Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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The 14 Sociando was so cheap for ages (<$30 at places I often buy from) and I never pulled the trigger. Same on the Lanessan. But I did get a 6 pack of Haut Bailly 2014 at a keen price I haven’t had many 14s, but the ones I’ve tried have seemed more charming than the 96s at the same age, maybe remin...

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+1 on the Calon. I bought the Leoville Barton (not tried it but everyone loved it and it was keenly priced at $60), and Pichon Lalande.

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Buy three 2014 Pichon Lalande instead.

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Very encouraging, Jacques. I got scared off the 2018 white burgs being too ripe/flabby, but I haven’t tasted any yet as the few I bought won’t get to here until shipping season arrives.

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Foillard Morgon Cote du Py 2016. A bit too fruity on day one, drinking the 2nd half today and I like it a lot more. Still shows a bit of a candied cherry note (almost giving it a rose quality), but it’s more earthy and balanced now. Delicious.

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I’m with Tim. I mean, Sanders honeymooned bare-chested in Soviet Russia for fuck’s sake! https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-bernie-sanderss-1988-10-day-honeymoon-in-the-soviet-union/2019/05/02/db543e18-6a9c-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html%3foutputType=amp PS. I per...

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I didn’t watch it, but the critics I’ve been checking out are pretty much panning the speech as boring, long, mechanical and meandering.

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I first really heard about/noticed Togni on BWE, from the notes from one of those Kittle House nights many moons ago where Jacques, Ian and others had the likes of Togni, Dunn HW, Montelena, Ridge Monte Bello, etc.

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Continuing my white wine focus:
-Four bottles of the 2017 Domaine Marc Colin St. Aubin 1er Cru "La Chateniere" on sale for $51
-One bottle (to try) of the 2013 Launois Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne on sale for $42.50

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This thread prompted an inventory and I have a severe Ducru shortage! 3 of the 95, and 1 of the 96. No mas.

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It’s crazy to think one of Bordeaux’s most historic chateau lost essentially a whole decade of wine.

That said, the bottle I had of the 82 Ducru in Ft. Lauderdale a few years ago was clean and very good, although probably just beginning a slow decline.

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I’ve never had a Perse-era Pavie.

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Nice haul, Marcus. My go-to Togni for a good stretch was the wonderful 1993, which actually showed better than the 92 for me (caveat: I've only had the 92 the one time). I used to be able to pick up the '93 on Winebid for $55 like 8 or 9 years ago, and I reloaded a few times. I managed to get a half...

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I'm getting nervous!!! Hopefully it's just 2016 PTSD.

I just gave money to Sara Gideon's senate campaign...

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You go Jim! I'm on day 17 of my alcohol fast (with 6 more days to go), and I've lost 5 pounds.

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Sounds good. What’s this run (pre-Rolland)?

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You guys do realize that Magdelaine was making such shitty wine, they were going to be demoted.:-) It's funny, but I think of myself as a Medoc Man, but when I really think about it, the wines that really get me jazzed these days are often the old school Right Bankers. Magdelaine, Canon, Trotanoy, ...

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Pat, I inadvertently swiped the 99 Magdelaine from you! Don’t ban me! 8-) Too funny, we're all chasing the same stuff! You're ROBAL, right? No worries, I was really to bail on the 99 Maggies once it hit $56 (Winebid charges sales tax for CO residents as they also have an office in Aspen for Fu and ...

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Nicklasss wrote:AKR, we were 5 adults. Please, I can drink a good quatity of good wine, but less and less with age.

I can drink just as much at 49 as 39... it's the recovery that sucks now.

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2006 Castello di Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 2 bottles @ $26.47
2008 Taittinger Brut Millésimé 2 bottles @ $83.20
2012 Taittinger Brut Millésimé 2 bottles @ $76.90

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Had one of my last Tour St Bonnet 2016's over the weekend. This is a seriously good QPR. Whilst not particularly complex, definitely Old School in style and a steal at under NZ$30. Need to try and get more. Very cool. AlexR and I commend you. I’ve always been attached to this cru bourgeois, I bough...

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Thread drift, but is 2005 red burgundy really the second coming?

I know red burgundy can get too mean, lean and green, but can it swing the other way too? Is it now getting hot enough there that they have overly big, boozy and broad vintages? Or is it still the house style which is paramount?

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The only great VCC I've had -- and it has been only a few, most of which were too young -- was a brilliant bottle of the 1990 that Ramon brought to an NYC offline.

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I thought Biden killed it at his speech. It was the best speech I ever saw him make, and I thought he looked more Presidential than ever before. The Convention came across better than I expected, even though it fell short in many ways. But I'm more pleased with Biden as the nominee than I ever have...

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Jim, I promise you (and my wife) this: if I’m singing the same tune by early October — that Biden is looking like a solid win —and he loses, I’ll never weigh in on a presidential horse race again.

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100%, Ian. 2016 was much more fluid than now, with 15% and at times even 20% of the electorate unhappy with both candidates and open to persuasion. But in 2020, Biden is at +50% nationwide and in nearly all the key swing states. The States which are Biden +50% easily get him over 300 EC votes, and T...

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Not a VCC man, but color me deeply skeptical. Unless VCC is truly an outlier, these sorts of ‘recency‘ rating-spikes in my experience are either grade inflation or spoofilation (or both).

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Biden is crushing it so far tonight in his acceptance speech.

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Nice prices Marcus!

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I've also never found Magdelaine green, if by green we mean pyrazines like green bell peppers. I certainly get lots of wintergreen and minty notes on Magdelaine's bouquet, enough that I consider it a house calling-card. Some consider such things 'greeness', but I don't. I love that wintergreen topno...

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Steve Bannon arrested. My goodness. The breadth of corruption in this administration is breathtaking. The corrupt are Trump's people. Given his decades-long history of bending the rules, fraud, money laundering, and outright stealing... who else is he gonna feel comfortable with? One thing is clear...

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The issues at Magdelaine with picking crews may explain some of the secret to their success, removing any temptation for a late harvest and thus keeping the wines fresh and balanced (for AFWE palettes at least). But it could also explain why Magdelaine seems to go to another level in vintages with h...

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Musigny 151 wrote:I don’t think even the most addle headed modernist thought it underperforming...

Jeff Leve might beg to differ on this.

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2013 Chateau Coutet Insanely pure aromas of apricot marmalade and honey that lead to a lively, balanced, sweet tropical fruit flavored expression that turns to orange with a delayed burst of acidity that lingers ever so effortlessly on the finish. 95 8B479505-9057-4738-B37E-080CFCF71358.jpeg These ...

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Philip Togni 1994. Superb wine, and although it shows some California opulence, it is relatively dialed down, leaving a Bordeaux style wine with a bit of California richness thrown in. At my edge of acceptability, but that is what made it so alluring. Exactly how I felt about the 01 Togni a few yea...

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As for myself, I find that my weight is extremely sensitive to exercise, specifically running. With modest weekly miles, I can maintain, when they drop, weight goes up far more than the 100-110 calories per mile would indicate. This. Running has a big effect on my weight, way more than the caloric ...

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marcs wrote:...The size of my collection kind of commits me to A MEASLY 1-2 bottles a week during the period of the year that I like to drink reds...

Amateur.

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In addition to the Cantemerle and DDC, other wonderful 1966s I've had: Haut Bailly (a 95-point wine, as mentioned), Fonplégade (a bottle Gilman brought that wasn't outstanding but still it was B+/A- sort of wine in my book and vastly outperformed its rep), Haut Brion (a truly divine bouquet), and Be...

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Ian, is Crump, Richmond & Shaw a legit and well-run (good storage conditions) operation?

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Also, there's this (note, the price is shown in dollars):

Crump, Richmond & Shaw Fine Wines, UK: London, Worldwide Delivery
Minimum order of £500. Standard delivery 6-12 weeks
1998 Magdelaine (750ml)
$74.71 in-bond, ex. taxes
https://www.crsfw.com

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