Thanks for the note Eric as like I am sure many others here I have a case of this.
I have never had a bottle of the 1996 that has impressed me - goodness knows I persevered with it.
Has anyone tried the 2005 lately?
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- Sat Jul 29, 2023 9:52 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2016 Sociando Mallet and other musings
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- Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:54 pm
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- Topic: Two Moutons and various other things
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Re: Two Moutons and various other things
Bin soiled labels so got em on the cheap
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:53 pm
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- Topic: Two Moutons and various other things
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Re: Two Moutons and various other things
Nicely done Ian and curious to hear your thoughts about the 2004 Lynch Bages as I found an attractive price in the wholesale channels which is well below market and would prefer your thoughts versus trying to form an opinion based on mixed cellartracker reviews. Magnifique! Even slightly better tha...
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:50 pm
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- Topic: Two Moutons and various other things
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Re: Two Moutons and various other things
Yes Nic the 1996 is the safer better bet right now but I certainly would not write off the 1995 - it just needs an age
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:35 pm
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- Topic: Two Moutons and various other things
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Re: Two Moutons and various other things
It is drinking beautifully aged 34 - I am sure it will last another year Gerry - unless you have stored it inbetween the pizza oven and the tumble dryer ! ?
- Sun Jul 23, 2023 9:21 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Makes a change : a wonderful but young Barolo
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Re: Makes a change : a wonderful but young Barolo
Sounds promising Mark. I picked up some Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2001 at auction recently at a bargain price so looking forward to giving one of those a run out in the paddock
Wine prices really softening here in Blighty
Wine prices really softening here in Blighty
- Sun Jul 23, 2023 9:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
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Re: I have bought a bottle of wine, I will give you guys 20 questions to guess what it is....
Well played Jim. My guess is that it will still be quite tight. But Cheval Blanc is a close neighbour of Figeac and La Conseillante
- Sun Jul 23, 2023 9:10 pm
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- Topic: Two Moutons and various other things
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Re: Two Moutons and various other things
Nicely done Ian and curious to hear your thoughts about the 2004 Lynch Bages as I found an attractive price in the wholesale channels which is well below market and would prefer your thoughts versus trying to form an opinion based on mixed cellartracker reviews. Hi JC the context for the 04 Lynch p...
- Sat Jul 22, 2023 6:32 pm
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- Topic: Two Moutons and various other things
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Re: Two Moutons and various other things
Last night I drank Belair Monange 2010, which was pretty darn good, and tonight I am torn between opening a Lynch 2004 and a Gruaud 2005, I will report back.
- Sat Jul 22, 2023 6:26 pm
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- Topic: Two Moutons and various other things
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Re: Two Moutons and various other things
The two Moutons were drank at Elystan Street restaurant in Chelsea with my former mentee from Connecticut days, now a successful hedge fund manager. Annoyingly the 1995 was too warm so I had to fight against an incredulous ‘sommelier’ to manage the temperature down. The 1989 was another good bottle ...
- Sat Jul 22, 2023 6:20 pm
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Two Moutons and various other things
First the various other things The Sorrel Hermitage Les Recoules Blanc 2002, part of a batch which I picked up at auction a year or two ago, is fully mature with a lovely herb garden entrance and good persistence for what is deemed a weak vintage. Both the St Emilions were fully mature and most sati...
- Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:56 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Market post - First Growth price premium
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Re: Market post - First Growth price premium
Quite a high proportion of wines on the left bank were over 14% in both the 2019 and 2022 vintages, and most right banks are routinely over 14%, notably including VCC. Lafite I think recorded its highest ever ABV in 2022 at 13.7% and Chateau Margaux weighed in at 14.6% in 2022 above Haut-Brion even,...
- Sun Jul 16, 2023 10:26 pm
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- Topic: Market post - First Growth price premium
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Re: Market post - First Growth price premium
I don’t disagree strongly with what has been said. But to push back a little if you take Pauillac I don’t think there is any doubt that the three top producers are Latour, Lafite and Mouton. Notwithstanding the very great wines made at the two Pichons and, of course, Lynch Bages and even GPL in rece...
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:12 am
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- Topic: Lafite buys Fevre
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Re: Lafite buys Fevre
I think they went over to DIAM in 2010. They never looked back. Problem solved. I too have been drinking some delicious 2013 Fevre GCs.
I think price will go up Jacques.
I think price will go up Jacques.
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:47 pm
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- Topic: 2014 Duhart Milon, the "Wham!" documentary, and other ramblings....
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Re: 2014 Duhart Milon, the "Wham!" documentary, and other ramblings....
I am following the pied piper - I bought some 2014 D’Armailhac and 2014 Clerc Milon now 2014 Duhart is high up on my bucket list
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:11 pm
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- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
My recent purchases include…ahem…’amongst’ my recent purchases are:
3 x Ch Talbot 1989
4 x Ch Smith Haut-Lafitte 2009
6 x VCC 2016
3 x VCC Gravette De Certan (VCC second wine) 2016
6 X Henriot Blanc de Blancs NV
3 x Ch Talbot 1989
4 x Ch Smith Haut-Lafitte 2009
6 x VCC 2016
3 x VCC Gravette De Certan (VCC second wine) 2016
6 X Henriot Blanc de Blancs NV
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 9:14 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Article on Wine Searcher summarizes the problems of 2022 Bordeaux.
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Re: Article on Wine Searcher summarizes the problems of 2022 Bordeaux.
The reason the system has the long term resilience that Alex alluded to is that ultimately the laws of economics apply. A good example is when the Bordelais mis-priced the (mediocre) 1997 vintage after the acclaim of the 95 and (particularly) the 1996 vintage. The 1997 was nowhere close and attempts...
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 12:38 pm
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- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
Barbaresco Rabaja 2004 Castello Verduno 1 I guess this will be amazing, as a few days ago had the 2019 Barbaresco from Verduno, and thought it was great for such a young nebbiolo. I will try it soon Nic and report back I forgot this one 2020 Château Guillot-Clauzel, Pomerol 2 x 6 - this is the new ...
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:07 pm
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- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
At auction Barbaresco Santa Stefano di Neive 2001 Bruno Giacosa 5 bts Barbaresco Rabaja 2004 Castello Verduno 1 bt Barolo Rocche 2005 Brovia 5 bts Brico di Drago Lange Nebbiolo 2004 1 bt Those two lots costs £700 and £240 respectively ex commission Then Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc Oncle Vincent...
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 7:29 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2022 Bordeaux: my take
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Re: 2022 Bordeaux: my take
Looking forward to your next instalment Alex
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Summer Walkabout
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Re: Summer Walkabout
Thanks for your impromptu impressions Brian.
Some of the cognoscenti this side of the pond rank 1982 LTHB as good as LMHB and Haut Brion from the same vintage.
Some of the cognoscenti this side of the pond rank 1982 LTHB as good as LMHB and Haut Brion from the same vintage.
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 10:46 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: My 2 first nice 2018
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Re: My 2 first nice 2018
Thanks for your notes Nic and taking some 2018s for the team. With the DDC @14.5% did that come with a modern or classical style? As you know we have been debating the idea that DDC went on to the ‘dark side’ after 2002, and some of us have detected a welcome re-embrace of classicism more recently, ...
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 7:51 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1998 dinner - mainly Graves and Right Bank
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Re: 1998 dinner - mainly Graves and Right Bank
Patrick I would say it is equivalent in status in Piedmont to 2016 in Bordeaux.
It is recognised as the greatest modern vintage of Piedmont, like 2016 is in Bordeaux. The vintage that may challenge 2016’s status is 2021. Both 2019 and 2020 are very promising too.
It is recognised as the greatest modern vintage of Piedmont, like 2016 is in Bordeaux. The vintage that may challenge 2016’s status is 2021. Both 2019 and 2020 are very promising too.
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 6:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1998 dinner - mainly Graves and Right Bank
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Re: 1998 dinner - mainly Graves and Right Bank
Thank you all kindly. I didn’t post on it but the night before we had a 2012 Barolo and Barbaresco dinner for the summer solstice. Not the ideal wines to be drinking on a warm early summer evening - we have been having great weather - sunny and typically getting up to a maximum of 80F - 2012 is the ...
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 8:49 pm
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- Topic: 1998 dinner - mainly Graves and Right Bank
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Re: 1998 dinner - mainly Graves and Right Bank
Yes Patrick I think we under-estimate the rich source of estates from Graves, quite a few over-achieving under the radar producers
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:38 pm
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- Topic: 1998 dinner - mainly Graves and Right Bank
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1998 dinner - mainly Graves and Right Bank
Last night at the Sun Street Hotel in the City of London To kick off 2002 Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Speciale Blanc de Blancs Les Chetillons - France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru Just loved this. Bready, beady, yeasty, lively, lithe, frisky, fresh, but at the same time rich and subst...
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:32 pm
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- Topic: Happy Birthday Alex!
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Happy Birthday Alex!
Alex turned 70 today
Happy birthday my old friend
Happy birthday my old friend
- Wed Jun 21, 2023 12:14 pm
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- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
What’s that Brittany Spears hit? Oops, I Did It Again? She must have been singing about wine buying freezes, I presume. To wit, I am now the proud owner of a 6 pack of the 2011 Belair-Monange for the low, low price of $71.50/each all in. I wasn’t going to bid on this lot, but then I saw Gilman’s 96...
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 1:48 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Report on 2022 vintage in Bordeaux - at last!
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Re: Report on 2022 vintage in Bordeaux - at last!
Izak do you think these wines will be accessible in the youth or is it a long haul vintage? Also if you had to rank the 2022 vintage against other recent vintages like 2020, 2019 and 2018 where would it rank? Does it set a new benchmark or is 2016 still the benchmark? Well done in getting your excel...
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 1:50 pm
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- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
We had our first Bacchus auction since March and I fell off the no buying wagon in spectacular fashion with several rushes of blood to the head Lot 107 Chateau Belair-Monange 2010 Saint-Emilion 6 bts Chateau Belair-Monange 2010 Saint-Emilion 6 bts Categories: Red Bordeaux Lot closed - Winning bid:£4...
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 8:11 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
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Re: President Trump
I think Michael Bloomberg is spot on here: 2023-06-13 09:00:22.354 GMT By Michael R Bloomberg (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Former President Donald Trump appearing in federal court in Miami today, facing 37 criminal counts related to his handling of classified documents, is a sad but necessary moment of tr...
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 10:10 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2015 Cantemerle
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Re: 2015 Cantemerle
I am a big fan of the 2010 Cantemerle. I have a case. In storage. Based on previous encounters it is a classical Southern Medoc with a lot of substance. I shared a bottle last week with a former colleague at the Oxford & Cambridge club on Pall Mall (I thought I would slip that in, not that the l...
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:34 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Which is better, Lytton Springs or Geyserville?
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Re: Which is better, Lytton Springs or Geyserville?
Actually I have the info now:
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:26 pm
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- Topic: Which is better, Lytton Springs or Geyserville?
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Re: Which is better, Lytton Springs or Geyserville?
What are the main differences between the two of them? About 18 months ago I bought a six pack of the 2019s: two of each and two ‘east bench’
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:32 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TNs: 2019 00 VGW, 2001 Trotanoy
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Re: TNs: 2019 00 VGW, 2001 Trotanoy
Good to hear about the 2001 Trot Jacques It was one of the wines that Patrick and Tom kindly shipped over for me back in March from my remaining US stash. I was going to use one for my Bordeaux dinner on May 17 but saw the mixed reviews on Cellartracker so went for 98 Figaec instead. I will figure o...
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:30 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1985 Beychevelle
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1985 Beychevelle
In half bottle format. This was a beauty. Bricking orange. Autumn leaves with smokiness and still rich fruit with fine acidity. Fully mature but still a great spot. A bottle we had in February was borderline corked. But this was a great bottle, which disappeared in a flash. Thank you Joel 6EC27BCD-1...
- Tue May 30, 2023 9:08 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1995 Ducru and Lalande
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Re: 1995 Ducru and Lalande
Last time I had Lafite - with you Patrick - in Oct 2021 - it had a long way to go to reach its apogee - probably ten years? Last time I had Latour a couple of years ago it was surprisingly accessible and in a good place Mouton and Margaux are excellent but still young Haut Brion is right there and w...
- Tue May 30, 2023 8:18 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Finally: 2014 VCC Versus 2014 La Conseillante.
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Re: Finally: 2014 VCC Versus 2014 La Conseillante.
I drank the VCC on May 17 - I think it was served too warm - but I still gave it 95 pts. At the Chateau with Alexandre Thienpont, at 15C prob 97-98.
I have a case of 14 La C and am expecting it to be quite distinct from the VCC and the posts in this thread support that supposition
I have a case of 14 La C and am expecting it to be quite distinct from the VCC and the posts in this thread support that supposition
- Tue May 30, 2023 8:12 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1995 Ducru and Lalande
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Re: 1995 Ducru and Lalande
I have had very good recent experiences with PLL, Leoville Barton and GPL from the left bank in the 1995 vintage. One wine I have been looking out for is 1995 Sociando Mallet, which I much prefer to the over-rated 1996. Do you have any left Patrick? I plan soon to try a bottle of 1995 Leoville Lasca...
- Sun May 28, 2023 7:08 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
I bought three bottles of mature Bordeaux, two from the 1966 vintage and one from the 2003 vintage (gasp…)
All at v good prices and good fills/condition - Haut Brion (£335) Ducru Beaucaillou (£165) and Sociando Mallet (£45)
All at v good prices and good fills/condition - Haut Brion (£335) Ducru Beaucaillou (£165) and Sociando Mallet (£45)