Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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On the same page with Jim and going with La Tache. Years back for my 50th I went looking for one and couldn't believe the price at the LCBO so I never pulled the trigger and have regretted it since. Can't even remember what I bought/drank for the occasion but I'm sure good or bad the La Tache would ...

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Jim, I don't know HOW you drink them so young Regardless you enabled a 1st sampling of my 2010 6 pack tonight. Great nose of cassis and bing cherry. On its own the tannins are still very present and puckering to drink alone before dinner even with a 1.5hr decant. With the braised beef roast this was...

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Tim,

I kinda liked this and it was clear about the 82 rouge. Pretty simple and we enjoyed.

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Arv,

Thanks for taking the time and putting up the review with photos in tow. Nice to see everyone still looking great and drinking well. Can you explain mezzadria basis??

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Jim,

Let's push it a little later than March this time if possible. Late April or early May? would likely work better like 05/15. Just a thought in planning.

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If the world hasn't gone to hell in a hand basket by then we'd be in for another Tour de France!

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Likewise David wrt Salon. For some reason the LCBO was clearing out the 96 Salon and my buddies and I each bought a case. I must say we all got kinda tired of drinking this after a while even though it was very good. I've never got tired of Dom/Crystal or Krug. Lafite again not my favourite 1st but ...

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Jim,

Thanks for taking us back down memory lane. Great memories except for that 2013 LL which I'm happy to have experienced the wine and would be interested to revisit it one day to see if our impression was correct but it still makes me wince thinking about it at this time!

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Some great bottles Comtes. The 2000 Pontet Canet never disappoints in a modern kind of way but in a similar ilk as Pichon Baron. The 89 Leoville Barton we had in Montreal a ways back was singing and hopefully yours was as good. Duhart has been flying under the radar by comparison to many surrounding...

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1. Tour St Christophe
2. Pichon Baron
3. Pontet Canet

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Danielle Ducru Beaucaillou and myself I've turned to Tour St Christophe as the #1 holding bottle count in my cellar. 7 full cases 2014-19 and mags of 16. No influence here but loved our visit there and have enjoyed the few sampled to date. Yes there are others that I could put ahead of this like Pic...

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Myself Latour and Danielle Pontet Canet.

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Nic, Haven't tried this one in years but good not great sauvignon blanc from Mission Hills for my style. Still crisp, clean and unoaked so a friendly wine with reasonable acidity if I recall. Currently $23 at LCBO. I agree that there's lots of reasonable wines being produced throughout Canada now an...

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At least it wasn't a grizzly! A little too close for a cellphone photo.

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Happy Birthday Lucie. Can't have a better birthday than celebrating with your family all together. Congrats.

That 82 La Lagune that Jacques brought to FLL 2 years ago competed admirably the the rest of the 82 1sts lined up for the night and was certainly in the top 2 or 3 for most if I recall.

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Bonne chance JF! Better you than me but enjoy the moment.

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Belated Happy Anniversary Alex/Christine. The DdC was a perennial favourite through the 90s but the few experiences through the 2000s reflect possibly the change in consultant. I'm not averse to the modern style and still love the wine when I get my lips on it. Sadly none in the cellar anymore.

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Izak,

Fabulous notes and a huge amount of work. Thanks for the effort and sharing. Looks like Michael Ps Maltus stable of wines are shining.

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Tough to choose between such great wines. Like Jim Mouton is the broadest experience with 80,82,83,84,85,86,88,89 & 90 in the personal history books. I agree 82 Latour has probably won out as my favourite 1st growth of the decade. Haut Brion a very close second in a photo finish with Margaux per...

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Fantastic day after review by the owner of Winewatch. Thanks for sharing the link Stu and even more envious now. Glad everyone had a fabulous time and hopefully next time....

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Sounds like you were fortunate to get there safely Chris. Weather has been off and on up north this winter with some hairy trips on the road for us as well. Glad to hear you made it safely to enjoy a few fine wines on a special day.

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Wow! Wow! Wow! Epic is understating that lineup. Sorry I missed the opportunity to call but we were recovering from some non covid bug and hasn't been a good couple of days but we're both on the mend today. Hopefully touch base soon and congrats on an incredible weekend of friendship with a couple o...

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Thanks for the photos with everyone looking great. Wines definitely secondary even as fabulous as some might be it's always about reuniting with good old friends that remains the hi light of the night at these gatherings. Enjoy tonight.

Signed

Envious North of the 49th

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Stu,

Great tasting and sharing of notes for a house that I've only tried once and loved. Pricing up north is a little out of whack so not rushing out to stock up. Love to experience the wide array through your notes though. Thanks for taking the time to share.

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Ian, Sorry to read about your loss. Mom's can never be replaced in your heart or mind regardless of the circumstances surrounding their passing. Stay strong and our hearts are with you. These times are tough for sure and bringing out the crazies in everyone. It's been too long for most to endure and...

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Nic,

Belated happy birthday. Forgot yours is the day after mine.....65!!this year! Will remember next year. With restaurants all closed simple night with pizza and a modern Chianti that my son bought for us. Simple but always good.

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Izack, I certainly appreciate the time and effort that goes in to planning an itinerary through Bordeaux. BWE's cancelled 20th anniversary tour for 5 days of bliss was tough to coordinate with lunches/dinners and tastings being put together for 20 people. I only arranged 4 dinners, 3 lunches and one...

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Thanks for the discussion Alex. For years I was a buyer of Clos du Marquis and enjoyed them thoroughly with last vintage purchased being 2002 when pricing started to rise here disproportionately and stopped buying. Still have a vertical from 95-02 that needs to be shared at some point in the future ...

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Izak, What a great review to read and visualize with your photos. If we can't be there ourselves it certainly was nice to escape through your words and images. Nice to see Alex in some of the photos looking well. Thanks for taking the time putting this report together and sharing it with the BWE fam...

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I was watching a show last night that had a piece on Marques de Riscal winery where they showed how they opened ancient bottles with no risk of getting cork in the wine. Never seen this one before and for your interest enjoy the YouTube video. I think it's an ingenious method and a fun short watch. ...

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Not a lot of fun Jim. So far we've been lucky but lots of people around us have had it with mostly mild to moderate flu like symptoms. My concern are the reports of 5-60% who had covid develop some lingering seemingly unrelated symptoms....Long-Covid that seems more concerning and could be a worse p...

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Jon,

We also enjoyed the 03 Pontet Canet over the holidays and certainly no controversy over this bottle. Drinking beautifully now with resolved tannins and exceeded expectations. What more can you ask for. Glad you enjoyed as well. Happy New Year!

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Nic,

Hopefully covid lets up by then and would be great to get together if you are in the area.

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Nic, Agree that Burgundy has upped their game but also their prices. Love many of the wines but I find because of availability and price a more difficult area to get a handle on. The complexities and subtleties make me wanting more and certainly when the Burg's are on they usually leave a bigger imp...

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Everyone,

I apologize at offending anyone as that was not the intention. The post on my side has been edited however the quotes unfortunately remain. Sorry again for the inappropriate choice of words.

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Chris, What is offensive is the Govt placing a curfew on its citizens with less than 24hs on New Years Eve no less. Restauranteurs had been planning for scaled down limited attendance parties and purchased planned everything for these usual festivities. All celebrations beyond 10pm forfeited. When p...

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Here's what the Quebec Govt is sending out to everyone. Sorry Nic for the restrictions that you have to put up with. This is not right. Sorry but I still don't know how to post a picture/screenshot so created a link.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/4o9JA3rwPCaSxfcs6

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Bill,

Nice to see you're still going strong and we've enjoyed reading the notes over thee holidays.

Happy New Years to you and the family. Hoping for better times up north.

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Nic, Enjoying dinner tonight and Quebec amber alert came in warning everyone about curfew starting tonight and be off the streets by 10pm. Talking about a police state mentality especially on New Years Eve. With the covid numbers rising exponentially why couldn't they wait til tomorrow. Bad news to ...

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An interesting hike today with a recently joined local hiking/cycling group had a guy who was talking about his 20 yr involvement with the JWST project as an astroengineer who has worked for the Canadian Space Agency for most of his career. I was unaware of the collaboration between NASA/ Canadian S...

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