Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Light. JM

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Other than the lack of plump in the mid-palate, the Clerc seems terrific. This is a good property getting better, and I'm sure there are many BWEers that have this wine on their short list. Say and 05, maybe 09, should give a great reward if one is young enough to wait 15 years or so. That is if the...

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I don't have a cellar anymore of older white burgundies, so I too have been drinking younger vintages, say from 07 on. The youthful nature as JonoB says is just as appealing to me as some of the older ones-zesty and racy with still the great adjectives given in your notes. From Pouilly Fuisse throug...

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Thanks for the notes on the white burgs. They are the whites that I drink the most of, far and away. The domaines may
not always be familiar ( to me ) but that is what's great about these classics. Their small hand-crafted nature, that is.

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What great notes on all the wines but especially nice reading on the 75 Trotanoy. This is a great estate and to see this one from
a good/great vintage (before the modern era) still giving pleasure is terrific. Almost 40 years old! JM

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Burgundy seems to buffalo a lot of collectors when it comes to cellaring. An old British bordeaux man told me years ago in Atlanta that "there has never been a bordeaux made that can stand up to a great burgundy". But it takes too much "work"apparently to find the scant amount th...

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There is not much burgundy here (unless Tom's other 75% is tilted heavily toward burg-but of those cellaring burgundies, how is it split between red and white? Just curious due to the premox issue, and with claret through the roof some of my collector friends are adding more burg rouge(although not ...

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What food would you match with the white Rhone? I don't see many notes on well aged white Rhones. If I was collecting again they
sure would be near the top of my list for whites. JM

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You could have been describing a higher appellation burgundy. A good/great bourgogne blanc is a deal, but you must taste first, buy if you like it, give it enough but not too much ageing, and enjoy a great white burgundy at a "modest" price when mature. As much of a reason to have a cellar...

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Great to see notes likes this on a Savigny from a negociant like Jadot. Good to great Burgundy is where you find it and the vintage no doubt helped.
Sounds like six bottles to a case to me. JM

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Great reviews on all three. Can't drink enough white burgundy, an '01 you can't put down,balance and more on an '03. It is 8am and I am
ready to hit the cellar already. But I'll wait till 3pm for a burgundy tasting. JM

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I would like to know exactly what hour the comet is suppose to hit so I can give my Beaujolais Nouveau a little more time to mature.

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2010 Opus One Overture - USA, California, Napa Valley (12/9/2012) Whiffs of blueberries and other mellow dark fruits-the palate follows with supple texture and mellow tannins. Multi-vintage with all five claret varieties, the second label of Opus and a wine clearly meant for earlier consumption tha...

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How long do you wait before trying the next bottle?

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1985 Château Gruaud Larose - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien (11/11/2012) Mellow nose of black cherries and currants which leads to the supple textural mouthfeel with a red fruit nature. This wine is totally mature , hedonistic mostly with enough complexity for a talkative BWE group. Long finis...

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I'm definitely not a better man than you Alex, in fact, they don't allow you to be moderate, especially at the Paulee de Meursault on Monday. Saturday starts it all at the Clos de Vougeot with a 600 person dinner, black tie, and which you must be a member of the Confrerie des Chevaliers de Tastevin ...

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Heading to Beaune for the Trois Glorieuse festival Nov. 15 thru 20. Anyone else going? The dinners are 3 days but I will be there a little longer
so a good time to drink a little Burg.
Jim McCready

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Wish I had a bunch of this old school claret to drink now. You described a classic. Hard to believe how recent the modern style really is with
the exception of the 82's which created a roar. I will make it a point to buy older vintages if I can find them. Good job. JM

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South Carolina prices, at least in the Hilton Head area, have always been a bit higher accross the board. You can find very little
Burgundy here other than the several "large"negociants. You must live in a good market. JM

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Very nice negociant effort from a fine vintage. Rich fruit, although not the packed intensity of a smaller, hand-crafted domaine-still enough stuffing. Minerality builds up on the finish with supporting tannins and acidity. Fruits meshed with burgundian earth, a bit ot terroir here. A decent buy at ...

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Great report. Is Brane now putting forth its best effort. It didn't live up for many years. Worthy of its classification in your opinion? Several
of the vintages you tasted say its doing fine. JM

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Good job on describing old style Bordeaux, where one must have patience with tannins from that era. I wonder how many new world palates would give this wine a chance to open, appreciating the great terroir flavors after the palate adjusts itself to the harshness. It takes a while over the course of ...

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Just got back from a Tasting at Opus. Sat. 22nd-their "blessing of the grapes"afternoon tasting party. Beautiful setting and day of course. The 03 was ripe and evolved with supporting structure and got the palate ready for the tougher tannins to come. I don't know if it was as hot in 03 in...

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The beer you had after this must have scored 100!

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You are exactly right about the vineyard's location, and several wine reviews have said nice things about most current and past vintages, at least back to the 90s. I can't remember the last Pibran I tasted but I will look for it in the future. A retailer suggested it a few days ago and she was right...

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2004 Château Pibran - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (8/26/2012) Dark purple, lightly browning rim. Heady nose of rich plum fruit with light toast. Supple palate , more fruit forward than I would have ecpected form this vintage but it evens out to a balanced style with well integrated tannins. A...

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An honest wine, just like your notes. Hopefully tasters will take the time to post any bargain 09 and 10s they find.

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1988 Château Malescot St. Exupéry - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux (8/18/2012) Purple core with ruby and garnet outer edges. Beautiful color. Plummy nose with black and blue fruits, dried red currants with a whiff of cedar. Excellent and classic. An elegant style but the fruit had faded a bit too...

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I don't recall past vintages of Patache giving me a case of the bitters. I hope someone gives the 09 a shot and lets me know
their impression.

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2009 Château Patache d'Aux - France, Bordeaux, Médoc (7/24/2012) Beautiful crimson ruby mix. Nose a blend of red and blue/black fruits, very nice with well integrated oak. Not a modern style. This chateau reportedly makes an early drinking style and this 09 seems to reflect that. But the sheer powe...

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Very informative notes. I have yet to have a Grancey that was balanced, and as you say, none of them had sufficient stuffing. I quit trying them in the mid 90's, even if the vintage was good. And I am a Burgundian at heart. Current vintages don't seem to be much different based on your tastings. Has...

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Your enthusiasm for the 04's is well justifed. Hard to believe they are already 8 or so years old. Vintages that show restraint as compared to the riper ones are welcome. "Lesser"vintages can often balance the desire to make modern wines, hence producing excellent clarets. At least that is...

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I should add I would keep this for a few years to add texture and at least a few layers of complexity, given its appellation. The price of this wine makes it worth posting, especially as a steady Bordeaux. After all the recent notes from BWE members with great wines in exotic locations and dinners, ...

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2002 Château Potensac - France, Bordeaux, Médoc (7/10/2012) Dark plum core with red amber rim. Lively mix of raspberry, cherry fruit on nose. Currants too. Rich and bold, even a tad hot but not too much so. A very nice job of winemaking as always from the owners of this estate. With the proper age ...

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Nice notes. How much longer would you keep the clarets? Hopefully they will stay at this stage to be enjoyed for quite a while.

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Alex- it is definitely packed with enough intensity to need another 5 years. It should develop more layers but its current suppleness makes it tempting now. One of those that will be consumed too early, but I would like a few more opinions. I should have mentioned it needed more time, at least to my...

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2005 Château Latour à Pomerol - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol (7/8/2012) Pretty blend of red colors-a mix of ruby, light crimson and garnet shades, nice to look at. Nose of dark and red fruits with cassis and other nice smells. Rich and textural, balanced and clearly reflective of a great v...

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Excellent!

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1990 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon - France, Champagne (7/1/2012) Bubbles stil medium racy and remain for the entire 5 minutes it took to finish the bottle. Seriously a truly great champagne with rich honeyed color and light bisquits in nose. Likewise sweet, honeyed flavors on the...

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