Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Antoine

Trafalgar group has Trump ahead or tied in most tight states... they could be right ...or wrong

Antoine

Go Figeac... no hesitation... I missed it...but got 3 Canon

Antoine

Sure Biden looks like he has a good lead... but he needs a really big one to be elected... although it is not quite yet Bielorussia... As an aside, it is a bit depressing to note that 80 to 90% of electors do not have a say in the presidential election as the decision is done by the fringe states......

Antoine

D Day - 5!

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I am weak... Comte has been bothering me to buy D'Issan 2019 for a while... and I did not resist a 6 packs of D'Issan for 41£ a bottle VAT and duty included... a bargain... but it is a 2016 ... I hope it is good...

Antoine

So clearly Bordeaux wine enthusiasts support Biden but are shit-scared Trump will win again... Well, they were less scared 4 years ago so some of them did not bother to vote... this time, the odds are the same but people know what the then unknown quantity would deliver... My guess as a foreigner: A...

Antoine

So, if one does not have any 2014 bordeaux, and wanted to buy a very few excellent bottles, which would you buy? Say at 2nd/3rd growth level...

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Funny but nobody mentions the 1st growth in the best buys. Any reason?

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I simply don't buy second hand...

Antoine

To be honest, from London, I am flabbergasted a despicable person like Trump gets more than 10% of the vote... as are probably most people in the world...
USA are now the laughing stock of the whole world...
But if he gets reelected!... then, humankind is doomed...

Antoine

"But any vaccine will be developed by a pharma company and at least in the USA, they do follow safety and efficacy protocols and run proper clinical trials." Like the Aviation for Boeing? Note Trump has totally emasculated the FDA and we are yet to see the consequences... Moral very low an...

Antoine

None of these vintages in my cellar I am afraid. Just Leoville Poyferre 2000 which is good but still a bit young, 2004 LLC and 2008 Barton which I am still to open as they are quite young. Hope they don't suck...
LP 2000 does not look too spofulated ...for my taste did you have it Ian?

Antoine

US = Bel(l)a R US... If Trump loses, he will claim victory and call Putin for help...

Antoine

It is clear the American public are unaware of the damage done to their reputation in the whole world... (or simply don't care...) Any dictator mst be wetting his pants when given a lesson of democracy and values... Putin soon to look like a paragon of virtue by comparison... ...but, of course, Trum...

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It is clear the American public are unaware of the damage done to their reputation in the whole world... Any dictator mst be wetting his pants when given a lesson of democracy and values... Putin soon to look like a paragon of virtue by comparison... ...but, of course, Trump is only a symptom as a C...

Antoine

I have liked all my 2005.... including the Branaire Ducru (bought a real case)

Antoine

Difficult: I have a taste for German riesling Kabinett, Spatlese and Auslese with their low alcohol level... great summer drinks but also all year long For dry Riesling, I believe Alsace significantly better Loire whites have a lot of diversity and many are just gorgeous Bourgogne Aligote is also gr...

Antoine

I like cos 2002 quite a bit one of the better 2002s. So not surprised... Have not bought any since then though

Antoine

I went long on Bordeaux 2019 mainly with half bottles: 12 halves packs of - Clinet - La Gaffeliere - Branaire Ducru - Chevalier rouge 3 bottles of Canon (St Emilion) . I quite liked a box of 1998 and managed to buy 3 bottles of the 2015. Funny, Isak did not taste any of my right banks while praising...

Antoine

Did silly (last time was 2015...)
Canon 3 bottles
then 12 halves each of
Branaire Ducru, Chevalier, Gaffeliere and Clinet
A lot of earlier maturing halves then...

Antoine

in the cellar ranked by purchases over the years Grands crus: 1 Gevrey 2 Vosne 3 Vougeot 4 Morey 5 Chambolle 1er crus 1 Chambolle 2 Vosne 3 Nuits 4 Gevrey Village 1 Chambolle 2 Gevrey 3 Vosne 4 Morey 5 Nuits I was shocked by the prices quoted in the link... I have never paid more than 500 € for a bo...

Antoine

Actually, ref Bourgogne rouge and Village, Barthod (Chambolle) and Mugneret Gibourg (Vosne but also tiny bit of NSG) make fabulous wines.... every year. I love Roumier wines, especially his village (still ageing the 1er and gd crus)... but the only time I had his Bourgogne rouge, I was disappointed....

Antoine

Bentrock Sandhi Chardonnay 2016.... now I buy American wine...

Antoine

Waoooh very impressive.... and all these Bordeaux 89s... very impressed how you can differentiate all these Bordeaux from same vintage while been obviously utterly dissolved in ethanol... Doubt I could... I note your best non Bordeaux was Musigny Prieur 98 which is quite interesting as their terroir...

Antoine

I opened 2 reds and 1 white 2016. Too small a sample but superb classic Burgundy. I preferred Fourrier GC VV 2016 to the 2015 but of course the 2015 is more concentrated but also very sweet, it may last longer, I found the 2016 more balanced. I also loved the Pouilly Fuisse 2016 Barraud les roches (...

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Chris Grey is an excellent site indeed. US is about 12% of UK trade (so much smaller than EU) Other issue for UK is that US will want to dump its Chlorine chicken and Steroids beef on UK market which will bankrupt UK farmers The main issue though is Ireland. One cannot avoid border without belonging...

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Let's face it, he got there, he may be bored by it... why would he fight for another 4 years?... only to be able to brag about it... but then get nored for the next 4 years... Your analysis looks good..

Antoine

I bought a case of 2003 and 2005 (I loved the 82 who was dirt cheap in the early 90s). Quite pleasant meal wines that never let you down.

Antoine

Budget red: Haut Brion 1961
Eclipses the rest of the year although they were some stonking good wines...

Antoine

Given my best wine in 2018 was Haut Brion 1961 (and I am a burgphile and had some splendid ones),,, I cannot fully agree with this

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Ian
Had a look at 2016 left bank and while Barton Poyferre and GPL cost about the same, Beychevelle, a lesser cru is significantly more expensive. Any explanation?

Antoine

Sauternes still on the vines... vintage of the century... Has judgment be made on 2020 yet? Vintage of the 3rd millenium no doubt... in terms of unit price per bottle...Anyway, I am too old...

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Congratulations! well done

Antoine

Having bought a boatload Bordeaux in the early 2000s and drinking much more Bourgogne than Bordeaux, I have stopped buying en primeur until I2015 when I succumbed to the hype ... so ignored the 2016 hype...

Antoine

Good news! This means the quantity of classoc Bordeaux is going to decrease once T is too high...So, I should stop drinking Bordeaux all together and keep the bottles for my grand children...
Bugger, I have not got any...

Antoine

2015 probably not quite the density of 2005 and a warmer vintage... but probably the closest to 2005 in the 2000s. Like 2005, regional and villages over performed so may be a good idea to buy if you can find them at decent prices.

Antoine

I have no discipline so I indulged in buying these 2015 burgundies and failed to limit my purchase to less than 182 bottles. Main producers were Barthod (all 11 wines), Mugneret Gibourg (all 9 wines), Dominique Laurent and Fourrier. I also got some Roumier and Bart. Also a bunch of Confuron Gindre, ...

Antoine

My preferred region is Burgundy while Bordeaux is only second...so, how do I respond?

Antoine

Ian, You wrote Seely said "2014 was the product of a cool summer and fantastic end of season, whereas this [2017] had a cool summer with a difficult end of season.” That is the reality So this tell me 2014 rather than 2017 is a no brainer: cheaper and better plus already 3 years down the line. ...

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Very bad indeed! While some blame Robert Parker, I think Jim drove the Bordeaux bull market which curtailed my ability to satisfy my sins...

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