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- Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:29 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: My BWE 2015 WOTY
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6649
Re: My BWE 2015 WOTY
Madoff said he intended to satisfy every investor before it all came crashing down. The PC "model" works, unless there comes a time when it doesn't work. I remember going into their store a few years back and seeing what Arv described, basically very little wine on the actual premises. It...
- Fri Apr 24, 2015 2:25 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: My BWE 2015 WOTY
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6649
Re: My BWE 2015 WOTY
The difference between PC and Bernie Madoff? Seriously? PC delivers, and when they don't they give your money back.
- Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:48 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE France '15 organizing team announces itinerary
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1913
Re: BWE France '15 organizing team announces itinerary
This^JCNorthway wrote:That is an itinerary to die for. I wish things had worked to be able to go. For anyone who is going, it should be a most memorable week. Great work by the planning committee.
Outstanding work but the organizers!
- Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:10 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: A TN: 2003 Ch. Fourcas Hosten, Listrac
- Replies: 9
- Views: 886
Re: A TN: 2003 Ch. Fourcas Hosten, Listrac
I've got about a half-dozen '03s but the only one I've tried is the Pontet Canet. I've had it several times and think it is not yet showing its best but I don't get any hot, overripe, torrified sense from it except some heat immediately after opening. I've been reading a fair number of TNs on variou...
- Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:34 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 1989 Château Lynch-Bages (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1238
Re: TN: 1989 Château Lynch-Bages (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac)
They're raised the price on the '89 Lynch but still a bargain. Lots of other good things on the list at decades-old pricing. Stefan - it was pretty nice yesterday, around 70 and sunny, but sill way too cold for going in the ocean, not that that stopped some of the young and restless. We're just rela...
- Sun Apr 19, 2015 11:59 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2010 Château Cantelys (France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 271
Re: TN: 2010 Château Cantelys (France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan)
Never had an '05, Roel. They may benefit from more time. I usually like my Bdx much older but thought this one to be an early drinker. I've been wrong before and could be way off. If you've got more than a few '05s, ten years would be a good time to take a look. CT notes seem to indicate it's out of...
- Sun Apr 19, 2015 3:10 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 1989 Château Lynch-Bages (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1238
TN: 1989 Château Lynch-Bages (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac)
A personal favorite and in one respect a BWE founding partner, we splurged for this bottle while taking a break at the beach. 1989 Château Lynch-Bages - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac Purchased off the list of our favorite secret seaside joint. They've raised the price but still a relative bargai...
- Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:48 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2010 Château Cantelys (France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan)
- Replies: 5
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TN: 2010 Château Cantelys (France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan)
2010 Château Cantelys - France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan Perfect cork and fill. Dark red to rim. Pop and pour. Initially pretty simple, ripe fruit and cassis on nose, not too interesting on the palate. But after an hour or two it started to show some interesting interplay between fruit and ...
- Sat Apr 18, 2015 2:15 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2005 Château Croix de Labrie
- Replies: 6
- Views: 273
Re: TN: 2005 Château Croix de Labrie
Yes it's new-world-y. I would think the '09 would be good to go without need of cellaring. Might have noticeable oak as a baby, but the ripeness of the vintage should make it an early drinker.
- Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:28 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2005 Château Croix de Labrie
- Replies: 6
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TN: 2005 Château Croix de Labrie
2005 Château Croix de Labrie - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru Cellared since release. Perfect fill and cork. Pop and pour, drunk over 4 hours. Dark purple to rim. Dark berries, cedar, soy/umami on the nose. Medium to full body, lush ripe fruit, wood, soy, adequate balancing aci...
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:42 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 01 Bastor Lamontagne [Sauternes]
- Replies: 12
- Views: 694
Re: TN: 01 Bastor Lamontagne [Sauternes]
You're right about tartrate crystals Arv but I don't see them that often, and that's not the only acid in wine.
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:00 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 01 Bastor Lamontagne [Sauternes]
- Replies: 12
- Views: 694
Re: TN: 01 Bastor Lamontagne [Sauternes]
Thanks, Stefan, that makes sense. I wonder what happens chemically to the acid and sugar over time. I don't think that they polymerize like tannins/polyphenols, becoming less noticeable as the molecules get bigger and the wine ages. The only Sauternes I've followed longitudinally has been the '88 Cl...
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:27 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 01 Bastor Lamontagne [Sauternes]
- Replies: 12
- Views: 694
Re: TN: 01 Bastor Lamontagne [Sauternes]
Arv - you're making me feel a little better, thanks!
- Sun Apr 12, 2015 2:00 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 01 Bastor Lamontagne [Sauternes]
- Replies: 12
- Views: 694
Re: TN: 01 Bastor Lamontagne [Sauternes]
I have a handful of 2001 Sauternes. Coutet, Doisy-Daëne and Fargues. I figured they should be good to go now and for a decade or two to come. I'm not ready to write them off based on one bottle from a different producer. Harry, which ones did you find cloying? Stefan, my experience with old Sauterne...
- Sun Apr 12, 2015 1:07 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Early look at 2014
- Replies: 7
- Views: 429
Re: Early look at 2014
I'm hearing 2014 is notably better than 2011-2012-2013, and will be priced higher. I imagine that there are plenty of over-priced, under-qualitied 2011s and 2012s sitting in distributors' warehouses and retailers' back rooms herein the U.S. that they would love to move by getting the consumer to bac...
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 1:17 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: En primeur: a fairly balanced view
- Replies: 6
- Views: 537
Re: En primeur: a fairly balanced view
It's not the '70s any more. Or the '80s or '90s. For most wines, there's just no economic sense in buying en primeur at the prices offered the last few years. It doesn't really matter whether it was the Chateaux, courtiers, negociants, importers or retailers that hoovered up the profits. For the con...
- Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:38 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1975 tasting
- Replies: 1
- Views: 140
1975 tasting
Not my notes, these are from a tasting in New Zealand of mostly 1975 Bordeaux. I found it an enjoyable read.
http://www.geoffkellywinereviews.co.nz/ ... icleID=228
Tim, what was the year of the Heitz Martha's you brought to Dubai? That was an awesome wine, and still fully alive.
http://www.geoffkellywinereviews.co.nz/ ... icleID=228
Tim, what was the year of the Heitz Martha's you brought to Dubai? That was an awesome wine, and still fully alive.
- Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:56 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: Ch. Pape Clement 1990 (rouge)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1318
Re: TN: Ch. Pape Clement 1990 (rouge)
Once you open it, it'll be school's out before you know it!JimHow wrote:I wonder if my unopened case of 1998 Pape Clement is old school or new school?
- Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:43 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: Ch. Pape Clement 1990 (rouge)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1318
Re: TN: Ch. Pape Clement 1990 (rouge)
Jim which Pape did you bring to the BWE Conventions a few years ago that we sampled in your room before the main festivities? That one was new school as I recall, but don't recall the year.
- Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: Ch. Pape Clement 1990 (rouge)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1318
Re: TN: Ch. Pape Clement 1990 (rouge)
I can drink bretty wines with horse-$hit on the nose all day, but you mention mouse droppings and, well, I just hope I forget this note before I open my next Pape Clement.
- Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:45 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2009 Joanin Becot has been uncorked and other ramblings.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8215
Re: The 2009 Joanin Becot has been uncorked and other ramblings.
Who is Max? Max Marinucci at Wine Connection?
- Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:41 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: April is "Post Your Tasting Notes" Month.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1076
Re: April is "Post Your Tasting Notes" Month.
Stefan, ever try Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noirs? There is a very good deal on a one-off cuvee ($19/btl for 2013 Berserker's Cuvee and half-off shipping) that I sprung for sight unseen.
- Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:37 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Cellar Racks?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 340
Re: Cellar Racks?
I have Bdx-sized slots so I can't answer your question directly Michael. Can you find out the spacing of the particular Champagne racks you're considering? I don't know if they are all the same. You could take two blocks of wood spaced that far apart and put a Bdx bottle on top of it to see how secu...
- Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:33 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2009 Giscours
- Replies: 3
- Views: 194
Re: TN: 2009 Giscours
Jimmy, you are on a roll with the TNs!
Glad to hear good things about this one. You might even get me to engage in a little vinfanticide.
Glad to hear good things about this one. You might even get me to engage in a little vinfanticide.
- Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:01 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1994 Trotanoy
- Replies: 10
- Views: 673
Re: 1994 Trotanoy
Agree that 1994 Clinet and L'Evangile were excellent. I would add Angelus. Disagree with Troplong Mondot -tannins overwhelmed the fruit on that one, even after 15 years.
- Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:09 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1999 the Cinderella vintage shows well
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3061
Re: 1999 the Cinderella vintage shows well
I have a smattering of '99s. The only one in common with Ian's notes is the Giscours, and I would agree with his take. A nice pleasant wine but it doesn't scream Margaux or offer any real complexity. I drank mine up. The 1999 Palmer, however, is outstanding. Never tried the Ch. Margaux or the D'Issa...
- Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:40 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2009 Talbot has been uncorked and other ramblings....
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1285
Re: The 2009 Talbot has been uncorked and other ramblings....
I think it was around $50 pre-arrival. Maybe less.
- Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:18 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2009 Talbot has been uncorked and other ramblings....
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1285
Re: The 2009 Talbot has been uncorked and other ramblings....
I hope the future holds more promise for this wine. I have a few and will probably wait 5 years to open one.
- Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:07 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 10 Chantegrive 'rouge' [Graves]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 732
Re: TN: 10 Chantegrive 'rouge' [Graves]
I have a few of these and agree with Arv's note. A nice daily drinker, I thought it an excellent value at the $24 I paid. Should drink well for 5-10 years but wouldn't expect it to make old bones. If I had room in the drinking plan for more young daily drinkers and less mature wine in the cellar, I ...
- Tue Mar 24, 2015 5:43 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2003 Leoville Barton uncorked
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2015
Re: 2003 Leoville Barton uncorked
Ian, you are right on the money regarding tasting vs. drinking. Arv has the solution, but who's got the time?
- Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:21 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your favourite super second?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 16177
Re: What is your favourite super second?
That first pic suggests they were all mind-bendingly good.
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:40 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your favourite super second?
- Replies: 86
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Re: What is your favourite super second?
I haven't had an '82 Pichon Lalande that recently, Ian, so can't comment on whether it may be in decline or if your birthday bottle just wasn't representative of the best that it can be. At 30 years, as they say, no great wines, only great bottles.
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:34 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your favourite super second?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 16177
Re: What is your favourite super second?
I've never had them side by side that I can recall, but the '82 has blown me away all 4 times I've had it. The '86 was outstanding the 4 times I've had it but it just doesn't have that extra gear...
- Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your favourite super second?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 16177
Re: What is your favourite super second?
Nope. Best PLL ever is the 1982.
- Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:18 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Will Neal Martin save Bordeaux?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 991
Re: Will Neal Martin save Bordeaux?
Good question. Sooner or later I guess they'll have to price it to move. Maybe when they run out of storage space. That's what I do. When the cellar starts to overflow, time to send some off to auction...
- Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 09 La Cardonne [Medoc] - yuck!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2585
Re: TN: 09 La Cardonne [Medoc] - yuck!
Yes, good to see you posting again Arv!
- Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:51 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Will Neal Martin save Bordeaux?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 991
Re: Will Neal Martin save Bordeaux?
I think Ian's description of Neal Martin's palate matches my impression from reading his notes. I've never met him. But does Bordeaux need saving? They seem to still be plugging along despite all the dire warnings about pricing themselves out of existence. And they've exhibited that seemingly irrati...
- Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:14 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: When Robert Parker reached his peak....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 238
Re: When Robert Parker reached his peak....
Clearly Robert Parker's influence has waned. With the general population, where anyone with an Internet connection and a 90+ score can end up on a shelf-talker. And amongst our merry little band, where even those of us who cut our Bordeaux-buying teeth on the Wine Advocate (raising my own hand here)...
- Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:26 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
Wow, Tim. I'll be arranging tickets to Paris shortly. What can I bring to entice you to pop the '47 Petrus?
- Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:52 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2005 Bordeaux, Branaire , Labegorce , Pavie, Talbot , Rauzan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 474
Re: 2005 Bordeaux, Branaire , Labegorce , Pavie, Talbot , Rauzan
Sounds like a pleasant surprise! Early word on 2005 left bank was that they would take a looong time to come around. Thanks for the update. Might have to move a few of these up into the try this year queue.