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All this talk about our maiden WOTY is making me pull out a bottle out of the last two I have. Last time when I had maybe 3 years ago, I don’t recall as being as disappointed as Comte, but I also don’t recall feeling as delightful as Gerry. I popped and poured at that time, but I felt a bit of air w...

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I second Alex and Nick... It’s amazing to see Comte host the BWErs... Although Bdx is my first love, it’s good to see other wines, especially Barolo. I enjoy Barolos greatly, so much so that I finally took time to create the single cru vineyard maps on google. Not enough is talked about Barolos on t...

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Thanks Comte for the notes.

Do you say 04 Franco is ready or needs more time. Or do you think it will improve further?

Thanks...

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2 bottles of 2019 Rauzan Segla @73 each 2 bottles of 2019 Lynch Bages @120 each 1 bottle of 2016 Azelia San Rocco @70 1 bottle of 2019 Tenuta delle Terre Etna Roso Moganazzi @34 1 bottle of 2014 Roilette Tardive @40 (a shout out for JC) 1 Split of 2012 Rhys Family Vineyard @23 1 Split of 2016 Rhys F...

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For me, St Emilion Classification is a moot point with all the bickering and selection riddled with conflicts of interest....Maybe they should go Pomerol way without any classification...

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Chateau Vin, You are not correct about Cuvee MM..... https://www.marcel-lapierre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Fiche-Tech-ML-2020.pdf VINIFICATION : Macération semi-carbolique beaujolaise traditionnelle sans SO2 ni levurage, de 15 à 36 jours. ELEVAGE : En pièce de 228 litres, environ 9 mois. MISE ...

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Chateau Vin, It was Morgon Marcel Lapierre Cuvee XXXIX not his standard Morgon! He doesn't use sulphur during vinification. It was already mentioned in my post. Standard Morgon is the only one that has both Sulphur and Non sulphur versions. The rest of the cuvees, including Lapierre Cuvee, Camille ...

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JimHow wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 12:04 am
If the 19 goes alright you might have sneak it back up to a fifth growth!
Lol...
We shall see, Ambrose. I am kind and benevolent, after all.

I guess someday, GPL will be picked by BD in the not too distant future for the esteemed WOTY group...

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As usual, great informative writeup and notes, gbf...The downside is, the prices might go up especially for my favorites Lapierre and Breton... Just a quick question. Did you have Domaine Lapierre Morgon or Domaine Lapierre Marcel Lapierre? I thought only Morgon has both Sulphite and Non-sulphite ve...

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JCNorthway wrote: ↑Tue Aug 23, 2022 9:01 pm What has been anyone's experience with shipping from Flickinger? Pricing, flexibility in selecting shipping date, etc.

Flickinger is “ok” as far as I am concerned. I say ok, mainly because their shipping charges are on the higher side compared to other retailers...

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I saw Dauzac at Costco the other day (for 49 bucks iirc...)

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Racer Chris wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:32 pm
Comte Flaneur wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:54 pm
...for an ‘Ayrton Senna’ - £9.99 to be precise.
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Care to fill in some meaning on this?

WRT Grand Mayne, I drank a couple bottles of 2008 several years ago which were pretty good.

Isn’t it a British slang for ten pounds???

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Hard to argue either of your lists and they are almost the same. The only wines I might switch are Clerc Milon up to 3 and GPL to 4. But they're close for sure. I'm not as high on Pontet as some others in this forum are, but I'd still struggle to move any of those other wines above. Lynch Bages is ...

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Awesome stuff to hear about BWE gatherings... whether, Maine, West coast, London, montreal or anywhere else...Long live BWE...

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I have lost my discipline lately been on a mini binge buying spree - it is not as though I don’t have enough wine 6 x 2006 Cascina Baricchi, Barbaresco, Quindicianni Riserva 6 x 2015 Cascina Baricchi, Barbaresco, Rose Delle Casasse, Riserva This is a bit of an insiders tip: These are the wines of N...

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Evening of St-Jean, June 24th, the Québec National Day, the Sancerre, really extra. Really a terroir that transcends the grape at this producer. White flowers, cassis bush, light lemon and an incredible minerality, coming from the shells in the ground. Fine, airy mouth, while being intense and extr...

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It's actually not the Alito majority decision that rocks my universe... . . Skip the majority opinion and go to Clarence's crazy town concurring opinion, which to me is the real story, because this is a true snapshot of the bad moon rising.... Exactly Jim. The little side note that nobody is paying...

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JimHow wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 11:41 pm Thanks for the report, IJ. Notwithstanding a lot of early angst about this vintage, I've rarely seen a less than positive left bank note here on BWE over the years.

Barring that raisiny (is that a word?) juice of 03 GPL I had few years back...

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Popped and poured to start with from a split. Diochon came out stumbling out of the gate, thin and light with some red fruit and a hint of lavender on the nose. Nice robust acid and drying tannins...I let it sit to open up a bit... After 30 or 40 minutes, the diochon put some weight and that’s more ...

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Agree. Very good wine for the price. It’s in my top three cellar holdings.

Jim, do you remember the abv for the 2016 version? I thought it’s lower than 14.5% for the 2016 and 2019...

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I recently picked up some Ch. Magdelaine via a BWE-brokered Transatlantic nexus, 4 x 76, 2 x 90, 2 x 96, 2 x 02, 2 x 03. At auction today I achieved some high productivity qpr by acquiring some bottles of LLC 86 (6),DDC (rouge) 98 (12, but will be 6 after sharing) some Bertagna Clos Saint Denis 07 ...

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Wow, Noah, seems like a great tasting. When I tasted 2009, I thought it was fabulous and better than Barton, poyferre, et al in the sense of its elegance and ethereal nature. Soon I loaded up on it en premieur. The 2009 GL reminds me of 2016 Beychevelle...Time will tell, but I think 09 will surpass ...

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Arv, Thanks for taking the time and putting up the review with photos in tow. Nice to see everyone still looking great and drinking well. Can you explain mezzadria basis?? Arv can explain it better with more details... But I think it’s the same as letting out farm land for someone else in exchange ...

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Chateau Vin, You repeat my words about the location of Coudert's vineyard...? Hmmm... there could be other reasons why it came out that way... ;) After reading Nicklass’s answer to Joel’s question, I started to type my response (that’s why I started with +1...). Then half way through, I got side tr...

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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/wine/does-beaujolais-improve-with-age/article36701156/ Not all of them, but i guess the best ones can. And i would bet 2 dollars that this 2020 Clos de la Roilette (the regular, i did not taste the tardive yet) will be better with some age. Normall...

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I second Arv in trying to not to do anything rash.

Claudius, if the wines that you had were not from your stash, then try a bottle of the same chateau or two from your stash to ascertain if you feel the same.

That would give you a better picture for what you want to do with your 2010s...

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<<I like this wine very much but it was overhauled in the end by the Duhart, which had more than a whisper of Lafite.>> 10 years back I had 2001 Duhart en magnum in Bordeaux. At that time I commented that until that moment I didn’t know how much I liked the style of 2001 Duhart. Since then, I am try...

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2020 Lapierre Morgon (San Soufre) - 1

2020 Domaine de la Cote Estate Pinot - 1
2020 Domaine de la Cote Bloomsfield Pinot - 1
2020 Domaine de la Cote Memorious Pinot - 1

2019 F Esmonin Estournelles St Jacques - 2

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Couple of bottles of 2014 Cogno Vigna Elena

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1. Lynch Bages
2. Lafon Rochet
3. Calon Segur

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I actually asked my friend about the 2010 and 2013 as well. He said 2010 is richer and 2013 shows more straight bright red cherry fruits and big aromatics. While 2014 is more aromatically complex (This was something I noticed as well but didn't quite put to words in my notes. 125 is a very fair pri...

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No surprises so far...

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Thanks Joel. The notes was quite helpful...Yeah, I completely get when you refer to the alcohol level. The only 2015 Barolo that I got was Vajra Bricco delle Viole. The grapes are grown at a higher altitude for this cru in the commune. 2015 is a warm vintage and Barolos generally also come out with ...

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I think I know what musigny and comte are gonna pick...

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AKR wrote: ↑Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:38 am .
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AKR: Carmes Haut Brion

I knew that, Arv...You are the culprit for les carmes getting out of reach...

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Nicklasss wrote: ↑Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:08 am Chateau Léoville Grand Vin du Marquis de Las Cases.

I knew that...

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My heart is at Calon...

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Jim,

are you asking the favorite chateau now, or in the past, or overall through the entire time of your bordeaux experience?

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Joel,

How does 2014 compare to 2015 Vigna Elena notes wise?

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I am eyeing to get 2015 Elvio Cogno Vigna Elena, and I should be done... :) I tried this recently, side by side with the 2014 and both my friend (who's a major Barolo hound) and I decided it wasn't worth it at the same price. The 2014 is and I bought 3. Will shoot for some of the 2016 if I can find...

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