Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

ericp

I haven’t received a single bottle yet. Waiting patiently ish.

ericp

Damnit Jim. I own a case of the 15 which up until now I’ve been blissfully ignoring!

Must. Resist. Enablement.

ericp

. Ouch BG

ericp

Hell no, it's not a bad thing! Some folks have a low tolerance for brett, but I'm not one of those. I always found it to be an interesting element to be enjoyed.

Bring on the funk!

ericp

6 x '18 du Tertre / $46.

Sneaky buy at the local Costco.

ericp

Save me one Jim! I haven't drank this wine in 15 year as the couple vintages I tried at the time were thin and as Arv would say, swill. You've got me intrigued with your enablement!

ericp

Great line up Noah, that's a sexy picture! Like many - a big GL fan, and when it's at peak GL can be spectacular. I've been avoiding my last bottle of '86, any thoughts on how much longer that'll go?

ericp

MrsP - Poyferre
Moi - Montrose

Damn, this is tough!

ericp

BD - I might have to tag in on the GAS - Gerry Alerting System. man, thats a bad acronym

ericp

Lynch and Soylent? hmmm

ericp

Early in the 2019 futures campaign at Zachys I had Lynch, Leoville Barton, Calon Segur, and Rauzan Segla all queued up in my cart at $79. I didn’t pull the trigger. Eventually the wines either all sold out or rose in price. I was able to get Rauzan Segla for $79 the other day. I previously got Mont...

ericp

Clearly 89 Lynch! Preferably in magnum

ericp

Jean Fred - Total Wine (there are a number of them scattered around Boston suburbs) might be an interesting visit as well. Generally decent pricing and a broad selection at a number of price points. Also the selection at Gordons is pretty good - I generally shop at the one on Main St, Waltham.

ericp

I agree Jim, I literally bought exactly those same 2 vintages up until a case of the 2016. Hopefully it turns out as good as the ratings in another 5 years.

ericp

I feel you Jim - I have 23 of those '16 Sociandos.. one 6pack is open... 0 chance those 5 bottles survive a Blanquito like they should.

ericp

Jim - note to self: Only buy closed cases LOL.

ericp

Alex, I am quite surprised how well this wine performed from 01. I guess I'm a bit of a vintage snob! Is your cellar particularly cold?

Eric

ericp

Don’t open it David, it’s the only way it’ll survive.

ericp

Never had that one Nic, sounds like I need to put that on the list.

ericp

Over the weekend - with a grilled NY Strip, with garlic herb butter (so good!), twice baked potato, haricot vert and grilled onions… 2016 Sociando Mallet – Deep nose of graphite, cedar, a bit of cigar box. With a couple hours in the decanter some cassis and blackberry start to come through, the wine...

ericp

That’s right! And of course the 96 Sociando - Picked up 2 cases back in the day at Big Y of all places. Oh boy, that Harvard class was a hot minute ago! If I recall, we tried to bring things from all the appellations for then to sample. I know we had Lynch, didn’t Mike bring the 89(?!?!), du Tertre,...

ericp

Great buy BD, but do not open! They’ll be How’d in no time

ericp

JimHow wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 4:40 pm Agreed. 1996 Lafon Rochet was a BWE favorite in the early days and is a perfect example of why Bordeaux should be consumed in the Parkerian 8-20 year range.

It was indeed, long since gone from my cellar. I did save a 3L for my oldests HS graduation party, which of course, was cancelled by Covid

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ericp

I must confess, I’ve already “How’d” a case of the 16

ericp

Disappointing Nick, because the ‘16 Capbern is fantastic!

ericp

Happy Bday BWE and Jim!

ericp

LMAO Hound! :lol: As a child of the 70s, thats a blast from the past. I can remember seeing that carved into the wall at summer camp. Jim, I couldn't agree more - Jacobs has been a terrible owner for Bruins fans. If the Bruins hadn't gotten lucky in drafting Bourque in the 80s, they'd have pretty mu...

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Terribly sorry to hear about your goldie Bill.

ericp

Rick, I had a couple of these when they were babies and they were quite delicious. I've been avoiding them for a while to let them gain in complexity, but my willpower was getting weak. Guess I should hold out another few (5?) years. Possibly they're entering a dumb phase? Do sauternes have a dump p...

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not disappointing tonight Jim. I certainly think the Dominique is at peak and drinking quite nicely.

ericp

The kids are down, and the steaks are out. The nose is now adding a spicy note and the palette is filling out nicely. The finish is surprisingly long.

ericp

Nice ruby color. Nose of high toned red fruits dominate with a bit and coffee. The wine is quite and pleasing, not overly done. My cellar is quite cold, so we'll see what changes as the wine warms to a more drinkable temperature.

ericp

Nice note Bob, reminds me I should drink one soon. I think the futures price was right at what you want to buy at, $20

ericp

Jay I certainly don't think the 99 is getting any better. I don't think there's any rush to drink them, but in 5 yrs I'd drink em up.

ericp

Wish: Can we provide a chat room feature for virtual tasting an such?

ericp

Hopefully we can get together in Boston in 09 as well. Maybe we can see you after one of your Red Sox day game visits for an evening of Vin de Bordeaux.

ericp

Jim, we'd love to come but can't plan that far out for weekend sitters. If space permits, we can revisit in the late summer and see if either of the grandmas can help out. I remember well my stint as professor vineritus at Harvard. We had a great Thai dinner afterward with a bunch of wonderful 01(?)...

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Danny - Glad to hear someone is enjoying some golf. Cai't wait til the frozen tundra here in Boston clears this spring.

ericp

Jim congrats to you and the team for putting in the time to build out and test the site. It looks great.

Eric.

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