

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Yeah, yeah, this contest is OBVIOUSLY so RIGGED.
Clearly, the delicate Comtesse will be much more forward and open than the two brooding heavyweights.
RIGGED!

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The rise of Lynch Bages in recent years is one of Bordeaux’s great success stories.

Boy, it seems to me more like: "The decline of Lynch Bages in recent years is one of Bordeaux's great stories of failure."

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Copying this from a separate thread. It is a very tricky process. Here is how I do it. 1. I take a picture on my iPhone. 2. I pull up the picture on my iPhone screen from "all photos." 3. For some reason, some pictures get posted upside down on the site. All of Nic's pictures, for example,...

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Here is how I do it. 1. I take a picture on my iPhone. 2. I pull up the picture on my iPhone screen from "all photos." 3. For some reason, some pictures get posted upside down on the site. All of Nic's pictures, for example, appear upside down. To remedy this, I do the following: I rotate ...

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I'm packed and ready to go, leaving from Boston to San Francisco.

Safe travels to all BWEers traveling to the SEVENTEETH (can you believe it!) annual convention!

A little Tony Bennett to whet your appetite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eibLy6lXAmk

JimHow

As when I first drank it upon release this wine evolves so dramatically from tannic and sour cherry to rich, smooth, raspberry with just about an hour and a half of air. Perhaps the most brilliant $25 bottle of wine I have ever tasted.

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I know we took some heat for the 2005 Burgundy vintage as a "protest" wine of the year on a Bordeaux site, but let me tell you something. As near as I can tell, the 2005 Burgundy vintage is about as great a vintage from a wine region as I have experienced. Even these $25 wines (now $35-40i...

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I was just gonna say, this is a Jean-Nicolas Maltais kind of wine.

Love this stuff!

See you on Thursday!

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