Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

tim

I'll start this tasting note to say that I am not a fan generally of Le Bon Pasteur. When we were in Paris and visited the Rolland lab, I concluded that Le Bon Pasteur was my least favorite wine of the trip. It seemed overdone, overripe, overconcentrated, and completely out of balance. So when one o...

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Any chance you would be planning around xmas?

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Congratulations Ben! Well deserved!

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Enjoy the dinner all!

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Have you guys discussed when such a dinner would be? I haven't been keeping up with the board lately and would still relish an opportunity to fly over to NYC.

Cheers,

Tim

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I've always been a fan of Moulin Saint George, especially the rather simple font on the lable for a really nice wine

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Many congrats, and WOW, what an incredible selection of wines!

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Me too...

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Greatbxfreak,

I was saying that of the 350+ registered users, it looks as though well over 200 of them are fake names that were registered for the purpose of sending spam. Most of them have spam url's or spam-like user names.

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Is there a way to change the signup process to eliminate the spammers? It looks like about 80% of the members of the site are spam...

Cheers,

Tim

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Congratulations Harry! May even get me to drink a few Rhones...

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Down 40% is not very much? That seems an extravagant thing to say. Do you know anything else that goes down to that extent? Doesn't seem very realistic to me. I think it largely depends on the basis of the reduction. If the price rose 50%, one year, then went down 33% (thereby negating the initial ...

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Wishing you all a great convention!!!

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Aye Aye Capn

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Out of curiousity, does anyone know how to get vinexpo bordeaux tickets if you aren't in the wine business (short of creating a fake company...)?

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1964 Château Lascombes - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux (3/29/2009) Popped and poured, cork broke but was in reasonably good shape otherwise. Sourced in Paris with provenance direct from the Chateau (according to the shop), fill was into the neck. Gorgeous brick red color, only slightly lightened...

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Dobrý Den!

Yes, we do, perhaps year 11?

By the way, I hope if anyone on BWE comes over to Paris, please give me a buzz, would love to meet up.

Cheers,

Tim

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Any final word on the date for this?

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Hey guys, I think its pretty evident now that I won't be able to head over there. First one I've missed in years. But I'll definitely participate in the VLT and hopefully will see everyone next year at the anniversary dinner!

Cheers,

Tim

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Moe, when are you coming back to Paris?

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Personally I love 1994 Bordeaux. They aren't as big as the 96's, but I find them mature and classic in style, but not lacking in fruit like some of the truly lesser years. Had a 94 Montrose this evening that was really nice, not overwhelming but had the finesse that I would come to expect from a sol...

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Just sourced a 95 GPL. What time do you normally have the tasting? Hopefully not TOO late...

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Not only has Francois had a 1900 Margaux, he drank one in a most unusual way: off the floor:

http://groups.msn.com/BordeauxWineEnthu ... sage=47332

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Congrats Dave and Peggy! Sounds like a wonderful way of celebrating!

tim

I'd still like to see us organize another Bordeaux trip at some point (albeit perhaps a bit less hectic). The Lynch Bages lunch was one of the highlights. I remember (and you can barely see it in the picture) the table was covered with rose petals, which reminded me of my first taste of the '89 Lync...

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Funny enough, my boss promised me that we would have a fabulous dinner in South Beach Miami since I had to pass up on the Pontet Canet dinner. While it was good, I really wish I could have joined y'all in NYC for it. The guys I work with had no idea what I missed...

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Yes, I'd like to, assuming I'll be there of course. I'll know within the next week...

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I do recall that, Jim. That was quite a fun tasting, and a classic moment!

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This actually reminds me of another great moment. Josh Wertlieb posted an alert about an incredible sale of Lafleur at the PA Liquor stores (for those that are unaware, the state of PA has a monopoly on wine sales). They had marked the Lafleur 99 down to $53 a bottle, and the 2000 was also marked do...

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2003 Château Troplong Mondot - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (1/31/2009) Decanted around 6 hours. Beautiful deep purple color. Extremely tight and closed down. Hints of sweet cherries, blueberries, with a touch of leather on the nose. Concentrated and tannic, with more berries...

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Wow, Jim, you drank them young then!

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Congratulations Michael (wockalb), you are the 100th member!

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Its interesting, I've found that many Lynch have been way off in off years. While the best years are truly exceptional, the so-so years are not particularly kind to the wine.

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Always been a fan of the late harvest Gewurtztraminer's myself, although as you say they are quite different from the Sauternes.

Great notes Nic

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I didn't see one of these yet so figured I'd start one (and I recognize that Phil and team are probably overwhelmed already, but I figure is always good to capture observations and put them onto the list). Wish: can we put some type of icon on the browser tab? I notice that most websites have one, a...

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Next step, we need to get the site to the top of the "Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts" google search

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Is there a recommended hotel?

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aha, okay

thanks!

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by the way, I love the little wine glasses on each of the threads, but I haven't quite figured out what the difference is between a full one and a near-empty one...

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so, 45 minutes in, there is about 1 new registration every 90 seconds... quite a pace!

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