Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Ramon_NYC

Always a satisfying drink, the 2000 du Tertre. Nice TN.
Agree that it was great QPR when bought at low 30s back at release. At $60 these days ....

Ramon_NYC

The great sage definitely must not have had the boring 2002 Pontet Canet. Obviously, great sage never had a Christy Brinkley … maybe a Chevy Chase.

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AlexR wrote:Interesting to see a négociant wine scored higher than a "parcellaire" wine from a producer.

Not improbable, though.

Ramon_NYC

You're welcome David.
Yeah, I was bummed about the '82 Gruaud. Only tasted it once, as far as I can recall, and was looking forward to tasting again.

Ramon_NYC

Patrick, The 1990 SM is a classic ... and a brute. I remember it from the 1990 Brodeaux horizontal at Fabio's that Ian organized a couple of years ago. I liked it then. There was the vegetable stuff, but which was in tune with the rest of the wine. Perhaps, the 2003 can turn out to be along the same...

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Left Bank Bordeaux Vintage 1982 Riverpark Restaurant, NYC 03/08/2012 We decided on mid-tier 1982 Left Banks to kick-off what sounds like a potential mini-series of Vintage1982 tasting/dinners. Thanks to Dale who undertook the organizational efforts and to the rest of the regulars for the wines and ...

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A bottle of the '86 Pesquera Crianza (Reserva?) was a nearly unanimous "wine of the flight" in a blind flight during the BWE 1986 retrospective that Ian organized in NYC a few years ago. It was poured alongside a 1986 Chateau Montelena and 1986 Petrus! Good memory Tom! While I recall the ...

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Patrick, I thought that, just as most SM that I've had, it would take very long, if ever, to integrate the components when I last drank the wine. I did get vegetable components when last drank (my notes here .... http://www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=877), and it was the onl...

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Makes me wish I didn't sell all my 2003 Sociando last year. I hope I can reasonably revisit a bottle in the future. However, I did like the only bottle that I owned of Charmail 2000 ... like it much more than the 2003 Sociando.

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I love Ch. Magdelaine, Ian. Can fondly remember 82, 86, 89, 90, 98 and a very young 2005. There were always that classic and austere experiences that I recall. Just recently, I scored a 3-pack of the 2000 without having tasted it before. For $60 per, I thought it was a good deal and I figured that o...

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How about that? A very favorable TN on a major Pomerol producer from a vintage that, by most account, have not been that kind to the Right Bank. I've been curious about 2002 Right Banks lately and this piqued my curiosity a little more and will hope to try one. Problem is I'm one who followed the Bo...

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Increasingly I'm getting comfortable with the fact that, if I can't afford the "perfect" wine, or that such wine does not actually exist, I'd rater the imperfection (as I see it or others may) tend towards the austere than to the riper/sexed up side. Good point. I think that this is share...

Ramon_NYC

Congratulations.
Looking forward to the next 12.

Ramon_NYC

I’m on a personal quest to do 10-year checkups on a few of my 2002s and have started the year with a rather un-inspiring Pontet Canet (see http://www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3470 ) Continuing on, here are two others consumed at different nights at home. 2002 Ch. Branaire ...

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Comte Flaneur wrote:I like the sound of that Palmer Mike. With the mid-late 70s, 1996-99 is my favourite era for Palmer.

I like those Palmer era, too. I might just sneak in 1983 and 1989 Palmer to include among my top favorites.

Ramon_NYC

Awesome lineup. I've had the 1975 Heitz Martha last year amidst mostly Burgundies during a dinner, and it pretty much stole quite a bit of thunder from the other wines. I also have a soft spot for 1966 Bordeaux having had mostly success stories with the few that I've had the chance to drink from the...

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Tom In DC wrote:Yer on a mission from God.

LIKE!

...it's dark ... and we're wearing sunglasses.

Ramon_NYC

I, too, have fond memories of that dinner. Great wines, lot's of fun with the regulars and truly nice meeting up, for the first time, with Suraiya, Ashleigh and Sandy. We gotta get this group together again one of these days as the local 2nd Avenue bars totally misses us.

Ramon_NYC

Good notes, Salil. My $0.02 .... Northern Rhones at La Silhouette February 13, 2012 With an enjoyable group of Northern Rhone enthusiasts, we had a terrific line-up of wines with fine food, excellent service and a very nice casual/civilized setting at La Silhouette. Thanks to all that attended and b...

Ramon_NYC

Looks like some 2002s are starting to drink nicely. I've opened a couple of NSG villages from the 2002 vintages over the last several months that also seem to be at the cusp of nice drinking stage.

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Jim Pankow is responsible for writing 4 of Chicago's songs (all in the 1st 2 albums) that put this band in the popular music map.
But, Terry Kath with his echo/wah-wah guitar sound and soulful vocals also contributed greatly to the band.

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But in my head, the real winner is Tom Brady: even if he did not won, who will take care of his aching parts and sorrow... Gisele Bundchen! Nic Brady's so darn lucky to have Giselle by her side. From what I'm hearing, right after the game, Giselle had announced herself to be the coordinator/coach o...

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1998 Cuilleron Gaillard Villard 'Les Barcillants' Cornas As cloying as Madonna, her OTT half-time show and her forced English accent. The palate were as stiff as Madonna's 50+-years creaking dance moves with plenty of oaky taste, some very ripe strawberries and cherries. Big, just as the halftime s...

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When I'm away on travel, I get to drink more Valpolicella especially when I'm in an Italian seafood restaurant and am wary, or cautious, of ordering high-end wines. I always seem to end up with a Valpolicella that always serves its purpose as a low-priced wine, non-contemplative, but good to drink w...

Ramon_NYC

I've been drinking this sparingly since release. Always a winner.

Ramon_NYC

The 2004 version ain't too shabby either.

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I've purchased Bordeaux futures from PJs before and have no complaint with the transaction, delivery times and the bottles. I agree that they tend to do well with their phone communications.

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Burgundies at Riverpark Riverpark Restaurant, NYC 01/18/2012 The last few dinners by this group, originally borne out of the core members’ Bordeaux enthusiasm, had us intentionally branching out into previously-unofflined wine themes outside of, well, Bordeaux. Previously, we had the Rhone dinner a...

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Cassoulet dinner wines with Ronnie, Ren and Irene 01/14/2012 Ren and Irene will be moving back home, to the Bay Area, after living in NYC during the last 3 years. They're not hard core wine geeks, but always seem to come up with fun eclectic mix of wines during our no-theme wine dinners that we've d...

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Nothing against Alfred. A fun and engaging guy during the vertical a few years ago.
Just thinking that it would have been a helluva more fun had he brought Melanie with him then. Had I seen her in person, heck, I might even think that the 2002 PC is the most exciting wine in the world.

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We had the 1996 Moccagatta Bric Balin in a NYC dinner last year with some of the members here. It was one of the bottles that I brought, and I sensed that most or all of the attendees were pleased with it. I certainly liked it and am a little sad that it was the last of a 3-pack that I carefully sta...

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TN: 2002 Ch. Pontet-Canet (Pauillac) Having had an overdose of Italian wines over the last 2 weeks, the wine-related thought that came to mind during my flight home yesterday was an old style Bordeaux for dinner. I had the 2002 Pontet Canet on standby mode in my home cooler as early as last month, ...

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I don't have much experience with this producer. The last I had was Oddero Rocche Castglione 1996 which I liked quite a lot. It was similar to the TN although I thought the 96 had more years ahead of it. Good to to know about issues with recent Oddero as I was eyeing some. Here's my posted TN on the...

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1998 Ch. Figeac, Saint Emilion Steak dinner tonight and I wanted a Cali cab but didn’t have any in my home wine refrigerator. The other choice was a 2002 Smith-Haut-Lafitte and I decided to go with the older 1998 Figeac. Anyway, and to cut to the chase, if this wine was included in a double blind t...

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Not only is the 2003 SHL sucky, the 2001 is as spoofulated (I'm going to take my chance here and use that controversial "s" word) as they come. Wow. When would you say SHL went to the dark side? I recollect really liking their 98, haven't had anything more recent but would be a shame if t...

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Chasse-Spleen wrote:Perhaps the 2002 SHL could be wine of the year? Until I try the '05 Chasse-Spleen before the year is out...

-Chasse

Excellent choice Chris. That 2002 SHL is my SHL of the first half of this decade. Our lobbying will probably get us nowhere, but I'm with you on this.

Ramon_NYC

I didn't care much for the 2003 SHL, but that might not be fair given the vintage... From July 2009 : "I liked this wine but it seemed more typically 2003-esque than the blind 2003s flight, and that’s not a compliment. There as a strong caramel note in the bouquet and an herby perfume. On the ...

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Ouch! I have a 6-pack o fthe 2001 CFE in my offsite.

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I have a bottle of the 1979 (and 1978) PLL, too. Holding off for more special of an occasion to drink. I know that storage etc. are key, and I know that I have good storage. Based on your experience, are they worth storing for a bit more?

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