Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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JIm,

I wasn't offended at all. The second version is just fine!

Stefan,

Book published in 1998. Would take me at least 2-4 years to write a new one. I am 77 so it's too late. No sponsor. My website contains many profiles of properties in Pomerol with recent updates.

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Forget this with getting sued. I would never write dead even in citation if the person is still alive.

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Jim,

It's not nice imho to write Parker is "dead". You may get sued for this. Why don't you write "Parkerised wine style is dead" instead??

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Be aware of catastrophic situation with strikes in London and especially in health sector. Just saw in Danish TV that it took 1.5 hour to get ambulance to an old man who suffered heart attack. Trains, buses and airports are on strike now. Maybe the situation will get better in March. But it is a mis...

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This Southfold tasting mirrors pretty much my impressions from tasting over 200 2019s from November 2021 to March 2022. Some properties aren't mentioned in the English tasting, like La Lagune, Bourgneuf, Beausejour Duffau and Phelan Segur. I think 2016 is equal to 2019. Be prepared for 2020 vintage....

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Don't open, it's far too early!

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s*d*r, It looks like several wines in the tasting didn't have the good provenance, unfortunately. In the vertical of Latour, I participated in October 2021, were lucky to have stunning bottles of 1982 and 1961. https://www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9817&p=98330&hili...

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Happy New Year with wishes of Ukrainian War ending soon! Some weeks ago I tasted several wines from 2020 vintage, bottled app. six months ago, sent to me to Copenhagen. 2020 is for sure a great vintage, marking the third one in row after 2018 and 2019. Wines have the elegance and finesse of 2019 and...

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Wines from Frederic Esmonin!

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DavidG, Thanks. Never heard of lesser lots of Gilette going into Les Justices. I believe they are sold for generic Sauternes wine or distillation. Steven Brooks must have some insider knowledge. For my 70 years birthday party, I had 1986 Yquem against 1986 Gilette. An intense fight and Yquem edged i...

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For those who are interested: There is a podcast in English explaining the aspects of winemaking at Cheval Blanc - links: https://shows.acast.com/inside-chateau-cheval-blanc https://open.spotify.com/show/5kM2ovHxguLffVKQZqJcke https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/inside-ch%C3%A2teau-cheval-blanc/id...

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Ausone 1982 was made by Pascal Delbeck and is probably the best Ausone he has ever made. Ian, I agree with your tasting notes. I haven't yet tasted Cheval Blanc, La Mission, and Haut Brion in vintage 1982. I tasted L.Bages 1982 and Latour 1982 in October last year, beautiful bottles with Lynch Bages...

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The first three wines tasted were wines from Magali and Thibaud Decoster (not the same family who owns Fleur Cardinale and Croix Cardinale). All from St. Emilion. The first three from Bordeaux were St. Emilion ones and from the 2019 vintage. Chateau de Candale, Chateau La Commanderie and Clos des Ja...

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2008 VCC ?

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Great notes Mark,

I tasted 1953 VCC 11 years ago and it was an astonishing wine. I rated it 99p.

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Niclasss and DavidG,

Do the following names ring the bell? Clos des Jacobins, Laroze, La Confession, Corbin, Grand Corbin Despagne, Corbin Michotte, Larmande, Sansonnet, Berliquet, etc.

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Musigny 151, My apologies for the wrong post concerning 2022 samples after malo. I mistakenly took you for Jeff, but it doesn't help to see a post with three or four notifications embedded in one. Jeff, I still don't understand malo happening so quick after alcoholic fermentation. Harvest 2022 was o...

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Musigny 151,

I don't believe you have already tasted samples of 2022 vintage.

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For BWE.jpg Beaujolais is still a great wine area to follow. :D Friday last week, I compared Coudert's 2020 Fleurie Clos de La Roilette "Cuvée Tardive" to Yann Bertrand's 2020 Fleurie "Coup d'Foille". A traditional Fleurie, the 2020 Fleurie Clos de La Roilette "Cuvée Tardiv...

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Musigny 151,

You forgot Cheval Blanc 1947.

Jeff,

Let's see how the wines are after the malo is finished.

I am a bit skeptical when some winemakers compare 2022 to 2011. The latter vintage isn't the one I value highly.

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Ambrose, Yes, it's silly question imho. To my knowledge reverse osmosis is normally used to gain more alcohol by removing water, not the other way round :?: . It's not been used in Bx in recent vintages. Jim, Have you drunk too much wine recently? Maybe your bottle was faulty? First time I hear 13.5...

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Ian, Actually, I had translated my book to English or correctly said to Danglish (English with Danish way of speaking/writing English) to a Word document. Only Danish version of the book was published. But since I have a subscription to Grammarly, I will let it go through my translation of Pomerol b...

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Ian, I fully agree with Alex. I think you are hiding behind Tom C's back, who is Scottish. Can we have 100% your own opinion of Jane's book? I wonder why the British are so fond of bashing their fellow citizens. Inside Bordeaux was never meant as buying guide, and for someone to criticize the book's...

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Ian, You refer to Tom Cannavan obviously. As far as I know he's the only one who has criticized Jane's book. His credentials, knowledge of Bordeaux and merits? Why don't you bring a review from Jancis Robinson's website to balance different opinions. As you often do with wines in your posts here. St...

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Ian, No sponsor so will you pay my expenses then? I wrote a book about Pomerol in 1998 in Danish. There's a million of critics now and a lot of onliners like f.i. Inside Bordeaux and Lisa Perrotti's website financed by subscriptions and similar. I run my own little website without any sponsors and i...

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Mixed reviews for Jane Anson's book here?? Mark, how different is this updated book by Stephen Brook compared to Jane Anson's "Inside Bordeaux"? I'm reluctant to buy more books about Bordeaux anymore because I know a hell of it by myself through many years visiting it (40 years in 2024). J...

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Stefan and Musigny 151,

Great comments!

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Coming back to Corbin, I brought a bottle of Corbin 1964 in April this year from Copenhagen to Bordeaux to taste together with Anabelle. We did taste it at Perse's second restaurant, L'Envers du Décor. Anabelle was immensely thrilled to taste it, it was my second time and I remember restaurant's som...

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Thanks Musigny151, At last one who likes Corbin. I just get sad reading Comte Flaneur comments about several properties. I've too some foes but I don't write about them publicly, I keep my thoughts for myself. You just can't judge the wine by only tasting 2-3 vintages of it. You probably asked Claud...

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Ian, You've every right to mean what you like about Corbin but I'm getting sick and tired of your vendetta against Corbin and Domaine de Chevalier. Going over to the dark side - I'm throwing up. Give me a break. Anabelle was the best student in Michel Rolland class but she hasn't worked at Corbin di...

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I'm quite surprised by your bashing of Corbin 2018.

My impression is different from yours, but we all have different taste.

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The standard of train in France are quite high.

Even TER is nice.

Both times I went to Sebastian were at 1. class and upper deck.

This with no cleaning etc is common issue with Flix.

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The dreamed, You obviously forgot a famous wine critic like me! My take on Cantemerle 2018: 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot. Quite a seductive nose of blackcurrants, exquisite and stylish. For me, it was a bit light on the palate and lacked some more depth a...

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Mark, Correct, but you change platform in Hendaye and take a local train to SS centre. 2.50 Euros and 45 minutes travel. Still think Flix bus is a wrong choice for saving money. I stayed in SS both in 2019 and this year. It's a beautiful city and next time I will stay there longer than 2-3 days. I h...

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Mark, You came all the way from Australia to Bordeaux and you take Flix bus to San Sebastian?? Instead to have pleasant journey with French train?? Why not TGV, you could have ticket both ways for about 40 Euros. I advise you to book a table for dinner at Ikaitz ) incredible value for money) and vis...

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There are different criteria for Bordeaux and Burgundy concerning the incorporation of other vineyards.

They are allowed in Bordeaux to include vineyards of the same Cru status.

I think there's a significant quality difference between some GCCs.

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Excellent to hear!

I am the lucky owner of a magnum bottle of this wine.

To open in 2026?

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DavidG,

Yes it is correct. If you look at the published 2022 classification, it is not there.

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