Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

DavidG

Happy Holidays to all, wishing health and happiness in the New Yrear for all BWEs.

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Medoc or Chateauneuf.

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The cellars or the winemaking areas, Alex? A lot of houses have ancient cellars filled with mold, etc. where the old stuff is resting.

DavidG

I find a lot of complexity in the 1989 Angelus. Ive had it many times but never alongside a Figeac. The two are very different styles and different palates will have different preferences, but I wouldn't call the '89 Angelus simple or lacking complexity.

DavidG

Ahh, my beloved Angelus, where have you gone? This wine was sooooo good in 1989 and 1990. I fell in love with it and keep hoping to see them repeat that. But perhaps it is not meant to be.

DavidG

Wow, you are pulling out the stops tonight Nic!

DavidG

I can't comment from personal experience on premox in white Bdx because I don't drink much of it. But it's not just Burgs that are at risk. I've seen it in white Rhones. And if Stuart says he's seen it in Bordeaux Blanc, I believe it's happening. I wonder if there's a greater risk with wines that ma...

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Harry, the '96 Lynch and the '00 Les Cailloux sound like real treats! And Jo dogs among the others either. Glad to see you're drinking well.

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Yes, I did say I was buying, not necessarily receiving too much. Though they eventually came through on every single bottle, I am done buying pre-arrivals from PC. OTOH, I don't know if I would have been able to resist the 2002 PR Winston Churchill at a pre-arrival price of $150...

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Wow, I guess I shouldn't have taken myself off of the PC email list... But I was buying soooo much stuff...

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Good buy, Stefan. Did you get those in Europe?

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Apparently not... To whit:

Great price! Any left?

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2002 Pol Roger Brut
2002 Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs

Trying to resist the rosé...

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Ian, yes, Clos des Goisses is another long-lived wine which has been a favorite of mine in many past vintages. I may have to snag a few of those as well as some of the 2002 PR regular and WC. Rob, I've been the lucky recipient of a few glasses of 1990 Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs thanks to your generos...

DavidG

Thanks for the info on use of oak in Chablis. Who are the prominent producers who don't oak, or do all of them do it for their GCs?

DavidG

Thanks guys. I am in for some of each. I think I'm just seeing 2 different listings for the same Blanc de Blancs.

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I'm looking to add some 2002 Pol Roger to the cellar, and am considering the "regular" vintage blend and some of the Blanc de Blancs. I know we have a few Pol Roger fans on board. How would you compare them? And is there any difference between the 2002 Blanc de Blancs and the 2002 Blanc de...

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Wow is right! What a great few days of wine tasting. Thanks for the fascinating read, Tim. I too have a question, about the Le Clos Chablis tasting. You mentioned a heaviness due to oak obscuring the terroir in the Billard Simon and Dauvissat. I thought oak was taboo in Chablis. Were these recent vi...

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Chris' ranking is identical to mine at this stage of the game. Of course, this is based on my limited personal exposure. I haven't drunk 100 or probably even 50 different wines from any of these vintages. I can see where someone might argue that 1982 shouldn't be ranked first because there were only...

DavidG

Sounds like a very nice wine at that price! Do you think cellar time will make it even better?

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Danny, hope you are feeling better soon.

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I agree. Loved the funk. Still bought up through 2010 and will keep holding them in hopes they will still turn out well.

DavidG

That Beaucastel has been drinking beautifully the last few years.

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I'm curious how many wines from each vintage were drunk to come to these conclusions. My rankings would look pretty different. But with only 10-20 wines some years, even fewer other years, and different ones in different years, my experience is hardly generalizable. I suspect you have a broader expe...

DavidG

What does selenium smell like? And don't tell me Brunello...

Sounds like some nice Bordeaux there Stefan. I'm still holding my 1996 Leoville Barton. Sounds like it could use a few more years.

DavidG

Nice note RPCV. I'm not a fan of Beaujolais Nouveau, though I do like cru Beaujolais. The Chasse-Spleen, though, sounds like the real deal.

DavidG

Another hour later in a warm room and this is a bit over-ripe and flabby. A few minutes in the fridge to bring the temp down a bit seems to restore the balance.

DavidG

And good luck, Jacques, though it's unlikely you'll need it. Pulmonary ablation has become a pretty common and routine procedure.

DavidG

I bought a half-case of this as an early-drinking QPR, and figured it was time to crack one. Stefan's Thanksgiving post inspired me to write a note. Cellared since release, perfect cork and fill, pop and pour. Dark red to rim. Not much going on initially aroma-wise, with a little cherry and oak, a l...

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That's a flavor saver, Nic...

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Great notes and story as always, Professor. I almost feel like I'm there.

Stefan's notes have become a holiday tradition. The first installment always makes me feel like the holiday season has really begun.

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I agree with Danny. If the ablation works and the fibrillation stops normal activities and diet can be resumed, no need for anticoagulants and no need to avoid alcohol, but in moderation, as in 12 oz of wine per day max. That's a general guideline, not intended as medical advice, disclaimer blah bla...

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Sounds like a movie title for a film about evil Nazi scientists in hiding and starring Maximilian Schell.

Turns out it really is a movie, albeit an unheralded documentary:
http://www.smallplanet.gr/documentaries ... experiment

DavidG

Nice report, Ian. This is a wine I wish I had more of.

DavidG

These are most likely tartrate crystals that precipitate out, often when the wine is chilled, and often seen in wine that has not been "cold-stabilized." Not at all an issue. I suppose it might reduce the acid in the balance a bit, as can sometimes be seen in wines that have been frozen af...

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I've seen him at work, during our 2005 visit to France. It's a combination of corkscrew and hands-on grasping and regrasping of the cork at the lip of the bottle and teasing it upwards, which helps reduce the risk of it falling apart. I've found it helpful on old crumbly or spongy corks, even when u...

DavidG

Hard for me to be objective about this - 1988 Bordeaux gets extra love from Peggy and me because it's our wedding year. But no, I don't think it's the best ever, even for that decade. I like 1982 and 1989 even better.

DavidG

I thikn 2010 is going to be more like 2005 with respect to drinking windows. The best wines will take 15-20 years or more to show their best.

DavidG

Wine Searcher shows low prices around $200 in Europe, $250 in the US. I could be wrong, but I don't think it will get much cheaper, and may even go up. I have no way of getting it into the US from Europe short of buying it over there, so I bought in the US.

DavidG

Been waiting for this one to be released stateside:

6 x 2002 Pol Roger Winston Churchill

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