He said the following (paraphrasing): For many years, GPL has underperformed its terroir. Since the daughter has taken over, it has achieved the greatness of its terroir. Hi Jim, thanks for the above, an interesting observation. My only other recent experience of GPL was with a 2006 – but I opened ...

Hope I haven't (re)opened a can of worms by posting in this thread, but I went to a 2016 Bordeaux Tasting last night and was very impressed by the GPL. The daughter of the estate, (Emeline Borie I believe) was behind the stand and was pleasant, informative and a great ambassador for their wines (som...

Just picked up 2 x Chateau Giscours 2014 at auction.

No bargain I'm afraid, but I'm liking these 2014s.

[quote="Racer Chris"] I already drank the Le Marquis. It was my first and only one. The first night it was a bit sharp and the oak was obvious. The rest of the bottle on night two was great. I will definitely buy more if I find it at favorable pricing. quote] They do reward cellaring IMO. ...

Mission accomplished. A case of wine purchased at each of two (Hampton N & Hampton S) New Hampshire Liquor stores this weekend. Not only that, Mary accompanied me in the store and said practically nothing negative the whole time. :) 2 NV Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Réserve 2 2016 Château Ca...

Not sure if this helps or not (as you're after notes for the 16) but I tried the 2015 at a tasting a couple of years ago and was impressed enough to buy some and tuck away.

Penfolds Grange 1996 - a colossus. I hate to use this word but it is awesome - in the true meaning of the word. Such power it could blow away whole cities. But it has a finessed side to it as well, and has trademark pure Grange Barossa fruit. Huge fun to drink now it will last several decades: 14% ...

Certainly not a bargain, in fact I was robbed really, but the festive spirit made me do it.
2 x La Lagune, $134 (NZ) each. Ouch... My only comfort is the 2011 I had recently was simply beautiful.

Last year I had the 2008 version, and I find it similar to your experience, marcs. With all the hype for the 2015 version, I got 2 splits to check the billing. But I suspect, they need to be drunk young in comparison to its commune brethren... I had my 2 x 2008's both within the last couple of year...

Is that comment based on the 2015 and 2016 vintages of Lanessan? That's when Bouard became involved with his estate. Haut Bergey and Poujeaux (since its sale to Cuvelier in 2008) are pretty modern to me. No, the 2014 - but which did change significantly over time and did a complete 180. I gave a bo...

Blanquito wrote:My top 5 QPR in Bordeaux:
4. La Lagune (would be higher if cheaper)

I had the 2011 La Lagune just the other week and it was sensational! Unfortunately, it is no longer a QPR in NZ – there is one bottle of the 2016 left over here, selling for $140! Yikes!

Lanessan seems to be a popular BWE QPR, but I must admit, I’m obviously bit of an outlier (or at the very least ‘undecided’) with this one. I tried the 2014 and liked it enough to pop some in the cellar - but my thing with Lanessan is that upon opening, it is oddly very ‘new world’ to me and takes q...

Snapped up a couple of these at auction this week. They weren't a 'bargain' necessarily but seemed a fair price, $65 (NZ), so what's that $40 (US)? Popped one open and these are drinking beautifully right now.

Château La Lagune 2011
Tardieu-Laurent St. Joseph Vieilles Vignes Les Roches 2016
Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas 2017

Poujeaux could be hit or miss....i remember i grabbed a few bottles of the 2000 and 2001 but thought both were somewhat thin and not particularly memorable. The 2009, however was in fact a very good wine. Perhaps the weather could have done magic there so need to revisit this estate. La Vieille Cur...

Couldn't resist and bought some more 2016 Château Poujeaux (a great QPR IMO). I also bought a bottle of the 2016 Château La Vieille Cure and tried it last night to see if I wanted to add any to the cellar. I have to say though (and having never tried this before) that this is not my style of wine at...

Over the weekend added some 2016 Haut Brisson, Chasse Spleen and Lilian Ladouys..

Thanks for the additional context/info, David & Alex. “As a result of this book, she was sued by Hubert de Boüard of Château Angélaus, who lost”. That doesn’t surprise me as Hubert and Angélaus did not come out looking good from the book at all… “What I found interesting in this book was the par...

Am reading an interesting book at the moment “Vino business : the cloudy world of French wine” by Isabelle Saporta. As the name suggests, the book delves into the murky world of French wine and its politics. One of the chapters looks at the recent reclassification of St-Emilion wines and states that...

"As per your question, the other property that comes to my mind and producing some real good claret these days is Poujeaux…"

Agreed, was thinking this as I read the other posts. Big fan of Poujeaux.

Chateau Cantemerle Domaine de Chevalier Chateau Leoville Barton Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere Chateau Poujeaux Clos De Marquis Le Marquis de Calon Segur A mix of some expensive 'must haves' that I always try to grab during a good vintage i.e. Barton and de Chevalier. Other more wallet friendly favouri...

Cheers for the tasting notes. I have some 09's tucked away as (perhaps like others) the 09/10 Bordeaux's are simply beyond my means and so am discovering/investing in Southern Rhone instead.

Had the 1996 last weekend. Absolutely beautiful, stunning wine. Probably (or very close to) its peak in my opinion.

Thanks for the tasting notes and in particular the comments on the Sociando. I have yet to try a Sociando but have a 96 in my cellar which Im looking forward to trying (soonish rather than later given your thoughts on its prime drinking window). It sounds like it will need a good decant before hand ...

I tried the 06 SHL at a Bordeaux tasting a couple of years ago and it was outstanding. So much so that I went out a bought a case. The word that stood out for me when describing the wine was Mocha!!! I havent tried the 08 SHL but of the 08s I have tried two have stood out - the Leoville Barton and t...

Have tried the 08 Barton, loved it and grabbed a bunch.

Havent tried the 08 Poyferre but as there is still some 06 left at a reasonable price, Im going to grab some of that instead.

Thanks for the TNs - am finishing a bottle of the Picque Caillou Pessac-Leognan 2008 as I type. I didnt particularly enjoy it on day one (too thin despite a lovely nose of casis, leather and licorice). Have enjoyed it much more on day 2 though. The tannins became more integrated and the palate quite...

Thanks, Jim!

Ian.

Im a big admirer of the 06 SHL - if not purely for its beautiful 'mocha nose. Have only one in my cellar at the moment but looking to source some more.

New member to your forum and first time post. Its probably appropriate I post my first comments in here as Im a big fan of cellartracker and actually discovered this Bordeaux wine enthusiasts website through it being recommended on a Leoville Poyferre 2002 page. It took me about a week to upload the...