Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Antoine

Boyd Cantenac is under the radar and delivers for me.

Antoine

Thanks for the pre report! Easy pass for me.

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Yankees are far more reasonable than UK owners... I was merely middle of the pack on UK wine forum Ian's thread...

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You bought a lot! I did put a few bids but could not be bothered to follow the bids and did not dare to bid big in abstensee... so did not get any... Good price for Haut Brion!

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Mugneret Gibourg and Grivot Bourgogne come from Luteniere in Vosne. Barthod and P Rion Bourgogne come from les bons batons in Chambolle. These I would recommend as they are excellent and terroir defined (although the Grivot is more silky and the MG more velvety...) I sympathise for silly prices... e...

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Bettane 98 Cheval Blanc, Ausone, Pavie, Petrus, Montrose (5 wines) 97-98 Margaux, Palmer, Ducru B, Haut Brion, Mouton R, Belair Monange, Figeac, Conseillante, Canon (9 wines) 97 La Violette, Poyferre, Pontet Canet, Mission HB 96-97 Latour (Pauillac), VCC, Nenin, Fleur Petrus, Eglise Clinet, Pavie Ma...

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Don't forget I am willing to buy a couple of Figeac 2019 halves from you if you need cash... (and of Pichon Lalande as well if so you wish of course...)

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https://www.mybettanedesseauve.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BD_BDX_Primeurs_2019.pdf This will give you 2019 notes. Big drop in rating! 2020 a good vindtage but nowhere near 2019 in quality... except for a few wines! Château d'Issan, margaux L’apport de nouvelles vignes, juste à l’extérieur du mur ...

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Notes by Bettane for all the 2020 Bordeaux.
https://www.mybettanedesseauve.fr/wp-co ... s-2020.pdf

Interesting... and, in may cases, lower scores than last year...

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Thanks Izak! No idea as I have not had them and they may even vary with time depending on producer/consultant.... You may tell us how you see them... Maybe this categorisation does not make sense after all.

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St Emilion has always been a minefield: Variety of terroir, variety of producer vinification (refined, body builded), incomprehensible (or worse) classification... There was a discussion on another forum which I find intersting We had some help from Comte who is zillions time more knowledgeable than...

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Only second best I have are Dame de Montose 2005 and Blason d'Issan 2005... very good wines but Can't compare to the 1st wines...
Try to abide by Churchill's tastes "I have simple tastes, I love the best"

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Table for average yields in Bordeaux 2020 -----------------2018 ----2019 ----2020 ----10-year average % of 10-year average Margaux --------- 37.4 ----49.2 ----36.3 ---- 41.2 ----88.1 St Julien -------- 42.6 ----45.5 ----34.3 ----41.8 ---- 82.1 Pauillac ---------- 38.5 ----46.7 ----37.4 ----41.5 ----...

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Antoine, For a benchmark birthday or wedding anniversary. I would never sell any of my wine. Of course, I understand people who do but, as for myself, almost every bottle has a story connected with it. Also, to enjoy diversity, I rarely purchase full cases. It would be a nightmare to liquidate my c...

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Lucky Alex: Rousseau Chambertin 2002... This should be good in time but when will you dare opening it?

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Probably the same source... except for best ever Issan in 2020 though ...which Quarin quotes on his site as a teaser...he may have heard of you...

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JM Quarin has published his notes for the 1st growth 2020 and it appears that they come on average behind 2016 2018 2019 and 2015... but ahead of 2017. Still quite high notes...
Message for Comte (Issan 2020 best ever... prepare your purse...)
NB I am not a subscriber and cannot give the notes.

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Thanks a lot for these notes... will make me regret no more purchase... Really excellent writing... made me salivate quite a bit... now hoping for the 2019 (where I was weak and bought (Branaire, Chevalier, Gaffeliere, Clinet et Canon). Quite happy with this under the radar wine (small property). Th...

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87 and still buying! Good man... and still with your tasting buds!... Had a Chevalier 2004 last night. Commendable but would not rate it ad 1st growth... but it is a 2004...

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My 2 favorites are Pichon Lalande and Ducru. Not that I have a lot of experience... Baron the one I have had most of in this lot though...

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I have a 6 packs of Lynch Bages 2006. Is it any good? Now or later?

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Can't see Dufort Vivens in any category (2nd growth?) Many decades ago Dufort Vivens and Lascombes (together with some SHL which was also cheap...) were some of the first fine Bordeaux I bought because they were cheap.(maybe for a reason...).. and had 2nd growth status... So, I could afford top Bord...

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Had a look again... Pessac: SHL and Pape Clement ahead of Domaine de Chevalier and at same level as Haut Bailly? Domaine de Chevalier at same level as ...? Pauillac : Lynch Bages at same level as super second and one up on Pontet Canet? St Emilion: Angelus won't be happy... but I don't know this win...

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Only bought the Chateau d'Issan at a good price... so if they all taste the same, I'll stick some Chateau Lafite Rothschild labels on it...

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Thanks Jim! He was born in 1955 (I was going to write 1855... but no... he was not Bordeaux classified... too late) and I knew it was a great vintage on both accounts. Unfortunately, the bottles were delivered 2 days after I left so we will open them when I return to visit him. I also needed to chee...

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Just bought 2 PIchon Lalande 1955 for my brother's birthday...

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Given most great Bordeaux needs 15 years ageing, I assume many Americans will buy in bond and wait for the tariff to disappear... not sure over 15 years but highly probable...

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Maybe a catch 22?... Prices had gone too high, 2019 futures were priced more realistically, it sold but the market is adapting and vintage like 2018 needs to adapt... Then, maybe the end of the pandemic may help stabilise...

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Thanks Ian, for your findings...
Only have your Montrose 2003, Canon and Rauzan segla 2015 from your list... have no mean toadvise anything as I don't drink near enough of these

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I get the impression that speculators have taken over red Burgundy from top producers and prices can only go up without quality reason. To take one example, Mugneret Gibourg NSG Chaignots was great buy at 40-50£, it is now ridiculously priced... as for their Grand crus... excellent but grotesque pri...

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Nobody tempted by Lehmann glasses?

Main glass I use is Riedel O Burg

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I also went through a case of this. May have one left downstairs... will look for it
Excellent wine

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Do you think we could see a Trump "2nd mandate"

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When all Latin America (except Bolsonaro) starts asking who is the Banana Republic... Something must have gone wrong. Putin and Xi must be wetting their bed....

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Could he just say: "I am guilty for all these misdemeanors (pussy grabbing, tax cheating, fraudulent bankruptcies... I acknowledge it... fair enough...and I pardon myself now as I have been the Greatest US President ever and I just say I will not do it again"

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No, this is not that simple and certainly not flexible, rather based on history as William reported. Clearly, grand cru can be declassified as 1er cru (Example: Musigny declassified as Chambolle 1er cru by De Vogue for wine from young vines). DRC entitled to declassify some La Tache as Vosne 1er cru...

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Forey does not hold all of gaudichots small parts. (total Gaudichots is 1.02 Hectare) Domaine Marchard de Gramont (Premeaux Prissey) also owns a small part (not to be confused with Bertrand Machard DG) Domaine du Palais also owns 0.23 Hectares The 2 latter are very low key producers and it is possib...

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6 chateau d'issan 2016 at 41£ a bottle Vat and duty included,

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Glantenay is good and is sold en primeur by an Edinburgh merchant. I like the Pommard les Saucilles which is brilliant all are good. Voillot is also a great Volnay producer and all are good at less than 100$ (excpet maybe the Rugiens in the US may be more but he has a lot of Volnay 1er and Pomamrd 1...

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I have a few Forey Gaudichots (08, 10, 12 and 15) and Petits Monts. Note these are not La Tache and cannot be as these Gaudichots are very small pieces of land on the outskirts of La Tache either above or below hence without the same soil, height.... Forey notoriously needs a lot of time as it was m...

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