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- Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:29 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your favourite super second?
- Replies: 86
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Re: What is your favourite super second?
Ian, I'll add a hearty second to your praise for the 1978 and 1979 Pichon Lalandes.
Re: Wine AC
I would look at the CellarPro line of cooling units. I don't have one but after researching them this is what I'll buy when my Breezaire dies. The website contains quite a bit of information to help you choose a system to fit your requirements.
- Thu Feb 05, 2015 1:23 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your favourite super second?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 15643
Re: What is your favourite super second?
Ian, I still believe that it IS unreasonable to make inferences from CT average scores. I do believe that one can make reasonable inferences from market prices, but any correlation between rank order of prices and CT scores still lacks any significance for all the reasons listed above. Add to that t...
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:05 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your favourite super second?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 15643
Re: What is your favourite super second?
Ian, common sense told us that the world is flat and the Sun goes around the Earth. Those who insist that this remains the case despite scientific evidence to the contrary are the ones who are not seeing clearly. Perhaps their view is obstructed because their heads are rammed up their asses, but in ...
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 11:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your favourite super second?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 15643
Re: What is your favourite super second?
I don't have it in for you Ian but I do have it in for misuse of statistics, and I wonder what your statistical whiz would say about the power of large numbers when no one is using the same scale. I don't think you can count on them differentiating tiny differences of a point or two when there are m...
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your favourite super second?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 15643
Re: What is your favourite super second?
Ian, it came out sounding a lot harsher than intended, and for that I apologize, but at its core it's true. Mis-application of statistics is a bit of a pet peeve for me, so here I go: First point: Large sample sizes are meaningless when there is no standardization of the scale. This is a common erro...
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:39 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your favourite super second?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 15643
Re: What is your favourite super second?
That CT analysis is meaningless. It presupposes: 1) That there is any statistical validity to comparing CT average scores. There isn't. 2) That if there were any validity to the CT scores, they would apply to an individual's ranking. They wouldn't. I find it much more interesting to hear individuals...
- Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:02 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: IMPORTANT: Hotels for BWE France 15
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5804
Re: IMPORTANT: Hotels for BWE France 15
Dear Fellow BWEs: I am reading this thread with a mixture of excitement, jealousy and regret. Those who are going are in for a real treat. The BWE Bordeaux trip in 2005 was one of the most memorable of my life. Not just because of what we did, but more importantly who we were with and the memories w...
- Sun Jan 18, 2015 11:01 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Angelus and Pavie: the real deal or parvenus?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2949
Re: Angelus and Pavie: the real deal or parvenus?
Looks like I've got a lot of pigs to kiss... Oh well.
- Sun Jan 18, 2015 10:59 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Can a simple 2010 Left Bank, save the weekend?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1101
Re: Can a simple 2010 Left Bank, save the weekend?
You have better luck than I do, Nic, but probably because I often forget or am too lazy to put the wine in the fridge. I think that's even more important than replacing the cork. There's more than enough air in the bottle after 1/2 has been poured out to allow oxidation to proceed even if the cork i...
- Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:11 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Can a simple 2010 Left Bank, save the weekend?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1101
Re: Can a simple 2010 Left Bank, save the weekend?
I consider the ability of a wine to drink well for 1-2 days after opening as suggestive that it will last, but I wouldn't expect any red Bdx to hold up for 5 days after opening.
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:34 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Can a simple 2010 Left Bank, save the weekend?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1101
Re: Can a simple 2010 Left Bank, save the weekend?
Glad to hear your bottle turned out well, Nic. Roel, you are a lucky man. After 3-4 years of swearing I would not buy a single bottle of 2010 Bdx, BWE wore me down. I now have about a case and a half resting in the cellar. Lesser wines for early drinking, and every one I've opened so far has been ex...
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:02 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Je suis fier d'etre Franco-Americain.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 261
Re: Je suis fier d'etre Franco-Americain.
Several news outlets said millions marched in Paris today. Wow! Tim, were you in town? What was it like?
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité!
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité!
- Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:34 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 1982 Gruaud Larose
- Replies: 12
- Views: 856
Re: TN: 1982 Gruaud Larose
I think it's an issue of "want" not "can't."
The '82 Gruaud and Talbot were my first case purchases. Sadly gone but fondly remembered. I'm not surprised to hear it is still going strong. Thanks for the note.
The '82 Gruaud and Talbot were my first case purchases. Sadly gone but fondly remembered. I'm not surprised to hear it is still going strong. Thanks for the note.
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 7:15 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: first Bdx of the year - 2005 Les Grands Chênes, 2010 Rochemorin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 806
Re: TN: first Bdx of the year - 2005 Les Grands Chênes, 2010 Rochemorin
Rudi - if you still have some, see if the 2005 Grand Chenes tastes any less oaky and modern than it did on release. I've never had the Cuvee Prestige.
And if you see it, try the Rochemorin - that one is less modern than the Grands Chenes to my palate anyway.
And if you see it, try the Rochemorin - that one is less modern than the Grands Chenes to my palate anyway.
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:16 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: first Bdx of the year - 2005 Les Grands Chênes, 2010 Rochemorin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 806
Re: TN: first Bdx of the year - 2005 Les Grands Chênes, 2010 Rochemorin
So I went and picked up some 2009 and 2010 Rochemorin, and compared them side by side with the following results. RG, you need to do the same so we can compare notes. 2009 Château de Rochemorin - France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan (1/5/2015) Opened to compare to the 2010. Pop and pour same day...
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:35 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: first Bdx of the year - 2005 Les Grands Chênes, 2010 Rochemorin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 806
Re: TN: first Bdx of the year - 2005 Les Grands Chênes, 2010 Rochemorin
Alex, both of these would be good cellar-stockers and should have at least a 10-year life expectancy from the date of the vintage. In fact, the Grands Chênes needed years to absorb its oak, but the Rochemorin was fine right out of the gates. I have no idea if they will develop true Bordeaux complexi...
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 4:49 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: first Bdx of the year - 2005 Les Grands Chênes, 2010 Rochemorin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 806
Re: TN: first Bdx of the year - 2005 Les Grands Chênes, 2010 Rochemorin
I think you'll like it. Never had the 2009 but the 2010 is already drinking well despite the reputation of the vintage.
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 4:46 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2014 BWE WINE OF THE YEAR: 2010 CHATEAU CHASSE SPLEEN
- Replies: 7
- Views: 638
Re: 2014 BWE WINE OF THE YEAR: 2010 CHATEAU CHASSE SPLEEN
A worthy champion, well done Jim!
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:23 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: first Bdx of the year - 2005 Les Grands Chênes, 2010 Rochemorin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 806
TN: first Bdx of the year - 2005 Les Grands Chênes, 2010 Rochemorin
Starting 2015 off right with a couple of inexpensive Bordeaux. A portion of the Grands Chênes was used to marinade a butterflied leg of lamb, then forgotten and left on the counter until the next day, when it was rediscovered and drunk with the lamb. It held up well after a day at room temp. It live...
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:43 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: How much Bordeaux did you drink in 2014?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 662
How much Bordeaux did you drink in 2014?
A little fiddling in CellarTracker allows a recap of what was drunk in the past year. For me, Bordeaux and Rhone were tied for first place: Bordeaux 20% Rhone 20% California 14% Champagne 12% Germany 8% Burgundy 7% Spain 3% South Africa 2% Italy/Portugal/Hungary/Australia each 1% What were your top ...
- Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:21 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4868
- Views: 1548244
Re: So what have you bought lately?
I finally gave in on some 2010 Bordeaux, and bought a few of each of the following: Barde Haut Gloria Grand Puy Lacoste Haut Bages Liberal Haut Bergey La Lagune Rochemorin All due to BWE enablement, further facilitated by some decent NY Day pricing. Other than the GPL, these should all be drinkable ...
- Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:08 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: It is quiet here...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 300
Re: It is quiet here...
Happy New Year Nic. Hope you and all BWEs have a healthy, happy and successful 2015.
That NV Montaudon has been a house Champagne for the last year or so. Very nice QPR.
That NV Montaudon has been a house Champagne for the last year or so. Very nice QPR.
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:53 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Dinner at Schwa Chicago: Dom Oeno, Prum, Casalferro, RWT
- Replies: 6
- Views: 822
Re: Dinner at Schwa Chicago: Dom Oeno, Prum, Casalferro, RWT
No personal experience with Las Vegas BYO. A lot of the top names don't allow it or have very high fees, probably because they have pretty high markups on their wine lists and can sell a lot of those pricey bottles. There was a Thai place, not on the strip, that was very reasonable but I don't recal...
- Sun Dec 28, 2014 5:42 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Taking final recommendations for BWE Wine of the Year.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 611
Re: Taking final recommendations for BWE Wine of the Year.
I haven't had it, but the 2010 Cantemerle is sounding like a good candidate: lots of positive impressions from BWEs, a recent vintage, a BWE kind of wine in style and cost and availability. What's not to like?
- Fri Dec 26, 2014 8:05 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4868
- Views: 1548244
Re: So what have you bought lately?
2 bottles of 2002 Philipponnat Clos des Goisses (thank you Ian for the enablement!).
2002 Salon is too d@mn expensive or I'd be listing that as well.
Still resisting 2010 Bordeaux.
2002 Salon is too d@mn expensive or I'd be listing that as well.
Still resisting 2010 Bordeaux.
- Thu Dec 25, 2014 9:22 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Taking final recommendations for BWE Wine of the Year.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 611
Re: Taking final recommendations for BWE Wine of the Year.
What was your wine of the year? Tough call, no doubt one of the wines being poured at BWE '14 but I didn't keep track of them all. The 2000 Leoville Poyferre was the best of those I took notes on, but there were others that were even better. I wish I could remember. I also had memorable bottles of ...
- Thu Dec 25, 2014 9:04 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Happy holidays to BWEers around the globe.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 400
Re: Happy holidays to BWEers around the globe.
Happy Holidays to all, wishing health and happiness in the New Yrear for all BWEs.
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 11:35 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Dinner with my bro tonight
- Replies: 7
- Views: 348
Re: Dinner with my bro tonight
Medoc or Chateauneuf.
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:43 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2004 R Lopez Heredia Vina Gravonia
- Replies: 3
- Views: 151
Re: 2004 R Lopez Heredia Vina Gravonia
The cellars or the winemaking areas, Alex? A lot of houses have ancient cellars filled with mold, etc. where the old stuff is resting.
- Sun Dec 21, 2014 3:05 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Two wines, one winner
- Replies: 14
- Views: 549
Re: Two wines, one winner
I find a lot of complexity in the 1989 Angelus. Ive had it many times but never alongside a Figeac. The two are very different styles and different palates will have different preferences, but I wouldn't call the '89 Angelus simple or lacking complexity.
- Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:10 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Two wines, one winner
- Replies: 14
- Views: 549
Re: Two wines, one winner
Ahh, my beloved Angelus, where have you gone? This wine was sooooo good in 1989 and 1990. I fell in love with it and keep hoping to see them repeat that. But perhaps it is not meant to be.
- Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:26 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: It will be a nice dinner tonight
- Replies: 9
- Views: 348
Re: It will be a nice dinner tonight
Wow, you are pulling out the stops tonight Nic!
- Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:12 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: New York Times article in defense of Bordeaux blanc
- Replies: 10
- Views: 595
Re: New York Times article in defense of Bordeaux blanc
I can't comment from personal experience on premox in white Bdx because I don't drink much of it. But it's not just Burgs that are at risk. I've seen it in white Rhones. And if Stuart says he's seen it in Bordeaux Blanc, I believe it's happening. I wonder if there's a greater risk with wines that ma...
- Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:46 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: TN: some good ones including Bordeaux
- Replies: 4
- Views: 318
Re: TN: TN: some good ones including Bordeaux
Harry, the '96 Lynch and the '00 Les Cailloux sound like real treats! And Jo dogs among the others either. Glad to see you're drinking well.
- Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:23 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4868
- Views: 1548244
Re: So what have you bought lately?
Yes, I did say I was buying, not necessarily receiving too much. Though they eventually came through on every single bottle, I am done buying pre-arrivals from PC. OTOH, I don't know if I would have been able to resist the 2002 PR Winston Churchill at a pre-arrival price of $150...
- Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4868
- Views: 1548244
Re: So what have you bought lately?
Wow, I guess I shouldn't have taken myself off of the PC email list... But I was buying soooo much stuff...
- Sun Dec 07, 2014 5:17 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4868
- Views: 1548244
Re: So what have you bought lately?
Good buy, Stefan. Did you get those in Europe?
- Tue Dec 02, 2014 5:12 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2002 Pol Roger question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 504
Re: 2002 Pol Roger question
Apparently not... To whit:
Great price! Any left?
Great price! Any left?
- Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:19 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4868
- Views: 1548244
Re: So what have you bought lately?
2002 Pol Roger Brut
2002 Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs
Trying to resist the rosé...
2002 Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs
Trying to resist the rosé...