Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

William P

Congrats Glenn on the new job.

Bill

William P

Thanks David for taking one for the team. I for one am not giving up on the vintage but I agree, so far it's been a mixed bag. I do believe the vintage needs more time.

William P

Decided to pop a 2014 La Lagune to see if I should make a larger investment. On the nose there is cedar, blackberry, earth, hints of leather and a subdued floral component. The wine was closed for the first two hours before opening up to show a medium plus bodied wine with good concentration. Roundi...

William P

by AlohaArtakaHoundsong on Mon May 21, 2018 12:40 pm 6 2015 Ch. Vieux Robin (Medoc) $10.993 2014 Ch. L'Argenteyre (Medoc) $9.993 2015 Ch. la Tour de Mons (Margaux) $22.99All targets of opportunity at the Kona Costco. Funny when I was there two weeks ago I tried the Ch. La Tour de Mons, which shows ...

William P

Jim, I agree with both your points.

Bill

William P

Is everything ok at your Hilo place. I am here at kohala
And yesterday's quake was a good one.

Bill

William P

1. Bordeaux
2. Burgundy (I only do reds)
3. Willamette Valley
4. North and South Rhone.
5. Napa

William P

James, all benevolent dictators need a sense of humor and to appreciate one. I think you realize that I'm joking. There is nothing in the wine world that outrages me. And yes I have used the word troll before to describe your comments and if troll isn't the proper, maybe hyperbole. I understand why ...

William P

I'm outraged. When is California a wine region? Despite the obvious troll, Burgundy is number two. I'm not even sure that Napa is my third.

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William P

Yes.

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William P

JimHow wrote:The only question is whether I want to wait until my 80s to drink them.

And the last I calculated you are 15 years younger than some of us dinosaurs.

Don't know much about Rimmerman, but I've seen far too much hype when it come to Bordeaux vintages over the last 36 years.

Bill

William P

A 50 year wine! Just what I need. I'll be 117 years old and dead for at least 30 years. Ah to be young.

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William P

I believe Denver should be considered for any future convention. We have a number of friends in Denver now. It's a nice area. It's somewhat centered.

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William P

Wow, that was some night. Nicely done gents.

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William P

Enjoy the Convention. Sorry I won't be there to going in the festivities.

Bill

William P

Great evening last night as a few (four) of the Sacramento Winos gathered to eat and drink. The following wines were poured: 1. 1985 Lascombes 2. 1986 Cos d’Estrounel 3. 1985 Chambolle Musigny 4. 2000 Lascombes 5. 1999 Corton Grancey 6. 198? Banyuls 7. 1986 Lynch Bages. The 85 Lascombes was severely...

William P

AlohaArtakaHoundsong wrote:2014 Ch. de Camarsac, a Bordeaux Superior,

Art, did you buy that in Hilo or at Kamuela Liquors?

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William P

Thanks Izak for your link.

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William P

Racer Chris wrote:1x 2012 Ch. Rauzan Segla - my 4th bottle for the cellar. I'll start buying 2015s when they arrive.

I purchased 4 a few months ago. I've consumed 2 other bottles over the last year. It's a lovely wine. Accessible now but will improve with moderate aging. I also bought a 2014.

Bill

William P

Mintonly wrote:2014 Chateau La Lagune wanted to try it

I'm interested in what you find. Thx.

Bill

William P

I've always had great dealings with K&L. Further, K&L has excellent shipping in California. I can't address shipping out of the state.

Bill

William P

Poujeaux is now list for 24.99 at K&L.

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William P

Has anyone tried the 2014 yet?

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William P

I thought the 1982 la La was special. It aged well also. I shared one with Arv when he moved back into town and that was a more than a few years ago.

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William P

All this is just the side show. Wait until Mueller gets fired and we have a Constitutional crisis. People don't have a clue how fragile democracy is and the repubs don't have the backbone to do anything. Oh well.

Bill

William P

There are worse accidents.

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William P

Great way to end your fast.

William P

Thanks Bill.

William P

Ian, has the dreaded white burg pox been resolved or is buying still a roll of the dice?

Bill

William P

$22.99.

William P

A response to my comment about the 2015 vintage led to this post. This is not meant to be depressing or elitist, it’s merely a summary of where I am and maybe others are or soon headed. I thought I had enough wine sitting in the cellar but after a few years of drinking but not buying, I’ve concluded...

William P

"In particular, 2015 is a superb vintage for Margaux and Saint-Julien."

If I was younger, I'd be a happy man.

Bill

William P

Happy Bday BWE. Well done Jim. Many great times, fine wines and good people. Here's to another 18 yrs.

Bill

William P

No it was "real" wine. Probably much like fishing, the value of the evening wines increased each time the story was told. Still, it is obvious from the movie that they had money to burn.

William P

Sour Grapes is on Netflix now, if you haven't seen it, you should. It was an interesting movie but I must admit that other than ponsot, there's not a lot of sympathy that one feels for the victims or the criminal. Certainly the auction industry looks bad as does the wine friends of Rudy K. I was par...

William P

2. Ch. Pape Clement 2014
2. Dm. Chevalier (rouge) 2014
1. Ch. Branaire 2014

William P

Morning Ian, the fast is going well. I've lost 8lbs since it began, but I'm closely watching what I eat and, of course, I am not drinking. The toughest day was when I smoked a brisket on Monday for a block party. That cooking process is usually alcohol heavy, but I had no problems staying the course...

William P

Sorry to hear of your neck fusion David. Tell us when you get back to the Bay Area and we'll get another BWE dinner going.

Bill

William P

Jacques, an AAA is the Ascending Aortic Aneurysm to me!. Heart twins we are. Gosh, aren't we lucky, we hit the heart trifecta. Best of everything in your future treatment.

Bill

William P

jal wrote:The job was killing me, high blood pressure, AFib, stress, ascending aortic aneurysm.

Dang, Jacques, AFib, ascending aortic aneurysm, you're almost my heart twin. All you need is an leaky aortic heart valve resulting from the AAA and we be twins. Time to eliminate the stress my friend.

Bill

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