Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Jim, Certainly looks like yuck. Freezing cold, blizzards and only 4hrs of daylight at this time of the year makes it much worse that if you have reasonable sunshine for a significant part of the day. Good luck in your travels Jim give it your best but sounds like there's not as much optimism heading...

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Note the honoured pair of 2014 bottles in the second last picture!! Should post on the webpage if you can like in the past.

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Congrats Jim on a wonderful choice for the WOTY the only vintage that we tasted while visiting La Conseillante in 2015. This has always been a stellar Chateau that I've under bought over the years unfortunately but stunning memories from vintages bought at auction and long gone were the 82,83,89 &am...

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Merry after Christmas to all and Happy New Years to everyone. Nice to hear some have gathered over the holidays hopefully we don't see a fallout over the days to come. Covid with this Omicron here up north has taken off like wildfire making everyone scared once again. We stayed within our immediate ...

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Nic/Jim That 05 DM is delicious now and will be going strong for years to come. I'm in Alex Rs corner on this one that it hits it out of the park today so why wait til tomorrow. Thanks for sharing the 60 minutes link. I'm happy where I am in the wine buying curve being at the end of it so the effect...

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This has been an incredible story and exciting to watch the launch today. How good is that to do it on Christmas morning! Amazing what mankind can accomplish when people work together. Thanks for keeping us informed along the way and look forward to continued updates but we're in a dark zone for 6 m...

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Sounds great Stefan. Just finished a stellar 96 Lagrange that is in a very good place right now with rack of lamb. Quiet Christmas here with kids hopefully coming in on 26th pending covid tests.

Merry Christmas to everyone.

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Good luck Jim. For N95 masks I ordered some from Staples but if you have a Costco or Walmart nearby they are cheaper and plentiful locally. I just picked up another box of 20 at Costco today for half the price for twice as many.

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Holiday time returned semi to normalcy with the advent of the annual Stefan Christmas review. Look forward to sharing the next few days. Merry Christmas to everyone in the family and hopefully everyone stays safe and healthy through these trying times. Who'd have thought we'd still be dealing with a...

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Couldn't see the poll initially as I wasn't logged in. No Spanish tick which is disappointing.

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Not sure how to use the poll?? Top three red Burg/White Burg and Rioja off page. Bordeaux still rules in our household. Italian reserved for pizza nights and usually Chianti Reserva. Haven't had Brunello/Barollo etc in ages( well maybe a year). Champagne a love but certainly pales in volume by compa...

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Jim, We don't envy you heading to Alaska at that time of year the land of eternal darkness and bone chilling cold. We feel fortunate in Ottawa/Lewiston by comparison. Your idea of preparing physically and mentally for the challenges ahead must in order to keep your head in the game. Good luck to you...

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Great to see some familiar faces connecting over a few bottles of grape juice. Lots of smiles all around and feeling envious. Thanks for sharing the photos, notes and memories.

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Suspense! Still waiting for the notes update to discover the 100pt special that made Blanquito history.

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Nice to see that some are having to slum there way through Bordeaux during these tough times!

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Incredible and again envious!

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Envious and happy to see some enjoying the French wine country. Yes Patrick is looking very comfortable.

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Loved the d"Issan review but the Streamsong piece was even more up my alley. This place is truly golf Mecca in the middle of nowhere Central Florida. For a no golfer the guy hits the right notes with some nice photos to give a feel for the place. Now I have a new blog to read and see where this...

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Great read Alex on a subject and area that we are unfamiliar with. Sherry is used here more for cooking than drinking and typically a local cream sherry. We've not had the pleasure of being enlightened and thoroughly enjoyed the read. We've been talking about spending some extended time in the south...

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Outstanding and envious lineup that seems to be almost routine when visiting the Amstad residence in Islington!! Very well done and nice to hear people are beginning to move across the pond to travel again. Not something that we feel comfortable with quite yet but hopefully soon.

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I had a flashback and forgot to mention the foie gras creme brulé app that Howard $$ would die for!! That man can eat foie for breakfast/lunch and supper along with midnight snack....unless things have maybe changed??

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Jim, They had another version of venison on the menu a couple of weeks back that was absolutely 5*. Sweetbread(Ris de Veau) starter was incredible. Only things missing were our Quebecois companions and American terrorist. Another time for sure. The restaurant La Girolles is still firing on all cylin...

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Ditto Tom & Gail. Sounds like another epic BWE weekend as we close out our trip to Charlevoix for leaf colour change and covid escape that was cancelled last fall and rescheduled. In Quebec City this weekend where we enjoyed some BWE memories revisiting La Girolles that was fantastic only missin...

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I'll agree to disagree with the article conclusion that 2001 likely better than 2000. From my more limited experience and not drinking the lofty bottling described I'd say 2000 exceeds 2001 hands down. 2000 I went fairly deep with 10 mixed cases and 2001 was not reviewed initially prior to futures r...

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I'm missing something here. A guy comes up to this kids window punches him in the face then walks away gets shot in the back and the kid walks away Scott free! I don't get it? Yes you've done your job but there's somebody dead here! I don't understand how this works.

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Looks like I'm well behind the curve but not old enough to change my ways.

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Yesterday we got together with my golf/wine buddies for afternoon game and wine dinner to follow. Magical Fall weather with temperature well above avg and course in mint shape with friends bringing their A games. Birdied 18th hole to tie the match which was a fitting end. Dinner was at an outdoor pa...

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Stefan, I'm still happy to see the 2000 du Tertre is still drinking well with a good future ahead. On release this was truly a value wine and still strikes well above its price point. If you remember we had this at Stu's BWE night in Fort Lauderdale last winter before we were all locked down but it ...

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I'm on David G and OBs side on this one. Won't be drinking HB again if I can help it. Definitely not my style but to each his own. Barde Haut not a fan of either. I think they did a better job in the 90s and early 2000s but that pick of the 05 for WOTY was suspect to my taste to say the least.

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Lots of good notes here Ian and thanks for starting the 2005 review. I went deep with 20+ mixed cases and I have not been disappointed. Mixed bag for sure with some stumbling, some surprising and others just not there yet but nice to have enough to watch this vintage develop. No disagreements on you...

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Alex, Lafon Rochet was owned by Alfred Tesseron's brother Michel who passed it down to his son Basile in 2007. His father Guy owned it until 1999 when he passed it to Michel. Now sold out of the family altogether strays far from their philosophy of winemaking being a lifelong family passion. Not sur...

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Congrats Howard and Lisa on your 25th and always nice to have those treasures in store to share for these special milestones that many never have the pleasure of reaching.

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Nic,

Their loss may be our gain. Interested in a rendezvous at La Girolle in QC the night of the convention. We'll be back in town the Friday and Say nights so either would be fine. Maybe JF to join us? I'll have my cousin and his wife along if covid doesn't restrict our travel for then.

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Thanks for all of the good wishes everyone. Quebec City has come and gone with another great meal at La Girolle with our team from Camelot G & CC along with a few wives in tow. An interesting experience putting this together with mostly non wine people and one who says he loves good with who bro...

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Stu, It was very similar to the 82 that we had in Lauderdale that was good but in my mind was totally outshone by the other FGs. C'est la vie. The night was a success regardless with a fabulous meal and the company has been great for over 35yrs so all in all a memorable night. Just arrived in Quebec...

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Great notes Alex and nice to hear that you had company over to share a few great wines. We also had the 00 Trotanoy a few months ago and it was singing. Everything you described and more with the smooth concentration and goes on forever on the back palate. You got me salivating again on this one and...

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GBF, You may be right on heat damage as there was some stewed fruit notes on the nose on opening but blew off. Not terrible but I expected more from a Margaux. Similar feeling when we drank the 82 in Fort Lauderdale with the BWE group putting it up against the other 1st growths and even the 82 La La...

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Expect more from the pedigree and cost. When you pay that much for a bottle you want a sure thing and unfortunately it is becoming more and more a crap shoot especially with QPR. Hopefully the 14 brings more promise but what you describe is commonplace in St Emillion.

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Our 35th anniversary needed something special but this disappointed. Not sure if just a bad bottle but a little disjointed on opening with some funky Margaux berries to start. Tannins still present and decanted at home 1 1/2hrs prior to dinner then recorked. Certainly tannins softened and wine round...

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