Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

DavidG

Well the story rings true to me. I can be pretty gullible, but Jay actually met one of them. And it fits with Ehrlich's personality. Talk about genuine phonies! (Is that like jumbo shrimp?) Now what is it with you and these women? First HRC rubbing your thigh, then Jane Skinner (a Fox News anchor!) ...

DavidG

All very good questions Jim, and I don't have any answers.

I must lack the requisite skepticism to be a simple country lawyer. It's probably a big lie spread by the Post, no doubt originating with Hillary Clinton. We need a special prosecutor. I think you may be just the man for the job!

DavidG

And Jay saw them first hand... No one said Ehrlich was particularly bright about how he spent his precious campaign resources. Come to think of it, I can't recall anyone saying he did anything particularly bright during his administration. He didn't get indicted for or convicted of any crime, so tha...

DavidG

I'm pretty sure I'm looking at the same stuff as Jim and Scott et al. I guess we see what we want to see, and hear what we want to hear. Trump has had plenty of bad press, not saying he hasn't. But somehow a lot of the crap he's pulled that is similar to the stuff Clinton has supposedly done gets ig...

DavidG

JimHow wrote:He was a buffoon as RNC chair.

I'm beginning to think that goes with the job description, whether DNC or RNC Chair. Donna Brazile the exception that proves the rule?

DavidG

Good point, Ian...

DavidG

Yes, Steele has come across fairly well on the political shows lately. He seems to have learned from his previous experiences.

DavidG

I agree, Tim. I would never waste a great bottle on an ISO glass if a larger/better alternative were available.

DavidG

Chris, want to bet that the Clinton coverage will not mention one iota of her policy positions, but focus on some aspect of one of the made-up scandals or her health? Her policy positions are too reasonable and boring compared to Trump's chimpanzee-ish feces hurling sound bites.

DavidG

No kidding. I watch Jeopardy regularly. Never seen Bachelor. It's "Power Player" week on Jeopardy. I think the lady was a 60 Minutes reporter, not sure. The guy on the right was Michael Steele. He was the doofus Lieutenant Governer of MD under our doofus Governor Bob Ehrlich before going o...

DavidG

No, she doesn't suck. She's well-qualified. She's accomplished. She's done "good works" well in excess of the bad stuff she's actually (not reportedly) done. I know you disagree and I guess neither of us will change the other's mind. With Nixon, where there was smoke there was fire. With H...

DavidG

The media, and not just Fox, has a huge vested interest in keeping it close to encourage viewership. I'm a true Maize and Blue fan but got so bored watching Michigan steamroller Hawaii on Saturday that I didn't last past the first quarter. The media knows the same holds true for Clinton v Trump. Pus...

DavidG

Speaking of greats gone by, Gene Wilder cashed in his Golden Ticket today.

DavidG

I've done this with plastic wrap, and have seen it turn a DNPIM wine into an under-fruited mediocre wine after a few minutes of swishing a bunched-up wad of wrap in the glass. I think it binds enough of the TCA to make the wine more or less drinkable but does not come close to restoring it to a norm...

DavidG

Mike Pence is more dangerous for domestic policy, Trump for foreign policy. I agree with this. My take is that Congress at least can be somewhat of an anchor on domestic policy. A loose cannon in the White House can quickly do irreparable damage internationally as there is very little Congress can ...

DavidG

Here's the unedited voicemail (at the end of the story) from our esteemed governor: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2016/08/26/gov-paul-lepage-apologizes-obscene-language-voicemail/1983074 What a sweetheart! I think he was auditioning for a position in a Trump administration. Why else would he...

DavidG

I was sorely tempted by the Clinet...
But I agree no need to buy EP.

DavidG

David, that Real Clear Politics poll summary includes results going back to August 1st. This is August 27th. August 1st is ancient history. Just like August 27th will be ancient history come October 1st, and Nov. 1st. etc. Brace yourselves, my Maryland liberal DC, beltway friends. The universe is n...

DavidG

I didn't buy any 2015 Bordeaux. And I'm not even Chinese.

My age and the size of my current holdings would likely have held me back even if prices had been 20% lower.

DavidG

Chris, Clinton's speech was powerful. Jim, I don't pay attention to Hannity. I have no doubt things will get ugly. It will be a sad day indeed if Clinton doesn't massacre Trump on Election Day. It's upsetting to me that tens of millions of people are so hateful or stupid or both that they would buy ...

DavidG

But what do you predict for November 8?

I'm fond of the Real Clear Politics poll summary.

DavidG

I've got a few of those sleeping in the cellar. Interested to hear your take.

DavidG

I understand you are a supporter, David, but just to be clear, the AP and the NYT are now part of the "Pillory Hillary" crowd, too? Scott, I was responding to the NY Post and National Review articles that you linked. Was there a particular AP or NYT story you had in mind? I don't consider...

DavidG

I'm glad she met with many donors, though I suspect the numbers were selected for maximum impact. Kind of like "only 6% of donations goes to charitable work" when the real number was 88%. Only this time there's no way to know the real denominator. Regardless, the Clinton Family Foundation ...

DavidG

Very cool, thanks for posting Tim.

DavidG

Yeah, counterfeiting a GPL would be like counterfeiting a one dollar bill. :lol: I have never been particularly over- or under-whelmed by GPL. My most memorable bottle was a 1982 brought by Chris Bublitz to a dinner maybe 10-15 years ago. It was outstanding. I currently have a total of 4 bottles in...

DavidG

Sure, I can see big ticket items being a high risk for fraud, and I have no doubt that John Fox' lack of scruples would be no barrier to their sale. And I've read the stories about middling wines being counterfeited. But I kind of doubt that Fox was actively involved in fencing large volumes of midd...

DavidG

And the Cantemerle sings:

Do,
Do do, do do.

Do do do do,
Do do, do do

DavidG

Moore's first piece about the potential for Trump to win did resonate with me and I suspect many others truly afraid of a Trump presidency. I have no idea if there is any truth to this latest allegation but it reeks of conspiratorial thinking and is no better substantiated than much of what Trump hi...

DavidG

Trump hired the Breitbart guy to run his campaign so things may get exciting again. I'm sure he'll be more effective at fanning the Pillory Hillary flames. If Trump will listen to him.

And I think Roger Ailes is working for Trump now too. A stellar cast of characters.

DavidG

I never paid much attention to Wine Enthusiast, but I agree in general with this article. It's no longer a guaranteed financial win to buy en primeur. It does depend, however, on which wines you buy and what time frame you're looking at. For the time period discussed in the article, 2005 forward, my...

DavidG

Welcome Jim and thanks for the note. It's especially fun to see the love of wine kindled in a friend.

DavidG

I wasn't smart enough to be buying Pontet Canet in 1996.

DavidG

I liked 2004 Angelus, Clinet and L'Evangile in 1994, though not up to par with their top years. Agree with Ian regarding Margaux and Latour. As with all vintage generalizations, there are exceptions. But I had more thin underwined duds than winners from 1994.

DavidG

If you're a fan of aged complexity as I am, it should be even better with a few more years. I think it has the fruit and structure to improve further.

DavidG

Glad to hear it has entered its drinking window.

DavidG

I'm still hands off most of my 2000s but I've liked the ones I've opened. Giscours, Prieure Lichine, Sociando Mallet, Charmail on the left, and Nenin, Chauvin, Canon la Gaff on the right were all very enjoyable. The Leovilles and Pichons are too young yet but I'm glad I have them. Others I haven't e...

DavidG

I saw that analysis. I also wonder whether the prosecutor would ever bring other charges, or if this was the easy slam-dunk case and that will be the end of any criminal proceedings against Fox.

DavidG

Yes, Arv. Wish I'd bought a bunch from our wedding year...

DavidG

I've loved every bottle I've opened of this. 2000 Château Giscours - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux (8/13/2016) Cellared since release. Perfect fill and cork. Dark red, minimal lightening at rim. Classic nose of ripe cassis, Margaux-berries, some earthy complexity. Medium-full body, ripe cassis fr...

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