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Magdelaine 1982 and 1985
Drouhin Grands Echezeaux 1962
Tollot Beaut Corton Bressandes 1980

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This is arguably the fines Figeac made by Eric d’Aramon, loved it en primeur, and had my last bottle a couple of years ago. The extra few years in bottle has only made it a deeper more profound wine. Decanted for around two hours, and paired with the brilliant Flannery hanger steaks (not aged). The ...

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I think the makeup of this board tends to go for more traditional styles of Bordeaux. For us it is not only a better vintage, but a great value. Most critics disagree. I have no idea about the normal Bordeaux drinker, but as the prices in the secondary market are holding steady, I doubt whether they...

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The 2019 is available at Flickinger for $83

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I bought several cases of the 2014 VCC and every so often (about once every couple of months) drink a bottle. A few months ago, I became a little concerned as one of them had closed up, but at a vertical of VCC, when it showed beautifully, I realized it might have been an off bottle. Since then, I h...

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Congratulations

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Mark, Thank you for the notes. Your comparison to 2009 worries me, as even at the initial primeur tastings, they were pretty enough, but lacked any real precision. A few exceptions of course, but in general I was less enthusiastic coming home than the hype would have suggested. We did taste a few bo...

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This was a gift from a friend and the second bottle I tasted from a case that was bought as a future. The first bottle was at a group tasting, finishing in the top three wines we tasted, solid but this one was considerably better. For those who are not familiar with the problems at Ducru, starting i...

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Wonderful tasting notes; thanks for sharing. Interesting that the Las Cases shone in a less ripe year. I am not a fan generally in top vintages,where I normally find it where it is part of a horizontal tasting. But get a lesser year, it seems to find its balance. As you know I love 2014 VCC, and aft...

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I saw the Galloni piece, and have tasted the wine. He is seems a bit of an outlier among his peers. Not a fan of his palate, but I am glad I have tasted it, to make up my own mind.

It is very good, but perhaps not on the same level as the 2001.

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marcs wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 9:00 pm This post gets five stars for just the Magdelaine-Iron Maiden connection. British rockers have good taste!

Not sure about that. Think Sharon Osborne.

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One day I will learn to look at the title of the thread. Figeac now goes into fifth, but it’s a long way back from fourth.

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1.Magdelaine
2. VCC
3.Prum thanks to an enormous 2019 purchase.
4. Trotanoy
5. Pichon Lalande

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La Tour de By
Cantermerle
Meyney
Sociando Mallet
Branaire
Ferriere

And my $15 house wine Pitray 2016

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This is not a vintage to buy based on scores. From everything written, and anecdotal conversations with friends in the business, it is a year of extremes, and if I were buying in quantity, I would really want to taste the wines. I am a little skeptical that the wines can be that fresh, based on wine...

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Interesting short article on the Cheval release
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2023/ ... BjaQ7LrRGY

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You know those restaurants where you eat, have a fabulous meal, go back, it’s also incredible, but very quickly, you get tired of the cooking, and don’t want to return. That is a little bit how I feel about Guigal-I find too much sameness, and as you say, Ian, it is exhausting. For our OTT lunches, ...

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Our motto is Magdelaine for peasants. Our one concession to good taste will be that the straw will have a blue rather than a red stripe. So it will be a straw ordinaire I am afraid.

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SF Ed wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 1:02 pm I'm sure the BD will come in with his judgment, but it seems to me the only way to properly atone would be to share a bottle of the 1985 Magdelaine with BWEers at some point in the future.

SF Ed

Sorry, nice thought, but reserved for my wife, me and two straws.

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For those relying on me for this summer abstinence thing, rely no longer. I am doomed. Doomed not just with bottles, but bloody magnums. My sins began before breakfast, and continued post first coffee, and ended as I munched on my morning crumpet. It was horrible!!!! The first inkling was an offer f...

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And will continue to do do…
There is a sort of completeness buying a wine in barrel, and opening it twenty years later. For some reason, it is more yours than if you bought it in the store. A friend who buys a lot of futures compared it to being a child’s godfather than just a family friend.

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Not surprised by the showing. It is a wonderful wine, and for my palate their finest in 50 years.

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Dear Diary, A whole week has passed, and I have not made a single purchase. I feel good, but just have just missed hitting saintliness as I succumbed to preordering some Montrose and VCC futures. As you may know, they don’t count as they are still juice and cannot survive without the accompanying bo...

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Interesting article in Wine Searcher on acidity and the possibility of winemaker intervention. I not want to hit copyright issues, but could not copy the URL. Easy to find f you google Winesearcher acid test 2022 Personally been puzzled by reports of high alcohol and good acidity. “ There is, though...

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JimHow wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 12:26 am
One Pomerol was even 15.5% – as high as unfortified wine can go...
Is that true Alex? My memory says the 2010 Troplong Mondot said 16% on the bottle but I could be misremembering that.

No you are not misremembering. It tipped the scale at 16.2%. A truly terrifying wine.

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Alex, Fascinating. Unlike you I did not have the opportunity to taste the vintage, but I suspect I would have had a very different take from you. I have never considered high alcohol can be balanced out by the other parts. The wine in order to try and find some kind of balance from the alcohol is ir...

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I have never liked the vintage as a whole. It got good press after four pretty dismal vintages, but the only wine I thought was worth buying was the Haut Brion. I made up for it by going much more heavily into 1996 Medoc.

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I see Bordeaux hasn’t taught you any manners.

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Perhaps the best is the simplest. The 1995 Haut Brion was the wine of the vintage for me. I tasted it en primeur, bought a case, and this is my seventh bottle. It has taken on all the brilliance of mature Haut Brion, and is probably at its apogee. Leather, brick dust, a touch of iron, autumnal leaf ...

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What surprised me was the 87 point score and the “yuk” descriptor. I tend to score “yuks” in the seventies, and this sounds like a fair place to start. I did not like the wine enough when I tasted it en primeur enough to bother to score it. Jim, God (well Parker) gave you a 50-100 point scale; you s...

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William Kelley wrote about incorporating new vineyards into DDC when the quality of the wines took a dive. The 2005 was really poor, and I have not tasted anything that made me think of the great older vintages. However, encouraged by some positive notes from friend that the estate is returning to i...

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William Kelley’s notes are up. Although reasonably positive, I am going to stick to a couple of chateaux this year. VCC and Montrose.

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I just added three bottles of wine to a previous order of Canon, which became suddenly available. I am out.

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Need a ruling on this.
Last week, we donated a bottle of Taittinger ComtesRose 2007 to a local charity, with a $125 minimum.
I misjudged the denizens of Chappaqua, as there were no bids, so we paid $125 to get our bottle back. Does this contravene the freeze?

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Hey guys, There are at least 2 BWEers out there tasting he 2022s. I'm wondering if my teeth are permanently stained. Today there were UGC tastings at Lascombes, Beychevelle, and Lynch Bages. After lunch, i went to Lafite, Mouton, Calon Ségur, Cos d'Estournel, Haut Marbuzet, and Meyney. That's what ...

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And as the original subject I too endorse it.

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Time to begin talking I think.

Not hearing too much about the vintage. Echoing William Kelley, a friend who just come back said it was heterogenous, and he compared it to a fresher version of 2018. He felt the Montrose was clearly the best wine, but he only tasted two FGs Mouton and Margaux

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Dear diary, It has been four days since I last purchased a bottle. I am feeling tired and washed out, but there is a soupçon of satisfaction beginning to show. I have found ways to fill the time that I used to spend opening e mails and wine offers with good deeds like chasing my neighbor’s cats. I s...

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Sorry for the thread drift.
It is not just Trump, it’s what he has given birth to. I hope it is not stuck behind a paywall.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... ommission/

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