Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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I too think ABV is a worthwhile data point that no one really tracks in a meaningful way. The benefit would clearly come once you’ve entered this yearly ABV value for each property you review into a database table while also backfilling prior years, as then your end user would be able to sort and ar...

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While there is wealth of information and tasting notes on your site Jeff, I also agree with Ian in showing the AbV would be a welcomed additional data point.

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Did I miss the tallies from the 2019 Thunder in London showdown or … ?

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While my typical Bdx purchases usually come in original wood cases, not this Golodetz value pick ;) $152/cs and $144 on 2 wholesale through Touton for this vintage which goes to show you how sharp that Rye Brook price is. Will give it this a trial run soon and we shall see how this value fares for m...

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Mixed case purchase of 6 x 2020 Philippe Jouan Chambolle Musigny and 6 x 2020 Philippe Jouas Gevrey Chambertin Aux Echezeaux @ $84.99/per at Bottle King in Ramsey, NJ.

: Still plenty left for those interested and local.

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I see it more as having been a hot vintage that was handled better than in previous warm years. And is that your experience across the board or just with this wine?

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Nice note Mark on an unbeknownst to me wine but see Touton has got the 2016 so will have to order some. So out of curiosity, were the DB and LMHB both 2016’s as well or … ?

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Nice notes on a nice set of wines and what vintage was that Vajra BdV as 2015 was anything but cool?

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Costco pricing is essentially original futures pricing so I would strongly suggest keeping that in mind when comparing pricing, and CV, buy, buy, buy.

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Participated in an 80’s Lynch Bages blind tasting with the 82, 83, 85, 86, 88 and 89 about 10 or so years ago in Maryland at a friends uncles and the 82, 85 and 88 were my favorites on the day and in that order as they were all so wonderfully expressive. The 89 by comparison was monolithic and not y...

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14 is a beaut and if you don’t snap em all at that price which is about $10 more than it was on futures, let me know as I will take them.

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Not attending but I still have an opinion and I would opt for your 01 Rauzan to go up against the 01 D’Issan as that would make a nice flight.

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How the mighty have fallen.

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https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2023/ ... vineyards/

Looks like the motion has passed.

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Nice notes and recap Arv.

And Joel, is Cantenac Brown ever more than $100? I generally find this Cantenac property a little too modern leaning for my palate and instead routinely buy D’Issan and Giscours for my future Margaux enjoyment at similar price points.

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All I am going to say is high-er mathematics.

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Curious to see how long it takes to get to Jim

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The white and gold label has got me thinking a PLL 3rd label and not the Latour but congrats on the new blue demon!

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I realize but I also don’t think we should take average wine searcher listed retail prices for allocated items as gospel when there simply is not that much to go around (ie demand far exceeds supply). $189 is a great price for the best in class village Chambolle from Mugnier and it is also in line w...

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Lol. Sure, go ahead and blame me. It's amazing that a 1er cru Monopole is the cheapest wine in Mugniers's lineup. About a quarter of the price of his Chambolle village. Enjoy JC Agree and that’s just the way it goes nowadays but they did have an empty spot price tag of $189 for the Chambolle in the...

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6pk of 2020 JF Mugnier Nuits Saint Georges ‘Clos de la Marechale’ 1er for $145.99/per across 2 different Bottle King stores.

: Jacques told me to do it ;)

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Thanks for the early check in as I only own 1 btl and was recently able to resist adding more during Crush’s winter progressive sale.

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Nice note and that’s generally a great wine. My 3rd Tuesday group has always liked sticking a mystery wine from another region into a themed blind lineup and I remember this wine faring well in a lineup of ‘82 Bdx.

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While perhaps none as flagrant as the VCC, there are a number of other 3rd growth classifieds that I would be bumping up an notch including Canon, Calon Segur, Haut Bailly, Lynch Bages and Rauzan Segla.

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Picked up 9 btls of the 2019 Ghislaine Barthod Les Bons Batons Bourgogne Rouge, 3 from Bottle King @ $47.99 + tax and 6 from Convive @ $50 + tax.

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Fully agree, when old nebbiolo is on they can be great but they are also generally way too variable for my liking.

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Looks like a killer choucroute!

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Why not just buy OWC 6packs of each?

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Wonderful lineup, pics of what looks like an epic evening from start to finish.

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I remember buying and drinking the 2010 Fleur Cardinale shortly after it’s US release and feeling similarly to your experience.

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Another brutal call to decide a game.

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Or you can go with the poster child of the modernist movement in Gerard Perse’s Chateau Pavie. My guess is the vintage conditions saved it from being as flagrant as some of the surrounding vintages.

I do also like Jim’s SHL suggestion.

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Nice note as I have a singleton resting in the cellar and was just looking at it the other day.

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Put up the 2007 Felsina Fontalloro vs the Rancia from the same vintage at an Italian BYOB just across the border and while both were well made, my issue stemmed from the fact that you could still taste the oak barrels on the Fontalloro. Will it ever fully integrate? Rancia > Fontalloro in this vinta...

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A very nice shot!

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7+ out of 7 does change the scoring dynamic ;) Had my last bottle of ‘85 Lynch with Jacques, Jill and Jim in New Rochelle pre covid and it was fully resolved and glorious and left the ‘89 that we also had in the dust. Granted Jim who had the last glass of the ‘89 did say that with extended aeration ...

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I had my sole bottle 10 years ago at a Ridgewood NJ BYOB restaurant aptly named Latour and my bottle was of the not so expressive, excessively drying nature, granted it was popped and poured so I digress. Not surprised however that there is bottle variation but do find the wide range of experiences ...

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Nice note and also had a Sicilian wine tonight though red and not from Etna in the Occhipinti Il Frappato. Insanely aromatic yet so lightweight, you should give it a go if you see it in your neck of the woods.

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Your Barton experience echoes mine here in NYC where Lilian was pouring in person. The Leoville Barton was pure with a long finish and I can def see what drew Patrick in but I had it in that same 93-95 point bucket as Beychevelle and Gruaud Larose (which I ended up pulling the trigger on a 6pack of).

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