Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JimHow

Yes, Cantemerle is really what Bordeaux SHOULD be. Consistently excellent for at least couple decades now. Has anyone tried the 2014 yet?

JimHow

A very nice effort Bobby G. Nice finish. Very representative of the 2004 vintage. Cool, crisp, slightly unripe tannins. still youthful but doubtful that it will improve significantly. very nice, lengthy finish. On the classic side of the spectrum. The color is deep and rich. Very nice, certainly not...

JimHow

Well, I finally broke down, and cracked open my case.
I'm heading off to Paris this week and I was thinking about that magical visit we had at SHL with the Cathiards, now two springs ago. (Crazy.)
This wine is indeed a beauty, Bobby G, will report back.

JimHow

I was just gonna say, Nicola, sdr is a tough grader.
I mean, if LMHB from all those great vintages only scores in the high 80s-low 90s, then Bordeaux must be overrated!

JimHow

We uncorked a 2014 Calon Segur in SF.
It was big.
A very serious wine, worth the $67 price I paid on sale in CT.
VERY different from the equally-delicious, lighter on its feet styled 2011.

JimHow

GPL is clearly the "New Lynch Bages, which is the New Lafite" of Pauillac, that eminently masculine of appellations!

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Well done Tom!

JimHow

I'm really into the AlexR mindset that, generally speaking, the optimal time to drink quality Bordeaux is at the 15-20 year mark.
Thus, at the age of 58, I'm in for another five years or so.

JimHow

2016 is the birth year of my daughter, so I do have some emotional attachment to the vintage as well as this particular wine (as a baby, she loves anything heart-shaped and finds the shape oddly fascinating), which obviously influences my purchasing decisions.... When she turns 21, I really do hope...

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I think we need to do a virtual tasting of 2014 GPL....

JimHow

Yes, I'm going to hold off on buying 2016s en futuro and just wait until they come out. I'm going to fill in some of the spaces on my wine racks with 2014s. I received delivery of a dozen 2014s that included a number of estates I haven't been buying much of in recent years, including Haut Bailly, Pa...

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I think that's a pretty fair assessment Claudius.
My post is hyperbolic to make a point, but I view GPL in about the same way you do.

JimHow

A feminine Pauillac.
That's like saying you have some great Olympic warrior but you've taken his manhood away.
When did Pauillac become feminine?

JimHow

I just turn him off.
I have literally heard about 30 words of his voice since he was elected, and that was only because I didn't turn off the TV, radio, or computer quickly enough.
It's pretty easy to do, and I feel fine.
I read about his antics, but the audio/visual is minimal.

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I'm just giving you guys the business. I mean, GPL is a weak wine, especially for the price. It doesn't "suck," it's just not worth much more than $15-20. I just don't know how a wine can constantly underperform, especially in years like 2000, 2009, etc., and be considered legitimate, espe...

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Was just reading Comte's "disappointment" over the 2000 Grand Puy Lacoste. Comte.... Comte my man.... You know I love you. But come on, man. I've been telling you guys this for years now. Grand Puy Lacoste may be the single most overrated wine of Bordeaux. This wine, people, sucks the bag!...

JimHow

GPL 2000 - on holiday - was prosaic, really disappointing...maybe it didn't travel well Sigh.. Yet ANOTHER GPL disappointment/disaster. I mean, come on, this is getting a little tiring, no? But I thought Two Thousand was the "vintage of the millennium" <rolls eyes>. I mean, all you had to...

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Agreed, Ian, but that still does not mean I would kick the lovely Lady Langoa out of bed for eating crackers. Of course "Leoville [Barton] is much more complex." But I've consumed an "un-complex" Lady Langoa or two over the years from which I have derived much pleasure. Thus, the...

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and I agree, the prices of the 2016s ain't looking all that great all of a sudden.

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I'm pleased to hear that about 2014, RP, I've bought a number of my favorite estates and will probably buy more at the prices I'm seeing. The only 2014 I've tried so far has been Calon Segur and I liked it. Bigger and different in style from the excellent 2011, but I liked it.

JimHow

An interesting article in this past weekend's WSJ on how federalism and our divisions may be keeping us together:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/federalism ... 1495210904

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Rumors have it I decided to run for Congress today.

JimHow

It even has some added complexity and sediment in the end. Strong effort. I like it now but it will continue to show well for at least another five years. A fine representation of 2005. A pleasant surprise. I was expecting to give this away as birthday and Christmas gifts. But there was a reason I b...

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I would not be proud either

JimHow

Damn, this puppy has, dare I say it, Nicola, a little HB and LMHB in it!
Stunningly aromatic tonight. I really wonder whether my first two bottles may have been a little damaged or something in some way because this lovely lady is a beauty on both the nose and palate....

JimHow

I've been previously a little let down the three or four times I've had this but it really seems to be smokin' on this rainy Monday night!

JimHow

Had a lovely 2013 Chatesuneuf du Pape tonight at the far corner "VIP table" tonight in Manhattan.
Delicious, like I usually find my red wine matching with fish.

JimHow

Indeed, JC, the 2011 and 2012 are beauties.

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Red Bordeaux.

JimHow

Barde Haut is a wine that should not be cellared more than ten years.
In fact, it is best upon release. Same with Haut Bergey.

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Tuna steak. Too much trouble.
Fish needs to be kept simple. Haddock. Halibut. Atlantic salmon.
A little bit of butter, garlic, pepper, lemon. And any red you want. Mmm.

JimHow

What I listed was the Bassins list.
at Zachys they have the 96 point Cantemerle at $32, which seems like a no brainer to me.

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Emil:

Looks like there have been some interesting 2016 Bordeauxs released to date, including:

Branaire, 54
Cos, 155
d'Armhaillac, 42
Tertre, 39
Lagune, 47
Labegorce, 30 (especially interesting)
Prieure, 42
And that crazy Tour St. Dildo stuff at $26ish.

JimHow

so it is written. so it shall be done.

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I can't remember who it was who advised me to buy this when I decided to get a couple mixed cases of Chianti -- Tommy? Blanquito? JC? -- in any event, this puppy is a beauty!

JimHow

Agreed, JimS. From what I'm seeing of pricing, and from what I'm hearing about the quality on the left bank, and the lower alcohol levels, and the fact that these wines will be about 15 years old when I'm 72ish and still hopefully drinking Bordeaux wines for at least another decade or so, I'm inclin...

JimHow

This is not even close to "impeachment territory." If I were in the House, I would be one Democrat voting against articles of impeachment. The phony David Gergens and Jeffrey Toobins of the world are full of shit. There's nothing there, folks, no matter how much the liberal media wants to ...

JimHow

The 2006 Lagrange was showing well last night, just a bit of a green streak that was not off-putting at all, gave it a little personality. I'll uptick it a point from 90 to 91.

JimHow

Yes, we live in crazy times.

The crazy thing about that fraud case is that it was pretty open and shut for the state, until the discovery of the forged documents.

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It's tough being Jim How, not only do I have to be the kind and beloved dictator of that unruly group known as BWE, I have to take on the issues of poverty and racism in Donald Trump and Paul LePage's Maine: http://mainepublic.org/post/lawyers-maines-poor-face-months-no-pay-state-fund-dries#stream/0...

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