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- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:32 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
I honestly don’t think I have been more sick than that night… The Night of the Zins….
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:22 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Ha ha, the very first night I met you in person, Stefan, February 2001, in Chicago, more than 23 years ago, we were drinking Zinfandels, and I think I had a steak.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:22 pm
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- Topic: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Ha I just texted the picture to my brother Tom and he said he never realized that my cover art looked like the game Asteroids. And I said Asteroids looks like my cover art, that's circa 1969, 6th grade at St. Patrick's Elementary School.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:10 pm
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- Topic: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
By the way, my third novel, "Lisbon Street," a legal novel of Grisham-like proportions, is still available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon. (I think the best source is B&N.) https://www.amazon.com/Lisbon-Street-Jim-Howaniec/dp/1614347387/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 https://www...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:58 pm
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- Topic: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
When I was 11 years old in the 6th grade I wrote a 200 page novel (the first of two novels I wrote in grade school). It was titled "A Trip to Mars," a story of six American astronauts journeying to Mars and the adventures that ensued. It was written entirely in cursive. I still have it to ...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:50 pm
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- Topic: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Enjoyed that launch today, David, if I were elected president one of the first things I would do is invite Elon Musk over to dinner and I would say, Elon, humor me, tell me what would need to be done to land man on Mars in six years. we should have been on Mars 30 years ago.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:32 pm
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- Topic: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
By the way, I tasted a 2014 Stony Hill chardonnay at the same birthday party, it was beautiful, best showing yet of a case that I bought a few years ago in NH, I have five left. A revelation, as Comte would say. Looking forward to trying some with lobster this summer.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:29 pm
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- Topic: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Tasted it the other night at a birthday party, RP, it was outstanding.
Going to give it a more serious analysis with a nice sirloin to see if it is as good as I thought it was.
Going to give it a more serious analysis with a nice sirloin to see if it is as good as I thought it was.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:19 pm
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- Topic: The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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The 2021 Ridge Geyserville has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Ah spring is in the air and it's time to uncork a 2021 Ridge Geyserville....
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:23 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Your least favorite famous Bordeaux aoc…
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Re: Your least favorite famous Bordeaux aoc…
Man that 2014 Larcis Ducasse I had the other night was a beauty.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Eclipse preparation
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- Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:12 pm
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- Topic: President Trump
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Re: President Trump
Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King were my political heroes, now we are reduced to Aaron Rogers and Jesse Ventura. I do think we are broken beyond repair.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:13 am
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- Topic: Eclipse preparation
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Re: Eclipse preparation
Wow! My brother is gonna go up to western northern Maine. Hope the weather holds!
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:58 pm
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- Topic: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
- Replies: 31
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Re: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
Not sure I've had the 2014 Cantemerle but I imagine that vintage + that estate was a nice result. I'll have probably consumed a case each of 2019 Cantemerle and 2020 Cantemerle before you even touch your next 2014 Cantemerle, Stefan, it's hard to imagine that wine will improve dramatically over the ...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:51 pm
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- Topic: President Trump
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Re: President Trump
If Aaron Rodgers ever comes within 8 million miles of even the VICE presidency of the United States, I will move to the furthest time zone away from Lewiston, Maine, what is that, Taiwan, I think.... I would vote for Orange Head and Marjorie Taylor Greene before I would vote for Aaron Puke Rodgers.
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:56 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
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Re: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
Ha ha, just leave him some of the basic Felina chianti, esl, he'll be happy.
JC is one of the very first original BWEers, we met him and his amazing better half Paula in Chicago in February 2001 at the first annual BWE convention.
JC is one of the very first original BWEers, we met him and his amazing better half Paula in Chicago in February 2001 at the first annual BWE convention.
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:51 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
- Replies: 31
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Re: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
They have such a great selection!
I’m going to splurge on some Dal Forno Amarone when they arrive.
I’m going to splurge on some Dal Forno Amarone when they arrive.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: UN POINT C'EST TOUT ! par la Pépinière Berillon
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Re: UN POINT C'EST TOUT ! par la Pépinière Berillon
I dunno, Ognik, after watching this video I think I'm going to stock up and not wait five years. We got like hardly any snow this winter here in the Great State of Maine. I uncorked a bottle of 2013 Dom Perignon in Montreal with the Canadien BWEers. It was delicious, nice and ripe, it didn't seem to...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:03 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
- Replies: 31
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Re: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
I'll probably drink through my cases of 2019 and 2020 Cantemerle in the next five years.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
Thanks JC I just ordered ten bottles of the Montrose and two of the 2019 GPL.
I told them that either you or I will pick them up, I'm going to be heading down that way next week.
Thanks for the tip, I've been wanting to get my hands on some '14 Montrose!!!!
I told them that either you or I will pick them up, I'm going to be heading down that way next week.
Thanks for the tip, I've been wanting to get my hands on some '14 Montrose!!!!
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:01 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
Oh man how can I not? Which store do I order from? I’m going to be heading down I-95 in the next couple of weeks.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Nothing in this revisit of 2014 Calon Segur moves me from my 100 point rating (plus, a rendezvous with Barry Scheck).
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- Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4894
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
Very well done indeed, JC! I had the 2014 La Dame and it is beautiful, I can only imagine how great the first label is. I have one bottle in. my cellar.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
1 x 2010 Montrose
1 x 2010 Troplong Mondot
5 x 2019 Montrose
7 x 2019 Felsina Rancia
6 x 2021 Ridge Geyserville
1 x 2010 Troplong Mondot
5 x 2019 Montrose
7 x 2019 Felsina Rancia
6 x 2021 Ridge Geyserville
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:01 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: It doesn’t matter if you are classified third, fourth or fifth in the classification.
- Replies: 35
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Re: It doesn’t matter if you are classified third, fourth or fifth in the classification.
I haven't had a Rauzan Gassies in years, what is the state of quality of the wines?
Seems to me the Orlando Bobbys had it in the last year or two.
Seems to me the Orlando Bobbys had it in the last year or two.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:30 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
- Replies: 31
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Re: 2019 Chateau Cantemerle.... Best Cantemerle ever.
Very nicely done e!
I've been very happy with the service at Saratoga, I should be getting a couple cases this week.
I've been very happy with the service at Saratoga, I should be getting a couple cases this week.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Your least favorite famous Bordeaux aoc…
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Re: Your least favorite famous Bordeaux aoc…
I think you would like that 2014 Larcis Ducasse, Nicola.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Your least favorite famous Bordeaux aoc…
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Re: Your least favorite famous Bordeaux aoc…
I voted St Emilion but that doesn’t mean I dislike it. They are all spectacular, it’s just that somebody has to come last.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:53 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2014 Chateau Larcis Ducasse has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2014 Chateau Larcis Ducasse has been uncorked and other ramblings....
This wine was absolutely delicious. A little shy on the nose at first but it was open for business on the palate right from the start. I’ve always said 2014 was equally great in the right bank and this is another example. I regret that this was my only bottle as it seems hard to find and the prices ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:44 pm
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- Topic: The 2014 Chateau Larcis Ducasse has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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- Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
I can't remember which vintage we tasted at Branaire, but I really liked it. Maybe Tom members.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:24 pm
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- Topic: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2014 Sociando Mallet has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Nice! I've bought two cases of it.
It's gotten a little hard to find now though.
It's gotten a little hard to find now though.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:03 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
We really enjoyed our visit to Branaire Ducru in October. Did you know that their property is spread out in like, I dunno, about ten different parcels all throughout St. Julien. It's not one contiguous property.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:16 pm
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- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
Mmm it's been a while since I've had a Lafleur Petrus, and Branaire Ducru is becoming one of my favorite annual best buys.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2020 Chateau Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2020 Chateau Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Man, I thought the 2019 Cantemerle was "the best Cantemerle ever...." Until I tried the 2020 Cantemerle! The 2020 Cantemerle is gorgeous, much different styled from the 2019, richer with more upfront fruit. The 2019 is more classic and reserved. They are obviously at different stages of ev...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:11 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Oh my Devil, the catastrophic St Émilion tasting
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Re: Oh my Devil, the catastrophic St Émilion tasting
I was going to say, that was the golden era of over the top Parkerism. I have one bottle of 2014 Larcis Ducasse, I don’t remember ever having tried that wine.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:45 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
9 x 2019 Meyney
3 x 2019 Corbin
12 x 2020 Cantemerle
3 x 2019 Corbin
12 x 2020 Cantemerle
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:29 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Oh my Devil, the catastrophic St Émilion tasting
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Re: Oh my Devil, the catastrophic St Émilion tasting
2008 La Dominique.... a "catastrophic" 80 point rating...
"Almost undrinkable."
Mr. Maltais, we need to have a talk....
"Almost undrinkable."
Mr. Maltais, we need to have a talk....
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:14 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: UN POINT C'EST TOUT ! par la Pépinière Berillon
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Re: UN POINT C'EST TOUT ! par la Pépinière Berillon
I just watched the first five minutes, will finish it over the weekend. I'm curious to get to the ending and its conclusions. I'm honestly wondering whether I am going to be more positive or more depressed. I wonder what Dom Perignon would think? I think he used to harvest In November, no? Thanks fo...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:01 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2020 Chateau Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2020 Chateau Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Definitely a bigger, richer, fruit-forward wine than the 2019....
That is in no way intended as a criticism of 2019, it is just a distinctively different style.
That is in no way intended as a criticism of 2019, it is just a distinctively different style.