Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JimHow

Same experience here with 1982 Leoville Barton. I've had it twice, one time it was A+, the other time it was so-so. Likewise '82 GPL. My first purchase at Premier Cru many years ago was two bottles of '82 GPL, they were both excellent. The '82 GPL came in fifth or sixth place out of six wines in the...

JimHow

Among the SF old timers we have Cab Fan there. I've assigned Timmy to convince Maureen to come. Can somebody contact Werner/Chris and see if we can get them there? There will be some cancellations but with those theee added in we are about at the 40 person limit. If anyone is interested in attending...

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Sounds good MichaelP, and welcome Kevin and Julie! JimHow + 1 Stefan & Lucie Blanquito + hermano Chris & Marjorie SF Ed & Lisa MicgaelP & Nalan Jacques & Jill Nicolas & Marie-Claude Chris + 1 AKR + 1 WilliamP + Linda Glenn + Joanne Danny + Danielle Tim hm$ + Lisa Ian & Ma...

JimHow

I've never drank a 1982 that was disappointing.

JimHow

The 2002-2003-2004 triumvirate of Lafon Rochet are beautiful but the '96 is their '89 Lynch.

JimHow

Well done indeed, Stuart.
That's about what the '89 is going for out there.
I still say BWE affected the market on that wine.
I agree, the '90, while excellent, is no '89.

JimHow

Happy new year RPCV, thanks for the report.
Those sound like some beauties.
The few Chiantis I've had from 2012 seem to have been delicious, I was wondering what the reports are on the post-2010 vintages in Italy.

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JimHow + 1 Stefan & Lucie Blanquito + hermano Chris & Marjorie SF Ed & Lisa MicgaelP & Nalan Jacques & Jill Nicolas & Marie-Claude Chris + 1 AKR + 1 WilliamP + Linda Glenn + Joanne Danny + Danielle Tim hm$ + Lisa Ian & Maureen Stu + Kathy Tom + Gail Peter + Julia Total = 37

JimHow

Peter! It'll be great to see you again in SF! For those of you who don't know, Peter is one of the very first original BWEers who joined the site during that primordial first 48 hours after its birth back in February 2000. It's amazing we are still around after nearly 17 years. On that first day I d...

JimHow

Oh man, I remember that 1981 Lafite was a beauty back when I used to drink my Lafites.
Happy New Year Ian and Maureen!

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Well done, Rudi, and happy new year!

JimHow

2016 was the year of Trump. It set everyone off kilter. Like a gyroscope or a top just a little off center. No matter how good things went for us all individually, everything was under a cloud of Donald Trump. And, in November, our worst nightmares came true. What a shock. What a shock. Now everythi...

JimHow

I wish all bordeaux vintages were only for the true enthusiast!!!!!

Ha you beat me to it, RPCV, I was going to say the same thing!

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They are sheep.

JimHow

Yes Gary and CV, I agree with all of those additions.
1986L... one of the truly great vintages ever.

JimHow

You guys are madmen. You are mad. 1986L is one of the top five greatest vintages since 1961. Gruaud Larose Talbot Beychevelle LLC Mouton Pichon Lalande Lafite Lynch Cos Leoville Barton de Lamarque (my epiphany wine) Pontet Canet (yes, Pontet Canet) D'Yquem Margaux was outstanding at a Stuart dinner ...

JimHow

Nice. Thanks to you and Lisa for all of your efforts, Ed.
This is a weekend that will sell out quickly, so people will want to get their checks in early.

JimHow

Well done, Racer Chris. Well done.

JimHow

There's got to be a morning after If we can hold on through the night We have a chance to find the sunshine Let's keep on looking for the light Oh, can't you see the morning after? It's waiting right outside the storm Why don't we cross the bridge together And find a place that's safe and warm? It's...

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In 2016 BWE makes history: The 2012 Chateau Barde-Haut is the Wine of the Year, our first selection from the right bank. This St. Emilion property has been making outstanding wines for the better part of the new century. The 2005 Barde-Haut is really coming into its own right now, with seductive sec...

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The 2016 BWE Wine of the Year has been selected….

JimHow

Very nice, Danny. Seems I read about it somewhere. Wish I'd tried it.
The 2016 BWE Wine of the Year has been selected….

JimHow

"2004 Chateau Trotanoy : the comments and notes about that wine are quite wrong on Cellartracker. Or everyone had bad bottle, except me."

... Or Robert Parker gave it a poor score.

JimHow

I anticipate that the 2016 BWE Wine of the Year will be announced tomorrow (Wednesday)….

JimHow

Agreed, jckba. I have a full unopened case of 2000 Pichon Baron.
The 2000 Purple Baron and 2000 du Tertre were our co-wine-of-the-year winners.

JimHow

2000 Leoville Barton.
Best Leoville Barton ever?

JimHow

…so I treated myself to a couple of Dal Fornos, the 2009 and 2010, now securely in the cellar!
Thanks again jckba for the tip!

Narrowing down the wine of the year selection….

JimHow

I have no idea the origins of said btl but I am quite impressed that you were able to figure out how to post a picture in your first post ...

LOL.

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Tradition and Prestige are the names of Alfred Tesseron's Cognacs, aren't they?

JimHow

I scored big in the presents this year at the annual How family Christmas gathering at the house of my brother Tom and sister in law Barbara. I brought the usual suspects for wine, including 2014 St. Innocent Momtazi, 2012 Barde Haut, 2012 Corbin, 2012 Felsina Beringerra Riserva Chianti, and 2012 La...

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Boy, we've had this discussion before.
I'll never kick Barton/Langoa out of bed….

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Yes, that is good stuff.

JimHow

The 2000 d'Armailhac is a bit of a controversial wine. Some people like it, and some people don't.

JimHow

I remember bringing a magnum of 1985 Mouton to a family Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner about ten years ago. It was very nice, very 1985.

JimHow

Off the top of my head -- I'm sure I'm missing some -- because I've had so many spectacular wines in 2016: 10. 1990 Leoville Las Cases 9. 2012 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Eiswein 8. 1990 Beausejour Duffau 7. 1996 Pol Roger Winston Churchill 6. 1989 Lynch Bages 5. 1982 Gruaud Larose ...

JimHow

Yes I was being sarcastic about the St. Innocent Stefan, it did not surprise me at all that it was the first bottle emptied, it usually is.
A good time indeed, we're lucky, we have a great bar up here.
And the lawyers are okay, too.

JimHow

Ha ha Nic. You are a funny guy.
Jon it is indeed fun to make these presentations, usually they are very captive audiences.

JimHow

Last night we had our annual party of about 50 lawyers, court clerks, a judge or two, court personnel, etc. As usual, I brought the wine. I brought 9 bottles, there wasn't a drop left by the end of the evening, even though there was lots of beer there as well. I put on a presentation for some of the...

JimHow

Boy I remember we drank so many half bottles of this when it was young.
We knew it was going to be a beauty.

JimHow

Hmm I need to be sold on that argument. If you and I bought a "winery," and we did all the proper investments in equipment, machinery, personnel, etc., don't you think, after a certain amount of trial and error, we could do what Mark Vlosak does? On the other hand, you and I can buy a plot...

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