Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Tom In DC

From what I've read, nearly all recover their senses of smell and/or taste after a short period of time. See for instance: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/how-covid-19-causes-loss-smell I wonder if "unable to continue their profession" was more of a short term situation rather than the perman...

Tom In DC

Easy for you to say!

Keep up the good work, Nic!

Tom In DC

It's difficult for any amateur to know with any certainty who the five biggest underachievers are, as tasting very broadly would be required. There are a bunch of classified growths that I avoid due to reputation aa well as my experience when I was very adventurous a long time ago - "How can a ...

Tom In DC

It could have been Entre-Deux-Mers! The RB question should count.

Tom In DC

sdr gets it.

Tom In DC

I wouldn't want to be the owner of any mid-town office space, regardless of the town.

Tom In DC

Happy birthday, folks!

And many thanks, Jim, for 21 years of keeping the place going.

Tom In DC

And raise a glass to Giotto, whose tower is placed to perfectly center its shadow on the dome on the seasonal equinoxes!

Tom In DC

I think many 2003's have gotten past the "boozy heat" as well. YMMV.

Tom In DC

The sky high electric bills were for people who got a contract to pay spot for all of their electricity. Most of the time, they get a great rate, well below market, since they're buying unsold electricity.

During a shortage, ....

Tom In DC

It is the Duomo in Florence, Jacques. Can't wait to go back!

Tom In DC

I consigned with Zachy's as part of the move to Colorado. They had single-seller (me) online auction for most - the highest end lots went to a live auction in HK.

Tom In DC

The credit goes to Jacques - thanks, jal!

Tom In DC

Despite the "In DC" moniker, it's a tough commute from Colorado.

I hope we get back to DC later this year If travel opens back up (and we all get our shots!)

Tom In DC

Before 1982, the DOC requirements for all designations of Barolo were a minimum of 2 years in cask and total aging before release of 3 years for DOC, 4 years for Riserva, and 5 years for Riserva Speciale. So basically, any Barolo held for 5 years could be labeled Riserva Speciale. Despite the abilit...

Tom In DC

Thanks to jal for getting us up and running again! Jumpstarting some traffic after several days off... Trimbach 2009 Riesling Cuvee Frédéric Emile (often abbreviated CFE.) I just don't have a ton of Riesling experience but this has a light color (no signs of premature oxidation), citrusy notes on th...

Tom In DC

Five thumbs up!

Tom In DC

We'll open a (BWE legend) 1988 if we can attend whatever time is chosen.

Tom In DC

So sorry to hear this. Condolences from Gail and me.

Tom In DC

Very few great wines under $50, blanquito. And several on your original list have only one (weak?) vintage from one source at or below your price point.

Tom In DC

I think it’s clear at this point that for most Republicans Trump’s strong-man, fascistic, demagoguery are a feature not a bug. We have to think about the problem from the perspective of the small mind of the politician. In the Republicans' case, their voters have been split down the middle between ...

Tom In DC

So, marcs, if someone were to offer you the BWE'er-price-paid-on-release price you mentioned in another thread, you're still out?

Tom In DC

Not a broken bottle (knock wood) but went to the cellar and found a stain on the rack...the cork had fallen into our lone bottle of 1961 Petrus. Got on the phone to a few nearby winos and shared the remainder. It was still really amazing, so the cork must have failed very recently! I also had a bott...

Tom In DC

So I believe Alex is saying a diplomatic "No", since his list of comparable classified growths is generally the ones we'd all toss from the list.

Tom In DC

I think someone in the Facebook wine groups created a fake account.

Tom In DC

Nicely done, gene. I think of the campaign as more if a Talking Heads theme..."We're on a road to nowhere..."

Tom In DC

Interesting. The vineyards are set in stone but the marketing seems more flexible. The one I am most certain of is that the sub-plots of Corton -- all Grand Cru -- can be labeled with or without the sub-plot designation. I can easily see where DRC might declassify the Les Gaudichots grapes from La T...

Tom In DC

For your deductible, if you can push them into next year you'll have a great start on actually getting reimbursement from your policy with everything else you can jam into 2021. Anything elective or optional you might need to do soon?

Tom In DC

Ciao marcs, I was mostly taking about the Barolo DOCG (normale) as far as approachability, not Cru's and certainly not the high end producers. Roberto Conterno is still making wines that need lots of time. The 2012 vintage was weaker than most recently, but R Conterno has a reputation for making the...

Tom In DC

And, at least for more modern wines, displacing the air in the bottle with an inert gas (sparging) is presumably more thorough in the enclosed environment of automated bottling lines.

Tom In DC

Hey Nic, The answers are a bit intertwined, so - Try Nebbiolo d'Alba from good QPR producers (se below) for early drinkers. Also, a bit surprisingly, many Barolo and Barbaresco estates in 2016 seem to have produced amazingly approachable "normale" wines. - Barolo and Barbaresco used to be ...

Tom In DC

I didn't watch too much of it because I can only take American politics in limited doses these days. But...but...but... you make your living working for one of the parties, right? And, without watching "much of it", you make clear declarations of who won? Would you let me get away with sa...

Tom In DC

Some help for getting through the debate:

https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/ ... king-game/

Tom In DC

At the risk of being ostracized (or is that my usual state?), those Aussie ooze-monsters were fun to drink on release. Mostly as cocktail substitutes at parties or with a giant slab of grilled beef. Parker made some wild guesses about aging curves for a whole new style of wine. It certainly doesn't ...

Tom In DC

Congrats, Nalan and Michael-P!

Michael, were you making your case with the venue that despite being old you would be faithful?

Seriously, best wishes to the two of you from Gail and me.

Tom In DC

Kenji Lopez-Alt's quick take on reverse sear I've tried the "sear first and then sous vide" a few times for steak - it seems to imbue some grilled flavor into the steak -- but it makes loading the bags a bit harder and it still needs another sear at the end to get the crispy sizzle. They ...

Tom In DC

15 years seems like a very short time to have given up on a powerful vintage in Bordeaux.

Tom In DC

No love for white Rhones? I guess I'll continue the trend...

Alto Aldige/Friuli
Sancerre
White Bordeaux
Old school Cali Chard
Soave

Tom In DC

I have a feeling that the lack of social occasions, particularly the reduction in dine-in restaurant meals but as mentioned above no weddings, birthday parties, etc., has had more effect on Champagne sales than US tariffs.

Tom In DC

I think the sentence also reflected Rudy never admitting that anyone else was involved. I think Kapon did irreparable harm to wine consumers by "lending" millions to Rudy to buy wine at Acker auctions. Rudy ran up the prices on everything in sight, then resold after prices had been inflate...

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