Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

stefan

Nice wines, Ian. The biggest surprise is how good the Lamarche La Grand Rue was. The second biggest surprise is that none of the white Burgundies suffered from premox.

stefan

stefan

1994? All I have is seven bottles and two magnums. I thought '94 was pretty good for Pomerol.

stefan

stefan

Which '89, Jim? Françoise is rather fond of the 1889 but I am not sure that he has the 1789. He bought the 1989 on your recommendation but very likely has not tasted this youngster.

stefan

stefan

Hi, Steve. We've missed you.

How come you aren't coming to BWE-09? There are still spots.

stefan

stefan

Yes, that was a wonderful lunch. Jean-Michel was late because of a meeting that came up at the last minute and said that he could only drop by for a couple of minutes, but, as David said, he enjoyed our group so much that his son had trouble getting him to go back to work. Hendrikus, are you new to ...

stefan

No Lagrange at all, David? You should have listened to Setab when he extolled the virtues of this underrated estate. At that time I had no Lagrange; now I have cases of '96, 2000, '02, and '03. I still buy the wonderful 1990 when the price dips below $90.

stefan

stefan

Sounds very good and more mature than the '89 Leoville Barton.

stefan

stefan

Both days should be OK for me, Bob.

stefan

stefan

Congratulations, David & Peggy. You've now made it half as far as Lucie and I.

Having celebrated your anniversary last night, you should celebrate Valentine's Day tonight!

stefan

stefan

The Pontet Canet is now sold out. stefanJr told me that he got in an order for 5 on the web but does not have confirmation that he scored. In my experience, that means he does not have them.

stefan

stefan

This is the best sale from PC I have seen in a long time. I spent a bundle. But I missed the '96 Pontet Canet and have to call back now...

stefan the Broke

stefan

I find it very hard to drink young Bordeaux. Young Burgundy, on the other hand, can be very attractive. Every '05 Bdx I have tried forces me to clean my tongue between swallows, but the few '05 Burgs I've drunk have been delightful.

stefan

stefan

We drank the 1992 regular Dalla Valle a short time back. I was quite good and interesting with Eucalyptus and mint that was nicely balanced with cassis and dark berries. I had the impression that I would not have liked the wine if I had drunk it 8 or 10 years ago.

stefan

stefan

I always look for La Dominique when I peruse auctions, but the only ones I have now are 1978 and 1989.
I would like to buy some '82s that have not been flipped five times.

stefan

stefan

Too bad, Danny. You make me glad that I past on this one (because it looked too expensive for what it was).

stefan

stefan

Lucie and I drank a very nice '03 Eddie Feraud CdP the other night with Ratatouille on Polenta. I remarked to her at the time, and she agreed, that the secret to liking CdP is not to drink it very often. I am referring, of course, to basic CdP, not the wines you drink, Harry. Some Grenache based win...

stefan

Lucie is getting used to days when we lose 25% of my annual salary. That is scary.

stefan

stefan

Boss Lucie likes the idea.

stefan

stefan

Hey, Glenn, it is not very nice of you to extoll the virtues of this virtually unobtainable wine. :) I could use some good M-S-D from Oregon. Right now I am quaffing a '97 made by Pierre Amiot. It is lovely and has none of the weaknesses associated with '97s. It is perfect for drinking now--lots of ...

stefan

If you MUST open a 2000, pop a cork on a lesser right bank wine, as some are not too bad now. Actually, I would have guessed that the Clos d'Jacobins would display some charm.

stefan

stefan

With sales of 1st growths falling, this looks like a tricky way for Mouton to get art lovers to buy two bottles rather than the usual one.

stefan the Curmudgeon

stefan

Worked like a charm, Howard. You be da man!

Thanks,

stefan

stefan

How many stars?

stefan

How about "Bordeaux that is older than Nic"?

stefan

stefan

I dunno about having '05 Burgs as the BWE wine of the year, but finally my '05s arrived and last night Lucie and I had our first taste of an '05 village wine--Potel Volnay VV. It was really full and good and should improve for quite some time. Tonight we'll try a second Potel '05, this time a Savign...

stefan

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stefan

stefan

Yes, the 01 Ridge Lytton Springs is singing now. We had a bottle last week. I'm glad I bought two cases of it.

All my '02-'05 Ridge Zins are in storage at my wine merchants. Wish I had the room to bring them home.

stefan

stefan

Both of those '03s sound very nice.

So your cellar has 14 year verticals of both Pegau Reserve and Clos du Papes? You treat it very nicely.

stefan

stefan

That is a very interesting collection of wines, Bob. Most I haven't drunk, but I agree with what you say about the '83 Pichon Lalande. I also like '75 Haut-Brion, and it is too bad that your bottle of the '88 Krug was not what that outstanding Champagne can be. I gave up buying '94 Burgundy after a ...

stefan

Good and interesting notes, Otto.

I have not had as bad a bottle of '90 Pichon Lalande as some here, but also have not had as good a one as you drank.

My experience is that it is hard to pick between the '89 Pichon Baron and the '89 Lynch Bages.

stefan

stefan

Howard, will we do it tonight?

stefan

stefan

I've been here a while, too, Chris.

stefan

stefan

I have '96 GPL but not '95.

stefan

stefan

It is great to read a review on Rhones from you, Ian. I also am not a Rhone lover even if I like to drink them from time to time. BordeauxHarry writes wonderful reports on Rhones, but as he is a CdP freak, I often do not share his enthusiasm for the wines.

stefan

stefan

Jim, you like 2005 Burgs; I like 1995. Tonight Lucie and I drank a tasty '95 Jadot Beaune Bressandes 1er Cru. I think I paid $40 for it last year. What a lovely little wine! Sweet fruit, good balance. It doesn't have the complexity of the major Burgs, but it goes down really easily.

stefan

stefan

Enjoy your golf, Danny. With Lucie in Berkeley this past week, I expected to be on the course both Saturday and Sunday. Unfortunately, the weather was terrible and I ended up working all weekend.

stefan

stefan

Great report, Pappa. At my advanced age I have avoided buying much young Bordeaux, but some of these, esp. '6 La Lagune, tempts me.

stefan

stefan

Alch, you can change the time set by going to user control panel/Board preferences

stefan

François and setab, too! Great!

stefan

stefan

First Ben and then Joe Belmaati. Welcome back, guys. Can you make it to BWE '09?

stefan

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