Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

SteveH

I can understand that a lot of customers who are still waiting for their wines have become more and more anxious with the passage of time. In the past year we've seen Lehman Bros., Bear Stearns, Fanny, Freddie and others go down the drain. My own employer of 22 years, Citi, was within minutes of bit...

SteveH

Make it 20, David. Jim, don't hold your breath waiting for a 2006 Haut Bailly, "Epiphany." The wine takes forever to drink well because the vines are ancient and they always employed no filtration in the winemaking process. I doubt that they care about offering popular, modern or pleasing ...

SteveH

I am now woefully short of ' 89s because they've been so enjoyable to drink.
That said, if there's room for me, and if you folks could tolerate a second bottle of Ch. Palmer that night, I'd like to join you on Oct. 17th. If it's already a full house, just toss me onto the wait list.

Steve

SteveH

In 1999 we were thrilled to attend an intimate lunch for six at Ch. Pichon Lalande. Madame May Elaine de Lencquesaing is an elegant and charming host who enjoys speaking about wine. At what I thought was the right moment, I discreetly asked her about the weak 1990 PLL. Madame May replied matter of f...

SteveH

I've heard that Rogov, the big macher Israeli food and wine critic, is a heavy smoker. If so, that would be bizarre.

SteveH

Those first four undelivered listings are freakin' huge, and of course many more bottles would remain unposted on cellar tracker by people like me, who wouldn't think about posting late delivery of ' 06 futures. As I said before, it's customary for P.C. to deliver very, very late, but they have alwa...

SteveH

This BWE legend seems to get better and better. I think it'll be a mighty long time before this one starts to lose steam. I've already plundered my last few bottles. Replacements would be tough to find and mighty expensive today. I remember hesitating to continue bidding at Morrell's online auction ...

SteveH

Bill, Our SF friends will be joining us on our Nantucket week this summer. I am, however, due for client visits in our favorite U.S. city. Thanks for the idea. If we go, we must pop corks with you again. Best.

SteveH

An excellent St. Julien, too. You won't be disappointed if it has been well stored.

SteveH

I agree. This wine was a real stunner at the ' 86 dinner.

That night we laid to rest many published proclamations of, 'death by tannins,' that had previously been associated with 1986 Bordeaux.

SteveH

This is very good news because there had originally been widespread concern by some critics that the fruit would be overcome by the tannins, much like the 1975 disappointments.

SteveH

Yes, the recent price declines in Bordeaux are a welcome relief. My big stash is the 2000 vintage, with 30+ cases. My dozen or so 2001 bottles are mostly 1st Growths, so I haven't approached them. Here and there I'm generally disappointed with ' 01 Lynch Bages, Leo. Barton and a small handful of oth...

SteveH

So, Pappadoc and Stefen himself constitute both yea votes?
Not even Lucie would stand by her man, the kids, the daughter-in-law, the ... ?

SteveH

Glad to hear that because I've got five bottles remaining. I'll revist ' 95 HB sometime when I'm really old, and post again.

SteveH

I've spent more than a few bucks at P.C. over the years, though nothing recently because I just don't need any more wine...yet. On futures, I always received every bottle as promised... eventually. The delays on futures never bothered me because the drinking time was years ahead anyhow. They were fa...

SteveH

Alex, Your points are well stated. But, for those of us who aren't lucky enough to live in Bordeaux, speak the language and rub shoulders with the chateaux owners, we just don't have time to play the field. We are limited in our access to the other 99% of the Bordeaux wine population. When I do vent...

SteveH

I vote Nay. We have never hesitated to tell it like it is.

SteveH

A little midweek celebration, so I uncorked and decanted this for an hour. ' 95 Haut Brion first offers medium garnet color with a subtle spiced nose. There is nothing forward and thrilling on the palate, but if blind you would know that this is the 1st Growth Graves. Tobacco is up front, with miner...

SteveH

Insightful as usual, Pappadoc. Storage is the key.

SteveH

They have all become whores for the buyer's premium. The overwhelming evidence is presented in Wallace's book.
The ultra high end of the auction business will not recover for many years. The lawsuits will keep flying.

SteveH

Life is too short to drink bad wine. Maybe I have become too particular in my late fifties, but I really like that top 1%.

SteveH

A splendid Burgundy dinner, in the company of the best folks.
Thanks for your notes.

SteveH

Tannic?

SteveH

Jim How is on the hunt!

SteveH

Rudi, Thanks for your reply. Now I know... and I enjoy your whole neighborhood of wines! I'm lucky to have five cases of mixed 2001 Rieslings. When I look more carefully at these labels I see... "Mosel-Saar-Ruwer." These are; Selbach Oster - Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese, Zeltinger Sonnenu...

SteveH

I also enjoyed the book. It's fascinating to me that collectors such as Forbes and Bill Koch would pay the big money for a hoped-for piece of that Jefferson connection. The romantic mythology surely overwhelmed their common sense.

SteveH

Michael Broadbent's iconic fifty year old bicycle, the one that he's ridden to Christies daily for decades, has been stolen. This artifact, together with a tacky red, "Decanter" cycle helmet was taken from inside his garage. The wine critic and fabled author describes, "a very old Dut...

SteveH

As we all know, tomatoes are usually a wine killer. It remains a great mystery to me that aged Chianti such as Ducale Gold makes perfect harmony every time with a certain homemade tomatoe sauce. This sauce is made from, all things, canned tomatoes. Thay are called, "San Marzano, D.O.P." Yo...

SteveH

A nice collection of gems.
Jim, how about a few sacrifices followed by your tasting notes so we can climb aboard the ' 06 Bordeaux train?
I'm especially curious to hear about the P.C., L.B. and Lagrange, as they're still produced in the more classic fashion.
Nice surgical strike.

SteveH

Greetings Rudi. The ' 99 Bordeaux appears generally underrated, though I haven't had any stellar bottles. Latour would be the usual standout, but I have none in the cellar.

Where is Saarland? I'm thinking; Germany... Austria... South Africa? Just curious.
Cheers.

SteveH

A great haul, Stefan. Hudelot Noellot holds high ground in Clos Vougeot.
Champagne magnums rock.

SteveH

Bill, I hope that you and the missus are well. Susan and I enjoyed meeting you both in SFO two years ago.

SteveH

Bill, My concern from Costco would be storage. Have these wines been baking on the store shelf since release? Maybe your Costco is nicely air conditioned, but the stores in Mass. are notably hot, and the wines are located near the main front doors. I did buy plenty of 2000 Bordeaux from Costco... bu...

SteveH

We recently drank the last bottle from a case of ' 99 Bon Pasteur. All were delicious. The right bank is probably more successful than the left bank in this vintage, though time will tell.

SteveH

Jim you can't go wrong with the Ducale Gold.
Ian, I'm a big fan of the '97 as well. BJ's wholesale club in Salem, NH sold them for $25. a pop several years ago, case after case which my friends and I hoarded. They are a great pleasure to drink now.

SteveH

Kim Jong Il is by far the worst dude ever to appear on our site. If anyone should be censored, it's him. Here is the world's most dangerous dictator, downing Napolean cognac while his people starve, as he's preparing to launch a long range missle with who knows what kind of a warhead on top. I think...

SteveH

Thanks Bill. A Friday at home is nice now and then.

SteveH

Thank you Jacques. Best to you and yours.

SteveH

A-Rod finally hit the ball in this series, but it wasn't nearly enough. What a final out... dramatic line shot to Youk. Red Sox pitching is awesome.

SteveH

Jim, Those ' 05 Jadot Beaune are a real treat. I scoured the shelves of several NH state stores when they were released, and I picked up more than 30 of those little beauties. I think I've only got about a dozen left. Remember the pricing error? If I'm not mistaken, with the discount they were $11.5...

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