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Bacchus

I had the 09 Lunch Bags not too long ago. Anything but thin.

Bacchus

Drink 'em if you got 'em. This is really drinking nicely now. Classic Bdx. Suave and sophisticated, elegant and smooth. Not the most complex in the Medoc, but wonderful fruit and terroir: bramble, leather, smoke, black berry, graphite, ash, bit of cassis, bit of methol. This could restore your faith...

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This article might speak to the sweetness of that shiraz:
http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/0 ... eneration/

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Chasse, would you happen to know were the 2000 Chasse-Spleen is in its evolution? I have no 05s, but I know I have some 00s somewhere in the cellar.

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I'm not sure how well known these practices are, but since so much rides on the Primeurs tastings, including prices, the fact that they're rigged seems scandalous to me:
http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/0 ... -primeurs/

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Okay, just to be contrary (even against myself). For the sake of science, how about buy one bottle and give it a whirl. I'm sure we'd all love to hear that our initial advice was wise.

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Damn, this is a beautiful wine. This is what Bdx is about, this is what the 2005 vintage is about. Control, tension, balance, pizzaz, but no gooey sticky 09ism. Strong emotive flavours, but clean in the mouth. This is still primary, as you might expect, but it's so very good; intellectual and sensua...

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It's real enough. Had an 89 Latour a month ago that was disgusting. Completely undrinkable. What a waste!

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Sorry for the thread drift, but it's conundrum time. If a bottle of the 06 LeoP were the same price as the 04 DucruB, which would you go for? If anyone's had both, a comparison would be appreciated.

As for the 09 LeoP, $210 seems high to me too, especially considering the price of the 08.

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A couple of year can make a big difference. That said, if you're looking for something that's going to call attention to itself, or somebody's panties for that matter, look elsewhere. This will not pull your tongue out of your mouth and wrap it around your head. It's not the most dense, nor the most...

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You folks look like you're having a great time!

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In accord with the dictates of the BD, a nice northern Medoc this weekend! The 04 Cos d'Estournel is going to be a very fine wine. Right now it's still a little tight and the tannins are still holding their own, so to speak. But it's a very nice wine nonetheless, and I can't wait to open my next bot...

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Gentlemen, it sounds like you're in for a real treat. Rumor has it this lynch How -- in Texas a rope will do -- guy has a palate almost as good as James "Suckling only tastes high end" Suckling.

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Great decree, oh wise and might dictator. The only difficulty will be the choice: 04 Cos d'Estournel, 06 Calon Segur, 2000 Chasse-Spleen, 2000 Brown. Oooo all good sounding options.

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Glad you got it. Enjoy those turkey dinners.

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A Calon Segur that feels like a Pomerol. Really?! Why can't St Estephe feel like St Estephe and Pomerol feel like Pomerol? I was thinking of picking up a bottle. Maybe not now.

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Don't say I didn't warn you RDD! By the way, anything in the mail yet?

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For Blanquito: I didn't see anything about Sociando, but; 2003 Chateau Pontet Canet 92 Tasted at Bordeaux Index’s “10-Year On” tasting in London. The Pontet-Canet 2003 has a very pure, quite alluring bouquet with blackberry and a touch of blueberry, mint and cedar. It is quite refined compared to re...

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Here they are at their pimping, self-congratulatory best. Favourite line, by Suckling himself: "Everyone thinks Suckling is only doing high end stuff!" And Vaynerchuk draws an analogy between wine and women worthy of the 2 Bobbies. Fair warning: watching this video may make you want to cha...

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This is how a real rock star does it people!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJkv7BnRmSU

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I hear ya, Nic. I've got to pay the same as you, of course, but I like the 09 so much I'm going to bite the bullet and buy some. Who needs to retire anyways?!

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Give the 05 some time; it's not really awake right now. 06 is good in the meantime.

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Yes, the veneer of civilization is indeed thin! Wish I could try the 03 Montrose, but it's an arm and a leg up here. I've got a 6 pack of the 05 (at about 60%-65% the price of the 03), but I've yet to pop one. How's the 06? Either you Robertos try it? I've thought for some time about maybe picking u...

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So, would you recommend this wine, Jim?

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Holy mother Ishtar this is a nice wine. I think I like it better than the Duhart. What an elegant, balanced, complex, and finesse oriented wine. Name a fruit, be it red, black or blue and you will find it. Smoke, cedar, graphite, oyster, rock dust, cocoa, it's hard to list them all. Yet this is no f...

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In a new posting Andrew Jefford assesses our favourite wine reviewers. Thought you guys might be interested:
http://www.decanter.com/news/blogs/expe ... ting-notes

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A bit of silliness:
http://redtobrownwinereview.blogspot.com.au/

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Too much information!

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Well, if you only ordered 3, that's perfectly understandable. Thought you might have had a few more.

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Jim, you interested in opening one of those 09 Calon Segurs for science? I would sure love to hear your opinion on them. We also need to establish a baseline for CS for this decade so we will be able to determine whether the recent sale of the winery will propel them into the Parkerized camp!

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The sense of mourning over this turn of events continues to grow. John Gilman tweets: "Saddest news I've had in a month of Mondays (at least since the decapitation of Ch Magdelaine)- Michel Rolland hired to consult at Ch Figeac"

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Jim, your relationship with HWSRN is a fascinating one. You go on at length about his role in the wine world, yet when it comes to tasting notes of individual wines, you so often agree with him. Not always to be sure (eg. 09 Giscours), but more often than not. Anyone here teach in a psych dept? :lol:

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Get the 08 before it's gone! It's the last of the old style with a price tag that is anywhere near affordable. My biggest Figeac disappointment: about 2 yrs ago I passed on a half case of the 06. Rethinking my decision I returned to the store and voila, it was gone! I really like the 06 Figeac!

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Looking forward to them.

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Maybe not breaking news, but a reminder to those interested in an affordable (c. $25 USD?), good quality Pessac before it is no more. Let's have a taste off. How does this compare with the 09 Haut Bergey?

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Le Thil has been sold. Apparently SHL and Le Carmes Haut Brion are splitting it between them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISN20PlrRLA

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Sipping on a glass of the 08 now. Nothing Parkerized about this wine. Indeed, about as far from a Parker style wine as I can imagine. Light and clean in the mouth; no syrup or viscosity in this wine! Good line of acid keeping it all crisp; perhaps even a bit tart towards the end though. Noticeable t...

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RDD; nice to know. Not too many Portuguese dorymen abound here these days, I'm afraid. Send me your address and you'll have Mt. Scio savory before you know it. And if you ever make it back home, we'll open some wines; how about a bottle of Rodriguez Bakeapple?

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Nic, your description of the wines doesn't do much for me, but the cabane à sucre is bringing back fond memories of when I lived in Quebec. Tire d'érable and tart au sucre -- best ever! You guys down south don't know what you're missing!

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Oh oh, I think Nic just got banned!

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