Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Mostly sold on a mailing list so secondary market can be higher. SVD's started at $49 with the 06's and have gone up.

JAL, I have had some Chardonnay from Rhys which did not age well. The 12 and 13 are good bets as well as newer vintages.

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2012 Rhys Alpine Chardonnay. A stunner. I understand there was a Zoom meeting yesterday with the owner and winemaker of Rhys. That sounds amazing. Were you there Glenn? How did that go? Yes I was online. My first zoom experience, it was cool. Kevin and Jeff used photos to highlight areas of the vin...

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2012 Rhys Alpine Chardonnay. A stunner.

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I first met Bill Cadman in 1997 when we met one on one at his house/winery in Coombsville, CA. He was very gracious and opened bottles on his picnic table. His PN from Haynes Vineyard was a standout. This is also from Haynes but I believe from younger vines and made by his daughter. Haynes is in a c...

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2000 Rauzan Segla was stunning, my WOTY. It lit up all my tastebuds like 89 Beaucastel fireworks.

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Last nights 1996 Lagrange makes a good cases for 1996 being the last really good sort of 80's vintage. No overripe issue with defining structure and balanced fruit.

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Such a wonderful group. Thanks Jim and all.

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January has been a tough month for me. I planned on opening an older Bordeaux today to kick back, watch football and damn it I did! 86 Gruaud Larose was opened several hour in advance, and the Cordier funk was apparent. One of the very top 86's and drinking really well now with density and smooth te...

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California and Nevada Grocery Outlets have excellent aged wines from York Creek. Well worth the blow out cost. Sipping on 01 Meritage now, 8.99 for a 375.

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While not related to Gideon, we have similar but different last names, he has an amazing operation at Clos Saron. Tiny and chancy with low intervention techniques, some great wines are made there. Tasting at his open house and then having dinner in the cave is quite an experience.

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Blanquito wrote:Just won at auction 3 bottles of the 2004 St. Innocent Seven Springs Pinot Noir at $31.50 all-in.

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Gracias stefan.

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Que esta un Blanquito?

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I am a big fan of 89's.

I have a single of 89 Latour and have never tried any. In fact I have very little Latour experience. Is the 89 Latour in need of another 5-10 years of ageing?

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Oregon Chardonnay is my current favorite.

SI is a good value by not top tier. I agree about their PB. We had a 14 PG the other day and it was very nice.

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85 and 86 were darn good vintages here. Lighter style that worked well.

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My note is on a 750.

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Yes indeed Jim, I do remember that bottle. Glad it delivered.

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I divested myself of most of my VP over the last few years. I need to watch my sugar level. I have about a case and a half left. I do enjoy it in the colder months with some Stilton. Fonseca, Graham, Dow and Taylor are my faves. The oldest I have tasted is 1880 Ramos Pinto from their library when I ...

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Feel well soon. My aunt is an administrator at HFSS.

Regarding 94, I am more bullish than many on the vintage. Specific to LLC a bottle tasted last year was ok but a bit unfulfilling.

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94 is good on the Right and the Left has softened with age and drinking well now. Inconsistent vintage with some not so good but some high spots.

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When I order White Burgundy it is BTG with the assurance of a good glass.

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The Pox Sux. I got tired long ago on feeding the drain with Burgundy and Loire. Might as well light a fuse on a bomb and hope it is not going to implode.

Now I look to Oregon for quality Chardonnay. Some good Chenin Blanc in California.

I live in Reno but I do not like to gamble. Hate to lose.

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I enjoyed the 89,90 and 96. My single 86 is still snoozing.

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"A few days ago, Trump said that a tariff on French wine was indeed on the table. ““I’ve always liked American wines better than French wines,” he gave as a reason. “Even though I don’t drink wine. I just like the way they look.” Yesterday, the French minister of agriculture Didier Guillaume ca...

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Alex, La Combe Verte is a tribute to Patricia Green Cellars where the first vintage of Walter Scott was made. Walter and Scott are deceased relatives of the winemaker.

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I still have some resting 05 Shea that I bought on release at the old winery in Salem. The oldest vintage of SI I have tasted is 01. When I was ITB Mark did a ride along with me and we sampled accounts the brilliant 02's all day. Truly a good day at work. The leftovers that night were a treat. This ...

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My living room contains framed souvenirs from Kennedy Space Center. The launch of 11 poster is flanked by repros of all the Apollo flight patches.

What a glorious end to the decade of the 60's along with Woodstock.

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Another fun night in the capitol. We ate outside and when the California sun set behind the horizon it made for a perfect setting. All the food was very good. My Beet Poke was a vegan dish that matched well with all the wines.The ravioli with English peas in brown butter was even better. Arv's scall...

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I saw a Reno-billy pickup today flying a Trump flag. So proud, so sad.

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I went thru a case of 89 and had a good share of 82, 85, 86, 88 and a 90. The 82,86 and 89 are my favorites. 85 drank so well young.

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I have not had 98 or 03 Seven Springs. An 05 is going down on Saturday.

I have not tried the EL variant. I did like their Gamay tasted in 10 and a 13 Santa Maria Chard.

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Post 4th of July fireworks encore Jim. Nice deals though.

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Looking forward to seeing you in Sac Nic. Some of BWE's best are there.

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When I was in a NYC dinner group at 11 Madison Park an elderly but sweet man named Bob Lescher was in our group. He was the publicist for Parker and Broadbent. Inevitably somebody would mention Parker and I can still hear Bob saying in his soft spoken tone, "But what about Michael Broadbent?!&q...

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My Bordeaux run ended essentially with the 02 vintage. Style and environmental changes, price increases, the need for 2 decades of cellaring and semi retirement are all factors.

I savor every bottle of Bordeaux I open now.

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Saw The Stones 3 times. Tatoo You tour opener in Philly was loud and intense. Two other times at Giants Stadium, with Chrissy and Pretenders once stealing the show! Gimee Shelter with a great vocalist and a perfect mix was one of my all time concert moment bests and I have seen hundreds of concertsl...

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Purchased and opened on vacation. 2017 Adelsheim Pinot Noir. I am really liking the few 17 OR PN I have tried.

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Ha! I was born in Canarsie, Brooklyn and we moved to NJ in 1969. The neighborhood is now Jamaican. Funny, this month in Reno I met Expats from Bay Ridge in Brooklyn and last week in Sedona, Arizona I met a guy from Coney Island and 3 from NJ. Go West! BTW Sedona is beautiful and a blast, definitely ...

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92 Dominus is killer Napa!

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