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Settle down Bobby and Bobby; that's not what I meant. :o Leve's interview of Asimov touches on many of the issues we've been discussing in some of our recent threads. In fact, I can't help but think he helped himself to some of the questions we have discussed. Take the following exchange as an examp...

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Not born here, RDD; but I've lived here a long time now.

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the tea party is to the Republican party!

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That's hilarious hm$. As improbable as it might seem, things there and here have their parallels. This place also has all kinds of colourful sayings, although most of them come from the world of fishing since it is a remote island with a traditional culture bound up with the world of fishing. And, b...

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as J. D. Fortune is to INXS (there's a pun in that name somewhere)

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as John Sculley was to Apple.

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If for this decade we're going for the even numbers, gotta add 08. Hey, it might have a bit of a green streak in it, but that would have been normal at one time.

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I probably drank some 85s because I was drinking Bdx in the late 80s; but they were so normal I don't remember them!

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as Kissinger was to mid-east peace.

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Oh God, why do they keep doing this? Every wine board I visit complains vociferously about the Parkerization of wine, from BWE to Berserkers to Alice Feiring, to etc etc etc. The complaint is so loud they even made a movie trashing the Parker/Rolland internationalization of wine. And yet . . . Maybe...

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Has anyone ever tried the 06 Prieure Lichine?

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Thanks, Dan. Interesting story.

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For those who don't know, this is Stephane Derenoncourt's own label and it's from the Cotes de Castillon. I don't drink a lot of right bank wines, but right from the first pour I was a little surprised by this. Instead of an impenetrable black colour, this is a bright, clear, cheery red. The cedar a...

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I hope to open that 06 de l'A sometime this week, Jim; maybe even tomorrow. I never did have the 05.

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You're welcome, Robert, glad to be of service. I see you took out a second mortgage on the house today! Nice. Wife must be happy. You realize, don't you, that these recent purchases will only mean you'll have that mooch BobbyG hanging around your place even more frequently than before! Be that as it...

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No 2010s here yet, Robert. In my cellar I've got '00s and '05s, and I've tried the 09. I like them all. A minor regret: a six-pack of the 02s showed up in my local store 3 days ago. For some reason I didn't pull the trigger and when I went back the next day, they were indeed gone!

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Since we pay close to double up here in Canada, as Dan has intimated, I'll take that into account in my choices: Bdx (sub $30 USD): Mine is a borderline call because the price shifts back and forth over the line by a buck or two depending on the vintage, but I'm going with Ch. Brown, a very nice and...

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Funny you should ask, just got home with a single bottle of 2006 Domain de l'A. Just want to see how the 06 is developing.

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Well hello serendipity; a bit of insomnia led me to another board and the discovery of a discussion of 86 Bdx, including some blind tasting notes:
http://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/vie ... e96ff102f6

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Jeff Leve wrote: "If you say you were going to buy 2010 Cantemerle, even if Parker gave it 85 Pts, OK, if you say so. Personally, no disrespect meant, but I find that hard to believe." Actually, Jeff, I wouldn't doubt that Jim and at least some of the others on this board would buy wines r...

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If Lisa Perotti-Brown MW appeared any more relaxed, she'd be _____________;

a '93 Batailley!

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A new interview that touches on a number of issues that we've been discussing lately:
http://www.decanter.com/people-and-plac ... renoncourt

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The problem with this is the visuals. I don't want to look upon Suckling in a thong!

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For me, well it just had to be the 06 d'Armailhac (was almost an 02 Brown!). I haven't drunk through all mine yet! Austere damn thing. Cruchy fruits, black and red, but not an overwhelming amount of fruit. All the stuff you expect out of Pauillac: pencil, cedar, liquorice, something a little dirty, ...

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I too will be very interested to hear what you have to say Blanquito. I don't own any of the 09 GPL -- yet. My brother is shipping me a few bottles however. I find the controversy over this wine interesting. Jancis Robinson, not a person known for loving overly alcoholic, candy floss, jam pots was q...

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To sum up, Jim wants wines in the style Bdx was from 1982-1995. He also wants this wine to be at the same Reagan era pricing. Jim, I think they call that setting oneself up to fail. Have you tried the 06 d'Armailhac lately? I'd like to know how it's doing?

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BobbyO, you're making me drool. I'd love to try some of that Loire. Problem is, the liquor authority here doesn't bring them in!!

One question: when the other Bobby talks about panty-droppers, whose panties is he talking about; his own?

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I can see Jim's point. 21st century Bdx is bigger, fruitier, rounder, sweeter and softer. All the edge has been filed off. I don't know if it's a train wreck, I guess that's a matter of personal taste. A lot of people seem to like the rounder style. As we all know, Bdx is commanding higher prices th...

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Jim, you're right about the 09 Haut Bergey. I'm done with it. However, if it's wines from 82-95 that you want, why not just buy them? There's still lots around. Want 95 GPL, there's a store in Danbury CT selling the stuff for $132 (so says wine searcher). Sure that's more than it's release price, bu...

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1982-1995! That's it! 13 years of great wines. Thin crap before that, thick crap since! You realize you're all looking back romantically upon the Reagan era! OMG, you're all a bunch of neo-cons affirming that the Reagan era of wine making is the golden age!

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Jacques, aka, John Gilman!

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On the affordable side of Pomerol is Chateau La Pointe, supposedly on the up swing since 08. HWSRN gave the 09 a 91, WS gave it 92.

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That's true, 04 kinda sucks!

Did I tell you I picked up a 6 pack of 04 Gruaud Larose at $29 per bottle. Ahh, gotta love that old school pricing ...

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Are there many 2010s available in Quebec, Nic? Here in Terre Neuve there are very few, and no classified growths at all. In fact, the 09s were only put on the shelf a couple of months ago, so I expect it will be awhile before there are many 10s available here. The best I have seen so far is the l'Es...

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Guess it was a time limited offer. I just checked and they want $229.99 now. By comparison the 2011 is $95.99.

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Don't care for Grant on your bills, Orlando. You're probably one of those guys who wants to replace him with Ron.

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Ya, we pay for that social safety net one way or another. Not complaining, just saying. In that price range I wonder have you tried Lanessan, Haut Columbier, Gironville, or Cantenac. I liked the 05 Gironville; it was very good QPR. Haven't tried the 09.

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Sinking fast, is it? If you don't mind me asking, what do they charge for it in PQ?

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Jim, what do you think about a guy who won't part with a Grant for something like the BWE wine of the year?! Is lawyering in a bad way down in Florida?

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Ah yes, thread drift! Thanks Pomilion. In this part of Canada Malescot is more expensive that the Rauzan Sigla. I have a few bottles of the GPL on the way, which cost slightly less than the RS. For some reason there is no 09 GL available. I'm not sure if that means it was all presold, or if the Gove...

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