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- Sun Dec 08, 2013 4:53 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: is 2009 a weak vintage?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 28445
Re: is 2009 a weak vintage?
I had the 09 Lunch Bags not too long ago. Anything but thin.
- Sat Sep 21, 2013 10:35 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2000 Chasse Spleen
- Replies: 4
- Views: 400
2000 Chasse Spleen
Drink 'em if you got 'em. This is really drinking nicely now. Classic Bdx. Suave and sophisticated, elegant and smooth. Not the most complex in the Medoc, but wonderful fruit and terroir: bramble, leather, smoke, black berry, graphite, ash, bit of cassis, bit of methol. This could restore your faith...
- Thu May 30, 2013 2:45 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Shiraz, yark, Bordeaux, yum
- Replies: 3
- Views: 321
Re: Shiraz, yark, Bordeaux, yum
This article might speak to the sweetness of that shiraz:
http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/0 ... eneration/
http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/0 ... eneration/
- Wed May 22, 2013 8:08 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2005 Chasse-Spleen
- Replies: 3
- Views: 733
Re: TN: 2005 Chasse-Spleen
Chasse, would you happen to know were the 2000 Chasse-Spleen is in its evolution? I have no 05s, but I know I have some 00s somewhere in the cellar.
- Wed May 22, 2013 8:07 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Uselessness of Primeurs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 755
Uselessness of Primeurs
I'm not sure how well known these practices are, but since so much rides on the Primeurs tastings, including prices, the fact that they're rigged seems scandalous to me:
http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/0 ... -primeurs/
http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/0 ... -primeurs/
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:51 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2009 Leoville Poyferre @ $210/btl. Buy?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3278
Re: 2009 Leoville Poyferre @ $210/btl. Buy?
Okay, just to be contrary (even against myself). For the sake of science, how about buy one bottle and give it a whirl. I'm sure we'd all love to hear that our initial advice was wise.
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:48 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2005 Ch. d'Issan
- Replies: 11
- Views: 766
2005 Ch. d'Issan
Damn, this is a beautiful wine. This is what Bdx is about, this is what the 2005 vintage is about. Control, tension, balance, pizzaz, but no gooey sticky 09ism. Strong emotive flavours, but clean in the mouth. This is still primary, as you might expect, but it's so very good; intellectual and sensua...
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:32 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Dallas '13 and the groupthink myth of corked wine.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 518
Re: Dallas '13 and the groupthink myth of corked wine.
It's real enough. Had an 89 Latour a month ago that was disgusting. Completely undrinkable. What a waste!
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:22 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2009 Leoville Poyferre @ $210/btl. Buy?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3278
Re: 2009 Leoville Poyferre @ $210/btl. Buy?
Sorry for the thread drift, but it's conundrum time. If a bottle of the 06 LeoP were the same price as the 04 DucruB, which would you go for? If anyone's had both, a comparison would be appreciated.
As for the 09 LeoP, $210 seems high to me too, especially considering the price of the 08.
As for the 09 LeoP, $210 seems high to me too, especially considering the price of the 08.
- Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:39 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2004 Cos d'Estournel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 439
Re: 2004 Cos d'Estournel
A couple of year can make a big difference. That said, if you're looking for something that's going to call attention to itself, or somebody's panties for that matter, look elsewhere. This will not pull your tongue out of your mouth and wrap it around your head. It's not the most dense, nor the most...
- Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE Dallas '13
- Replies: 120
- Views: 24762
Re: BWE Dallas '13
You folks look like you're having a great time!
- Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:41 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2004 Cos d'Estournel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 439
2004 Cos d'Estournel
In accord with the dictates of the BD, a nice northern Medoc this weekend! The 04 Cos d'Estournel is going to be a very fine wine. Right now it's still a little tight and the tannins are still holding their own, so to speak. But it's a very nice wine nonetheless, and I can't wait to open my next bot...
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:06 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Lawyer-philanthropist prepares for Dallas visit.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 159
Re: Lawyer-philanthropist prepares for Dallas visit.
Gentlemen, it sounds like you're in for a real treat. Rumor has it this lynch How -- in Texas a rope will do -- guy has a palate almost as good as James "Suckling only tastes high end" Suckling.
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:48 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: A Benevolent Dictator decree....
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4998
Re: A Benevolent Dictator decree....
Great decree, oh wise and might dictator. The only difficulty will be the choice: 04 Cos d'Estournel, 06 Calon Segur, 2000 Chasse-Spleen, 2000 Brown. Oooo all good sounding options.
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: great commentary on the WA
- Replies: 11
- Views: 694
Re: great commentary on the WA
Glad you got it. Enjoy those turkey dinners.
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:53 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Neal Martin 2003 Retrospective on eRobert Parker
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8029
Re: Neal Martin 2003 Retrospective on eRobert Parker
A Calon Segur that feels like a Pomerol. Really?! Why can't St Estephe feel like St Estephe and Pomerol feel like Pomerol? I was thinking of picking up a bottle. Maybe not now.
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:00 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: great commentary on the WA
- Replies: 11
- Views: 694
Re: great commentary on the WA
Don't say I didn't warn you RDD! By the way, anything in the mail yet?
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:57 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Neal Martin 2003 Retrospective on eRobert Parker
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8029
Re: Neal Martin 2003 Retrospective on eRobert Parker
For Blanquito: I didn't see anything about Sociando, but; 2003 Chateau Pontet Canet 92 Tasted at Bordeaux Index’s “10-Year On” tasting in London. The Pontet-Canet 2003 has a very pure, quite alluring bouquet with blackberry and a touch of blueberry, mint and cedar. It is quite refined compared to re...
- Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:02 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: great commentary on the WA
- Replies: 11
- Views: 694
Re: great commentary on the WA
Here they are at their pimping, self-congratulatory best. Favourite line, by Suckling himself: "Everyone thinks Suckling is only doing high end stuff!" And Vaynerchuk draws an analogy between wine and women worthy of the 2 Bobbies. Fair warning: watching this video may make you want to cha...
- Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:40 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: great commentary on the WA
- Replies: 11
- Views: 694
Re: great commentary on the WA
This is how a real rock star does it people!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJkv7BnRmSU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJkv7BnRmSU
- Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:59 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2009 Giscours has been uncorked and other ramblings....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 778
Re: The 2009 Giscours has been uncorked and other ramblings....
I hear ya, Nic. I've got to pay the same as you, of course, but I like the 09 so much I'm going to bite the bullet and buy some. Who needs to retire anyways?!
- Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:57 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2009 Domaine de Chevalier
- Replies: 5
- Views: 343
Re: 2009 Domaine de Chevalier
Give the 05 some time; it's not really awake right now. 06 is good in the meantime.
- Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:56 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BobbyG Comes Over, Blood of Patriots Spilled, Revelry Ensues
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2002
Re: BobbyG Comes Over, Blood of Patriots Spilled, Revelry Ensues
Yes, the veneer of civilization is indeed thin! Wish I could try the 03 Montrose, but it's an arm and a leg up here. I've got a 6 pack of the 05 (at about 60%-65% the price of the 03), but I've yet to pop one. How's the 06? Either you Robertos try it? I've thought for some time about maybe picking u...
- Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:20 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2009 Giscours has been uncorked and other ramblings....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 778
Re: The 2009 Giscours has been uncorked and other ramblings....
So, would you recommend this wine, Jim?
- Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:17 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2009 Domaine de Chevalier
- Replies: 5
- Views: 343
2009 Domaine de Chevalier
Holy mother Ishtar this is a nice wine. I think I like it better than the Duhart. What an elegant, balanced, complex, and finesse oriented wine. Name a fruit, be it red, black or blue and you will find it. Smoke, cedar, graphite, oyster, rock dust, cocoa, it's hard to list them all. Yet this is no f...
- Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:42 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Parker still the best!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 299
Parker still the best!
In a new posting Andrew Jefford assesses our favourite wine reviewers. Thought you guys might be interested:
http://www.decanter.com/news/blogs/expe ... ting-notes
http://www.decanter.com/news/blogs/expe ... ting-notes
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:19 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Bobbing for wine
- Replies: 0
- Views: 126
Bobbing for wine
A bit of silliness:
http://redtobrownwinereview.blogspot.com.au/
http://redtobrownwinereview.blogspot.com.au/
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:44 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2009 Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4103
Re: The 2009 Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings...
Too much information!
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2009 Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4103
Re: The 2009 Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings...
Well, if you only ordered 3, that's perfectly understandable. Thought you might have had a few more.
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 3:41 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2009 Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4103
Re: The 2009 Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings...
Jim, you interested in opening one of those 09 Calon Segurs for science? I would sure love to hear your opinion on them. We also need to establish a baseline for CS for this decade so we will be able to determine whether the recent sale of the winery will propel them into the Parkerized camp!
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:20 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Is Figeac about to become Parkerized?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1788
Re: Is Figeac about to become Parkerized?
The sense of mourning over this turn of events continues to grow. John Gilman tweets: "Saddest news I've had in a month of Mondays (at least since the decapitation of Ch Magdelaine)- Michel Rolland hired to consult at Ch Figeac"
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:45 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2009 Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4103
Re: The 2009 Cantemerle has been uncorked and other ramblings...
Jim, your relationship with HWSRN is a fascinating one. You go on at length about his role in the wine world, yet when it comes to tasting notes of individual wines, you so often agree with him. Not always to be sure (eg. 09 Giscours), but more often than not. Anyone here teach in a psych dept? :lol:
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:41 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Is Figeac about to become Parkerized?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1788
Re: Is Figeac about to become Parkerized?
Get the 08 before it's gone! It's the last of the old style with a price tag that is anywhere near affordable. My biggest Figeac disappointment: about 2 yrs ago I passed on a half case of the 06. Rethinking my decision I returned to the store and voila, it was gone! I really like the 06 Figeac!
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:50 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Jeff Leve on Eric Asimov
- Replies: 4
- Views: 347
Re: Jeff Leve on Eric Asimov
Looking forward to them.
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:49 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Get it while you can . . .
- Replies: 4
- Views: 341
Re: Get it while you can . . .
Maybe not breaking news, but a reminder to those interested in an affordable (c. $25 USD?), good quality Pessac before it is no more. Let's have a taste off. How does this compare with the 09 Haut Bergey?
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:25 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Get it while you can . . .
- Replies: 4
- Views: 341
Get it while you can . . .
Le Thil has been sold. Apparently SHL and Le Carmes Haut Brion are splitting it between them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISN20PlrRLA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISN20PlrRLA
- Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Is Figeac about to become Parkerized?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1788
Re: Is Figeac about to become Parkerized?
Sipping on a glass of the 08 now. Nothing Parkerized about this wine. Indeed, about as far from a Parker style wine as I can imagine. Light and clean in the mouth; no syrup or viscosity in this wine! Good line of acid keeping it all crisp; perhaps even a bit tart towards the end though. Noticeable t...
- Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:30 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Speaking Texan
- Replies: 14
- Views: 777
Re: Speaking Texan
RDD; nice to know. Not too many Portuguese dorymen abound here these days, I'm afraid. Send me your address and you'll have Mt. Scio savory before you know it. And if you ever make it back home, we'll open some wines; how about a bottle of Rodriguez Bakeapple?
- Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:21 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Few TN in Montréal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 160
Re: Few TN in Montréal
Nic, your description of the wines doesn't do much for me, but the cabane à sucre is bringing back fond memories of when I lived in Quebec. Tire d'érable and tart au sucre -- best ever! You guys down south don't know what you're missing!
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:48 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Bob Parker is to Bordeaux wine as _______ is to _______
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1091
Re: Bob Parker is to Bordeaux wine as _______ is to _______
Oh oh, I think Nic just got banned!