Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

stefan

Some bottles we drank of 2003 Leoville Poyferre were very good; others not so much in recent years. The less good ones are disjointed and have too much stewed fruit. All of mine were bought on release and stored at 63-65F. Probably I should have moved mine to colder storage when they became teen age...

stefan

Ooh; nice, Jim.

stefan

Is it PREMIERS GRANDS CRUS CLASSÉ?

stefan

Is it a Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion?

stefan

I just hope that Latour does not buy Louis Michel.

stefan

>> I just don't feel like many of the FGs are making wine that is objectively superior to non-FGs to a large enough degree to justify the price premium. >> I agree and would go further. For example, I bet that it is rare vintage in which all three first growth Pauillacs make better wine than all oth...

stefan

I just bought some low priced Bordeaux for a large BBQ. I was surprised what was available for around $20--simple but reliable wines like Le Conseiller and Greysac. I don't see any CA Cabs for $20 that I would enjoy. And as Izak mentioned, at a higher level, wines like Meyney, Haut Marbuzet, Corbin ...

stefan

It is such fun to visit the castles in the Loire, Sounds like you guys are having a great time in preparation for your celebration.

stefan

An interesting variety of wines you had.

Charles Heidsieck excelled in 1995 IMO.

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The d'Angerville Volnay Champans is always so seductive and lovely. Too bad prices have skyrocketed
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You and Christine are wonderful hosts
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stefan

6 2013 Altesino "Montosoli" Brunello di Montalcino
6 2010 Scopone "Olivare" Brunello di Montalcino

stefan

3 2013 Duménil Millesime Brut Champagne
2 2015 Damien Hugot Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Millesime
4 2021 Domaine Louis Jadot Meursault 1er Cru "Genevrières"

stefan

Welcome to the septuagenarian club, Alex!

Best,

Bill

stefan

In the olden days Giscours made wine that would hold up for a long time. The other night we drank a 1966 that was in great shape. The concentration was still there but with tannins that were completely resolved.

stefan

3 1995 Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol

5 2003 Suduiraut, Sauternes (375ml)

stefan

I congratulate you, Patrick, in your glorious failure.

I will win the competition easily. I have not bought a single non exempted bottle and am not tempted to do so.

stefan

What is wrong with being over naked, Danny?

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For sure, Jim.

1 NV Chapuy Blanc de Blanc
1 Clouet Grand Reserve
2 13 Herdia Cubillo Reserva Rioja
1 19 Villard Condrieu Le Grand Vallon
1 20 Lavantureux Chablis

6 2015 Corbin, St Emilion
3 2007 Rieussec, Sauternes
4 2005 Coufran, Haut-Médoc

stefan

Our wine credenza is pretty bare. Rather than carry wine upstairs from our new wine room I bought 2 1995 Beausejour Duffau, Saint-Emilion 1 1995 Larmande, St-Emilion 2 1996 Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Léognan 2 2000 Branaire-Ducru, St-Julien 2 2001 Calon-Ségur, St-Estèphe 2 2001 Giscours, Margaux 2 2001 Lyn...

stefan

Lucie and I drank 2001 Barde-Haut last night with left over steak because there was no 1983 Lynch-Bages left over from from the night before. Full bodied and aromatic with western spices, the wine was a good match for the rib eye. Modern, to be sure, but its right bank heritage showed. Good now and ...

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I paid 80 bucks for THIS? I coulda had 1.5 bottles of Giscours '19 for the same price.
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Um. Yeah. Why DO you buy a bottle of Caymus every year? I have not bought one for at least 15 years.

stefan

DELETE YOUR POST, BD! He who names the Nameless Wine is condemned to everlasting damnation! As a card carrying Papist, thou shouldest know that.

stefan

If you read more on BWE, Izak, you would know what is the Nameless Wine and why I wrote what I did.

stefan

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stefan

Thanks, Izak. I was struck with how well many "lesser" estates did. One obvious misprint: Smith Haut Lafitte – 80% Semillon + 20% Semillon. I did not like that you rated the Nameless Wine so highly and called attention to its value. No doubt your taste buds were out of kilter when you tast...

stefan

You are right, Jim. The world has gone downhill since Divine Right Monarchy went out of fashion. Nixon tried to set the USA straight when he proclaimed that "when a president does it, it is not illegal", but his own party let him down. tRump has the backing of most of his party, and might ...

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I don't speak for all of BWE, my opinion is that you should send at least half the wine to OR. That will still be cheaper than a buying spree.
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Which half? You'll have to come to CS and go over the inventory to help me decide.

stefan

So is the BWE consensus is that I should go on a buying spree to prove that we need the wine cabinets for storage in order to keep Lucie from using the room for something else, and worry later about not having enough space for the wine we will eventually move from Texas?

stefan

The unanimous vote for Geyserville does not tell the entire story. It reminds me of some unanimous votes by juries.

stefan

That price looks good, CV; only about $2/bottle. Even if the price has tripled it is much better to ship than to sell and rebuy. David, I want to avoid us moving much wine from Texas to Oregon ourselves. Our backs and joints are not up to it. I bought enough wine for Oregon that we have enough wine ...

stefan

I appreciate the power of Lytton but prefer the more complex and nuanced Geyserville, but I do not claim that Geyserville is better.

stefan

Great idea, Patrick. Is BWE ready for an Oregon convention? Jacques, that involves estimating how many we'll need in Texas. Since we have not decided on when to move, that is very hard to do. I'm guessing that the marginal cost per bottle for shipping is much lower than the average cost when shippin...

stefan

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I'm looking for reasonnably priced dry whire, no oak, good acidity.
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Aren't you describing Chablis and Macon, which you know well? Why look further? Do you want more variety?

stefan

Joel, we always fly to Oregon. As for new wine purchases, for two+ years I have had all new wine purchased sent to Oregon except for a few bottles that I intended to drink in Texas in the near term. I now have enough wine in Oregon that I don't have to buy any more for short term consumption except ...

stefan

This past week I moved virtually all the wine we have in our Eugene condo into the wine room of our new house, so I now have two wine fridges and a wine credenza that are empty. What should I do? Of course, the BWE quick answer is "what's the problem: buy wine to fill them up". My problem ...

stefan

Thanks, David.

stefan

Food sounds very tasty Israeli. Yum!

stefan

Historically, Cantemerle is a wine that can be drunk young.

Has anyone tried the 2014 Nameless Wine recently? Usually it takes longer to come around than Cantemerle, but the wonderful 1996 was good at age five and never weakened.

stefan

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Tempier's Bandol normale is so good, I should really buy it more often. I just remember too vividly when it cost $30 to pull the trigger at $50-$60.
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Ha-ha. The 1964 Haut-Brion mentioned above I first bought for $10. I would happily pay ten times that now.

stefan

1964 Haut Brion is one of the first first growths that we bought, way back in 1970. It is arguably the best of the 1964 first growths.

stefan

Lucie and I spent Friday night in McMinnville and picked up wines at Goodfellow's (7 cases), Domaine Drouhin (2 cases), and Cristom (1 case). I felt that Cristom was being left out, so I added another case while there (using my "new cellar" exemption): 2 2016 Arcus PN 6 2011 Louise PN 4 20...

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