Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Very nice, indeed. I had a glass of the 89 Latour the other day. While I thoroughly enjoyed it, I'll bet it didn't measure up to the 88s.

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Ya, I could BBQ in Quebec during winter too, but only after a bottle of caribou!

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To a great extent I agree with Pomilion. Gilman is doing himself and the wine world a disservice because of his exaggerated claims.And that's too bad because in the long run both the wine world and his career/reputation would benefit from a more measured approach. I get that he likes a more acidic s...

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A simple steak "on the outside grill." Really?! You can grill outside in Quebec? in February?!

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Félicitations pour la naissance de votre bébé, Nic. So glad to hear everything went well, mom is okay, and baby is healthy. Dad -- best job in the world!

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The only thing that surprises me is that it took this long for something like this to happen.

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And there's always Suzanne. She'll take you down to the river. You can even touch her perfect body, but only with your mind, mind you!

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Félicitations, Nic.

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Yup, we're talking about the 2009 H-B. I've got the mag right in front of me, Art; Nov 2012 issue. It reviews, in its own words, Medoc crus classes 2009. That 17.5 score must be a barrel sample since it dates from 2010: http://www.decanter.com/wine/reviews/chateau-haut-batailley-grand-cru-classe-pau...

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That''s quite a range of scores for the Haut Batailley listed on the Farr page. The panel for this particular tasting at Decanter included Stephen Brook (he gave it a 19), Alun Griffiths MW (19), and Steven Spurrier (18.5). Several things strike me. The Decanter team tasted blind, and apart from one...

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I guess that works where wine is concerned, the two expressions being roughly synonymous. However, if the object of the verb is women . . .

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Just checked, Decanter it is. In a blind tasting of 09s, GPL and Haut-Batailley were both rated at 18.75 or 95+. There's a decimal because it's the average of the three reviewers scores. Fortunately individual scores are supplied, but as you can imagine, all 3 gave high scores. Not bad for three tas...

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No, pomillion, I meant Haut Batailley, another Borie property.

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I've read more than one review of DomChev over the years that claims to detect a bit of pine in it. Also things like smoke, graphite, cedar, leather, tobacco, tea, gravel, menthol, etc. And while certain fruits are also mentioned, rarely is it described as confected or fruit forward. Think I just ta...

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According to something I read somewhere (sorry about the lack of precision), the real deal of 09 might be the Haut Batailley. According to what I read (I think Decanter, but not entirely sure) it is supposed to be just a hair short of the GPL in 09. Anyone try it? I don't normally buy it, but if it'...

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Ah, I think I miss interpreted what you meant by "took down." But just to further enable you and make sure you don't feel outside the community, I too picked up some DomChev today. In my case, 3 bottles of the 05. Very little left here and I wanted to get my share!

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Gilman is an odd duff, that is for sure. He gave the 09 cos d'estournel a 67, while everyone else fawned over it. Is 67 a stunt score? On the other hand, in the WFW article he gives the 2010 vintage a 17+, which puts him right up there with everyone else. Hard to know what he's up to sometimes. Alth...

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So how is it now? I bought some so I need to know.

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For those interested, here's a link to a free, downloadable assessment of 2010 by the writers of the World of Fine Wine. It includes an assessment of the vintage, reviews of many wines from both banks, and a short essay on the vintage by the irrepressible John Gilman. It makes for an interesting rea...

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Will the bdx blend soon include Zin and Syrah?
http://bordeaux-undiscovered.co.uk/blog ... -bordeaux/

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11 hectares of Pichon Lalande's vineyards are in St. Julien.

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I've had mixed results with 03; loved PLL but really disliked the Clerc Milon.

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That's interesting, Gerry. There's a big wine tasting event going on here this weekend too. And like yourself, I'm attending. However, the event I'm going to is ALL Bordeaux and nothing but Bordeaux (unless like the BD you don't count the right side as Bdx!). It includes several hundred wines includ...

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That's an interesting list of magazines and papers that you subscribe to, Jim. Coincidentally, I was on Sarah Palins' web page the other day, and she list the exact same publications as her favourite reads!

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Oh oh! What's that saying about rats and sinking ships?

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/ ... o-galloni/

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It was a difficult choice, but I went with Margaux because of the nose, the berries, the feminine mystique, the je ne sais quoi. Sure there's more variability here than in Pauillac, but I don't have to drink the poor ones do I? If in the end you guys want to cuddle up with Rambo, be my guest. If I'v...

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I don't understand pitting one wine region against another, whether it be Bdx vs. Cali cabs, or as is common on some other boards, Bdx vs Burgundy. In my experience they don't taste the same. If you drink Burgundy drink it because you like it, not because you perceive it to be a better value than Bd...

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Mr. Malinoski, although I have never met you, I am impressed at the frequency with which you post these very long lists of wines that you taste, often with an introduction like this one, over a night or two with a friend or two. And the quality of the wines if often fantastic. The price of your even...

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I don't buy a lot in that price range; mostly the next one up. That said, I'm not at all opposed to finding a great sub-$30 wine. So let me ask, has anyone tried the 2005 Clos Puy Arnaud? And now that I think about it, maybe someone should put Alice Feiring onto it. I understand they're green, or or...

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Maybe there's a method to Parker's madness. Give everyone 96-100 pts, no matter what, and everyone will be free to pursue their own style!

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Great memory AlohaDawg. I'd forgotten all about that.

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Except, Stefan, Alice Feiring thinks most Bdx these days ARE fruit bombs, which is one of the reasons that for her they're boring. She wants terrior and is of the opinion that Bdx has essentially given up on such values in pursuit of big fruit flavours and lots of oak.

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I have a mixed opinion of this wine. Dark blackish red colour. The nose is tight, at least initially. Breathing deep gives some bramble, cassis, but also something a little volatile underneath it all (admittedly you have to breath deep for this). On the palate it's just a bit on the international si...

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David, I too find her remarks on natural wine to be self-serving. I was particularly amused when, in the second article I link to, she writes: "As time goes on, I seem to want my wines more and more natural." Oh really!! She must be making a play for the understatement award of the year! I...

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2010 might be the year for Burgs:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/dinin ... ref=dining

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Funny you should say that, Jim. There are only 2 bottles of the 05 SM on this entire island, in a small store in a small town about 25 min. from where I live. That same store as the last 2 bottles of 05 Haut Bailly too! I'm thinking I should get in the car and hope the roads have all been plowed!

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It's not available here, so I've never had the pleasure. On CellarTracker there's this amazing, day by day analysis of its changes over a two week period from being near horrid to being very Lagrange-like!:

http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=723777

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Since everyone seemed to appreciate the "thought" thread, do we want to consider something like this article by Alice Feiring. There's a couple of interesting responses by some small-scale Bdx producers on the classification system. (The text is small but it can be magnified by clicking on...

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