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I drank a bottle of the 07. It was easy and delicious, not green at all.

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One of my favorite wines. Thanks for the note!

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I hope you are right, Jim.

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Thanks Guys. The Pouilly-Fume is light and lovely with grass and smoke with a big and I mean big seafood platter. The Vacqueyras is sublime with rotisserie chicken, which is delicious. The wine is medium bodied, tannins mostly resolved, but just enough left to help the juicy, spicy chicken taste fan...

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La Granja Peruvian restaurant in Bensonhurst, a new boite and a BYOB. Just opened a Chapelle-St-Arnoux 2005 Vacqueyras, and it is singing right out of the gate. Also a nice Pouilly-Fume 2010 'Coteau des Girarmes.' The Vacqueyras is perfectly aged and was a steal at the little wine shop by the subway...

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It's really funny. The way the local press talks about the Yankees, I thought that they had won around 105 games. imagine my shock when they lost and I found out they won 95.

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The Tigers didn't have momentum? Their pitching totally stifled the Yanks, and then they rolled over and player dead for SF. They made some horrible plays in the field. That stuff will kill you. Bottom line, they choked, big time. I know, it happens but i always find this kind of sweep-sweep scenari...

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It is rather bizarre though that Detroit swept the Yankees and were then swept by San Francisco. Doesn't make sense...

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It's looking pretty much all Giants at this point. I don't have any problem rooting for the ex-NY Giants. Did they ever win it in San Fran before two years ago? And I love that stoned out looking pitcher; reminds me of an Eagle Scout I once knew.

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Wow! I would never have thought that a Ch. Moulin Rouge would last that long, even a 1989.

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I'm a huge fan of Haut-Batailley, but the '95 was a hair better than the '96. Just exceptional.

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I love '96 LB, absolutely! I just think there are some wines here and there that are a little underwhelming, and maybe those are the ones the 96LB detractors are talking about.

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I always love to read your notes, Stefan. I have to add, this impression, and Claudius' that follows are to me probably the reasons why 'some people' downplay the '96 vintage on the LB. Some of the wines are just not that expressive. Not that I have ever encountered one

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I think $40 for Chasse-Spleen is fair, especially considering the cost of equivalent wines, QPR, etc.

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Apologies to any Y-fans and also to those sensitive to boorish, drunken posts. I had a rather bad day yesterday. I'm a Mets fan, obviously, yet I still root for Jeter to some extant. When everyone was rocking the steroids he stood tall with his 19 HRs or whatever. Anyway, I saw a bottle of 2009 Chas...

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Yo, Guys! I hate to tell you but the yankees suck this year. There is nothing like watching the most over watched team in sports fall flat. Who is there to pick up the slack after all their great aging stars are injured, slumping etc? Sorry - nobody! It's almost sad.... Almost. I have no idea how th...

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Better get a sling for your jaw, Hound. But at 90 pts, is it a nice price? I can't imagine the wine is less than great in this vintage, but you never know. Sometimes even the best of 'em drop the ball.

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You know you like to see your name in lights, Alex

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I would love to hear what you think of it, Ken.

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La Demoiselle de By 2009 This is the second wine of Rollan de By. I was very happy to find it at an otherwise really pedestrian little wine shop by the subway in Forest Hills. Also, it didn't cost $20, which they normally would charge for a good French wine, but $12, which is an excellent deal. Ruby...

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Good stuff, Manton. Thanks for your notes.
-Chasse

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I drank a number of the 2005 and 2006 Greysac. The 05 was a bit inconsistent, but very good at its best. The 06 however I thought was great the 3 or 4 times I had it. Classic style, not over-oaked, with good structure and balance and great QPR. My notes should be on here.

-Chasse

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Jim,
If you are in NYC next weekend, let's get together!
-Chasse

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OK, so is it fizzles or sizzles?

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Rodano Chianti Classico 2006 Some maturity showing in the rich purple robe. Leather, hint of tobacco, earth, black cherries in the enticing and bold nose. Delicious on the palate with more cherries, currants, chocolate, subtle spices. Good acidity and some faint tannins, but mostly resolved. Great s...

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Thanks, Patrick. I think she already had it when my sister took her in.

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Well, let's hear it. Drink, don't hold...

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I can't believe you are moving to Hawaii. That puts you in the class of a 'master,' as in Jimmy Page or Dostoevsky. I hope you can live up to it.
-Chasse

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Thanks, Jim. I can't imagine that this wine would be easy to find. But I'm really encouraged by the QPR of the '09 vintage, at least on the low end. I say, 'keep the notes coming!'

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It's been a tough year! Although, last year was even worse. Last year, we lost my Great Aunt Katy at 98 years old (a blessing for her in the state of her health), my Uncle Lenny, and our/my parents cat, Duffy. I know this sounds crazy, but Duffy's passing was really tough. She was such a sweety and ...

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Jim, It sounds like you missed your Uncle Al. I'm sorry to hear that. I had an Uncle Al, too. And many others, who I wished I could have spent more time with in the end. My uncle Dan passed away recently, after a long, painful illness. I got to see him one last time, but it still wasn't enough. He w...

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They only go back to '95.

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Both '00 reds and '01 Sauternes got 29/30.

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'01 Sauternes

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Chateau Le Grand Housteau 2009 Cotes de Bordeaux Another '09, this time a cheapie. This wine was on sale from like $15 or so down to a measly $9. Opaque purple with some lighter red and 'milky' highlights, the nose was not terribly memorable. The wine was medium bodied (for these days) and a tad rus...

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The vintage ratings begin with '95. They only rate red Bordeaux and Sauternes, not dry whites. They give '01 a 29. The ratings are done by Howard Stravitz, and U. of South Carolina law professor. Maybe we should induct him into BWE? He gives 2005 reds a 28, and '09 gets a 27.

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On the last page of the 2011 Zagat's, there is a small vintage ratings chart. Surprise! They rate the 2000 vintage in Bordeaux as the highest of recent years - 29 points on a 30 point scale.

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2009 is totally different from 2005. The texture is completely different, much more open, although you can't say that '05 was open at all. Totally hard as nails from day one. '09 is much more giving. It has a kind of rugged charm. Need I say more? '05 is a monk's wine. '09 is more of a game keeper's...

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BTW, I have to add, I love '02L and '06 (mainly lefties I've tried), but '09 is on a different level. It's obvious. Jim - you will love them!

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As I have been saying, 2009 kicks major ass. It is the first vintage since 2000 that has really leapt out at me and made me say, 'wow!' I know I don't really have the experience to say this, but with limited knowledge, my guess is that '09 is somewhat similar to '89. Big, ripe tannins, and tons of d...

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