Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JonB

Nic - she looks great....of course, she comes from good rootstock! Congratulations.

JonB

Seems like nobody has purchased here. I called, they were responsive and friendly, said they had water on the floor of the store and lost power for 2 days in Sandy, but also that the wine I was interested in was a more recent arrival. Of course, who knows about the distributor! So I'll give them a t...

JonB

There are some similarities to 2005. RP in his first two of 3 reviews cautioned about the high tannin levels in the northern Medoc. Then in the in-bottle review said that the wines came together and was taking away his caution flag. He also did this in 2010, saying in the in-barrel reviews comments ...

JonB

We have our eye on your Angelus vertical, David! I'm the proud new owner of a case of 2010 Larcis Ducasse, which at $80 was about $30 less per bottle than the 2005. Interestingly RP rated the 2010 only 98+, saying it wasn't quite as good as the perfect 2005 (which was rated 98). The perfect score mu...

JonB

2010 Bordeaux from Bottle This is clearly another very great vintage in Bordeaux. When I first discussed the wines in Issue 194 (5-2-11), I didn’t think it exceeded in overall quality the Bordeaux that was produced in 2009, 2005 or perhaps even 2000, but I think it’s safe to say that, other than 20...

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They were release to web subscribers about 10 minutes ago. Wow....lots of high scores.....not just the 100s, but high numbers all the way through.

Grand Puy Lacoste 95.

I am happy with the few wines I have, and not intending to purchase more.

JonB

Anybody know of this retailer and their reliability? Did anything happen to their wines during "Sandy"? Any recommendations? It seems like the last time they carried something I was looking for it was right after Sandy, and their web address was non-responsive, so I didn't carry it any fur...

JonB

You dirty, low down ENABLERS! I have the last 2 bottles of GPL at $80 at my frequent shopping site.

JonB

Congratulations Nic - a trifecta.

JonB

So did anybody answer the original question "So do we think there is a market for 2010 Bordeaux in this country?" Did the BD's lifting of the edict result in pent up demand flooding the vaults of PC with orders? My guess....demand in the US for 2010 is less than 2009, is less than 2005. Re...

JonB

I haven't purchased any more 2010. I was tempted by PC prices, as they were under what anybody else had for many wines, but their thin supply of below-retail pricing seems to have been sold out in the last couple of days. Looking at Wine Spectator's top 50 wines of the vintage, almost all were at re...

JonB

My sole tasting of DRC was a 1962 La Tache provided by an enthuisast at a 3 person get-together in the late 1980s. This was well before I became an enthusiast, but my friend alerted me that it was a "$600 bottle of wine." It was remarkably complex, earthy, silky; lightly colored compared t...

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I'd be tempted to say DRC.

JonB

I stopped by Garagiste last week to see what they had on hand and picked this $13 bottle for dinner. A great bargain, the bouquet of apple, peach, lime and a hint of carmel roared out of the bottle. This was rounded and fruit forward- almost California-esque - with the acidity nicely in the backgrou...

JonB

I don't think polarity is an appropriate analogy. I think the solar system is more apt. At the center, large, round, warm, begnign, and with an irresistable and compelling gravity is Parker. Without him nothing is possible. Around him orbit all other critics. Some are planet-sized, some, like the m...

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What a tough job he has....sitting in that apartment tasting wine all day except Sundays. I'm not so sure Tanzer is an anti-flavor elite; or that the modern trend (for vignerons is towards moderation). What I do notice in his reviews is that he loves Burgundy, he loves many white wines, and there is...

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I'd say "in general" they are not worth buying, but certainly some are in great vintages. In general I find Washington, Cotes du Rhone, Burgundy, and Chianti to have more compelling value wines, but I do buy and try some from Bordeaux values too.

JonB

I see the Wine Spectator has all the 2010 Bordeaux wine reviews on the website, although I haven't seen an article yet.

No 100 pointers, 3 99s, 6 98s.....and so forth. Not many surprises at the top...first growths and ultra expensive wines.

JonB

Leoville Las Cases "give it at least 6 to 8 years of bottle age". Really? An early maturing LLC?

JonB

The highly acidic wines from n Burgundy and Italy tend to come from smaller sites than those of the northern medoc. So I assume we should find more of these wines at US stores?

JonB

1945 Mouton Rothschild from magnum in 2003. A friend owed a favor to several buds and invited us over to his house for dinner, and then showed us his cellar and offerred us to pick what we wanted to drink. There was another wine geek who selected the magnum, and the friend said "ouch, that hurt...

JonB

When I tasted 2008s at UGC, almost all the wines had this mouth puckering acidity. Maybe that's the way they were showing at that particular night, but it may show Gilman's palate preference toward more acidicity....which is consistent with how he also ranks Burgundy vintages.

JonB

Chasse - thanks....that's an interesting link. Burghound says "David Duband, who now exploits, among other vines, the former estate of Jacky Truchot...." Then "note that the wines are also distributed under the Francois Feuillet label. M.Feuillet is an investor in many of the vineyard...

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Hi Pomilion - That was fun to meet you and your wife last year. I agree with you it is a great vineous experience....maybe next year.

Did you attend the private reception this year? I wondered how the '05 Haut Bailly was showing?

How is that sports car of yours running?

JonB

Jon, this discussion made me reassess the size of our cellar and our consumption rate. We're at about steady state the past 2 years, but we need to be slowly reducing the number of bottles in there. David - It takes self discipline to make this change, particularly when you get accustomed to the th...

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Jon, this discussion made me reassess the size of our cellar and our consumption rate. We're at about steady state the past 2 years, but we need to be slowly reducing the number of bottles in there. David - It takes self discipline to make this change, particularly when you get accustomed to the th...

JonB

Chasse - who did he sell his estate to, Chasse? Was it David Duband? I've read a few of the reviews of his wines, but he hasn't seemed to capture the magic of Trochot.

JonB

I'm disappointed to miss this year's UGC; it is always a great learning experience. My youngest son had the flu and we decided to not make the trip. I would have earned big brownie points for staying home with my wife but spent a lot of the weekend reorganizing the cellar, as well as shellac-ing sev...

JonB

At 1,602 bottles of red Bordeaux, that's 42% of my cellar, followed by Burgundy 15%, and then Washington State, Rhone, Italy, Germany, Champagne, Bordeaux stickies. The single largest wine is 2003 Pontet Canet (53); largest producer holding Cayuse (Washington State).

JonB

Interesting. I have a few bottles remaining, but have been trying 1 bottle a year since 2008 and my impression was that the wine was still closed (e.g. Oak, no fruit). Maybe that's the best this wine gets? I'm still hoping rp had it right.

JonB

Good choice. I dutifully ordered a case from Grand Vin Wine Merchants (it is yet to arrive) but it makes sense to select a wine from the 2009 vintage.

JonB

Merry Christmas to BWEers everywhere.

We had a 1999 Marc Chauvet Special Selection Brut Champagne that was quite tasty, and a 2001 La Croix St. Georges (Pomerol) with ham and smoked turkey. A very good meal and good to have our whole family together.

JonB

Not that I recommend this, but I read today the Beaucastel proprietors pair their VV Blanc with eggs.

For someone with only 3 '01 Pavie Decesse, would you open one now?

JonB

I haven't tried this, but I recall someone posted on it in the wine of the year thread.

JonB

Nice report. I purchased a case of this early from Calvert Woodley and they have had some supplier issues so they haven't delivered yet. Most of the 09s I've tried are fruit forward and ripe but you can sense the large structure.

JonB

In Wine Asia this received an 89-91 by rp and the same by neal martin. rp says it is a wine to lay down. E

JonB

Claudius - count me as confused....is 06 better than 08 right bank, or is 08 a right bank vintage that is more impressive than 06 RB? Or how does that work? Guys I consider 2006 to be better than 2008 on the right bank. The 06s offer more overt red fruits and the 08s can be a bit angular. Yet 08 to ...

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While maybe WA started out to be a passion, it turned into a successful business (that he was passionate about) and I don't begrudge RP for taking some money off the table. I'd guess his influence will wane over time as he loses editorial control, but maybe the publication will improve since we'll b...

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