Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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6 each of 2019 Ch Langoa Barton and La Lagune. Really like this vintage especially the left bank. 24 bottles of Justin Girardin 2019 and 2020 Santenay, SLB and Chassagne Montrachet 1ers Crus reds 6 each 2018 Muga Rioja Riserva and 2019 Condado de Haza Crianza Ribera de Deuro, two Spanish wines I’ve ...

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Robert Scratching my head a little to recall all this. The tasting I referred to did not show much of interest in 2007. I’ve drunk a few 2007 Bordeaux since then were quite good but 2007 will always be a lesser vintage. As for Burgundy I still don’t think much of 2004 or 2007 accepting that there ar...

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Jim Giscours was winner of one of the two 2019 tastings I did last year. I’m doing another in a few weeks so will try how some wines are going. I like the 2019 vintage a lot. However some right bank wines were pushing the friendship with hi alcohol, and my some decades of experience with hi alcohol ...

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Glenn
Any ideas for this estate?

Cheers
Mark

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Guys Well Farr Vintners have stolen my reviews of 2019 calling it the “real deal” well I said that some months ago. Also agree with much of their commentary but I still rate 2016 as a more classic and structured vintage and I wonder if these tasters are old enough to recall 1982 young? That vintage ...

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Guys I tried the 1989 Cantemerle at a retailer tasting last week. I didn’t take notes and historically haven’t really be wowed by this wine. The wine was in excellent condition and I would not have picked Cantemerle. Rather it had that iodine, pencil lead and inky character of dome St Juliens (GL or...

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Guys Has anyone tried the 2019 estate wine (Ch Lynch Bages)? One local importer is offering it to me t a fair price and I was actually considering biting. After this note, I'm going to avoid it without more info. I'm not saying that the Grand Vin is a disaster BUT if the second wine is poor, it does...

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Folks At a retailer wine tasting last week I met the Asian agent for a small Tuscan estate named Dolfi. The agent is part of the family who owns the estate. The estate is located near Pisa and produces high quality IGT wines from both international and Italian varieties. Their best wines is called P...

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Guys I did not answer until now as I was - and are still somewhat - confused by the meaning of "favourite". It seems from the comments made so far that most are focusing on the wines they buy and drink the most often. So if someone else is paying, I suppose the list may be a bit different....

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Lovely. Has anyone really had a mature LLC? Tasting notes always seem to end with give another 5 years. I finished off a case of 1975 before leaving Australia- thus all gone by 2009. I drank several in the late 90s and loved it. It was not the tannic monster I expected and was to my palate the best...

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Guys Not had the Montrose unfortunately but so far I’ve tried at least 34 2019s covering many appellations and was uniformly surprised at how drinkable they have been. Despite trying to convince myself that I have more than enough already, I bought more last week including Langoa Barton and La Lagun...

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Ian I’m more in agreement with your ordering than with Jim’s though of course not entirely. I do however agree with LMHB. For 5th growths, you say the rest. Not sure what you mean by this. Are there any classed growths that you would not include at this level? And would you add any Crus Bourgeois as...

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Guys with very few exceptions I no longer buy old wines. The oldest I have bought in the last five years were 2005 vintage Bordeaux and Burgundy. It is too risky in Singapore to bug local stock so the back vintages I buy are European sourced. I’ve bought a few 1995 premiers crus and a few oldish por...

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Guys The answer to the poll I gave was Margaux as the nose and palate are exotic and complex - there is a wonderful berry character that is hard to describe in rational terms as it seems to offer so many flavours. Like many others, it was off form probably up to the late 70s but I’ve had lesser vint...

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JimHow wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 1:16 am Oh man, Jeff Beck + Rod Stewart is like 2016 + Calon Segur....

Agree with Jeff Beck - still have some old vinyl from his early days - just can’t cope with Rod Stewart’s voice. Maybe I need a few bottles of Calon Segur first.
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Mark

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Ian D’arenberg is a pretty reliable estate with lots of rather comical names for their wines. I generally like them but not too often. I like the Dead Arm but sometimes it is far too oaky and with that vanilla & coconut character of American oak. The region itself is quite good to visit. Not far...

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Jim I’ve been drinking Pavelot SLBs for some decades. They are very good for the appellation with rich fruit and good structure. I can buy the 1ers Crus here in Singapore for less than SGD60 or about 44 greenbacks on en primeur and that is a relative bargain in a country that is happy to tax alcohol...

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Guys In my case, it was Faiveley probably more than any other producer though I don’t like the style of some of their wines more recently. Going back some decades, Faiveley wines were easy to find, reasonable value and well made and better than wines from some of the other big estates at the time. I...

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Arv Next time I’m in the US, you gotta cook for me as I love Indian food yet Wendy won’t eat it. Oh well. To answer the question I thought SOME 2003 Bordeaux were nice on release though the longer I kept them, the more the extremes of the vintage showed through. I was in Pauillac in August 2003 and ...

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Nic
I luckily have cases of both the 09 and 10 Calon Segur so it’s nice to hear that they are showing well.
When do you think they will reach peak maturity?

Cheers
Mark

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Nice report. That Savaterre Chardonnay sure sounds interesting. Not seeing it for sale in the US on WS. Very little leaves Australia and it tends to sell out a week or so after release. I will have to wait for the 2020 and grab it soon.if you ever fly Qatar it is sometimes served in first class. No...

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Folks Yes Happy NY to you all, I hope we can get thru it without wars, more disease outbreaks, political disasters and economic issues. I seem to have several wishes this year - an end to the deaths and suffering in Ukraine, getting on top of Covid-19, and for there to be an outbreak of peace, co-op...

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DavidG wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:06 am
Claudius2 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 4:35 am Guys
It used to be called Amber wine - not sure why it's now called Orange instead.
Marketing.

Funny, I though "Amber" was a more interesting name.
Oh well. Maybe new buyers are unaware of the word.

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It has been a typically Singaporean holiday season. Hot, wet, balmy. It tends to sap the energy and makes me want to stay indoors. So with some friends I've drunk quite a lot of wine with a few surprises. I think I now need a detox for this week. Oh well. 2015 Remoissenet Givry. Last bottle from the...

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Guys
It used to be called Amber wine - not sure why it's now called Orange instead.
I've tried a few in central Europe and a few from Australia including the well-to-do Cullen.
Yes there is a lot of skin contact and some oxidative characters and frankly I could not be bothered.

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Guys The 1982 is likely to be in decline. I last tried it a few years ago and it was okay but disappointing. I did however drink a full case of this wine in the mud to late 90s and it was quite delicious with lots of fruit and considerable mocha character. I don’t think I’ve ever had a LB that was r...

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Massive game last night and it would have been a travesty if Holland had won on pens having played some negatively on extra time. Au autre jeu immense ce soir (aujourdhui dans America). Nous Anglais sont vraiment les underdogs. Ian It is a shame that this is how the games get resolved. I feel sorry...

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Guys If you are looking for cheap(ish) Burgundies, I suggest Savigny Les Beaune 1ers Crus from Pavelot and Ecard, Beaune 1ers from Morot and the wines of Justin Girardin - he is trying to forge his own way and the wines are remarkable values. Secondly the villages with GC vineyards are always more e...

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I agree with David and Eric. But the interesting thing to me is that I often prefer the slightly less acclaimed vintages. Helps that they are at cheaper prices. The 02 is great. I like the 96. Not a huge fan of the 2000 so far but maybe it's just not ready. 85 is very good, but also not a blow you ...

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Mike
If you are only 38 then not to worry.
Many of us here have decades on you and I still bought quite a lot of 2019s.
Currently I have enough wine to last 10 years even if I don’t buy any more. Oh well.
Cheers
Mark

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Well done Stu in participating in and reporting on such an epic event. It is easy to criticise these ‘too much of a good thing’ events but none of us would turn down the opportunity; and after all life is too short to drink crap wine. Even good wine like 2019 Siran. Ian You need to try some Chinese...

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Hmm This is a tough ask here as the wines are twice the price as in Europe or the USA and the lesser priced wines are hardly cheap here. Accepting that my list IN NO ORDER is as follows: Haut Medoc La Lagune St Julien Branaire Lagrange St Pierre Margaux Du Tertre Giscours Malescot St E Dufort Vivien...

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Stefan Great to see you are only 478 years old. I thought everyone else here was getting on but clearly not so. 1996 was one of the last traditionally styled Bordeaux vintages so no surprise it is good. Amazed you got it for only USD25. Tom I know an importer in HK who could easily introduce you to ...

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Burgundy aging seems non linear, so wines can go in and out of being “ready” instead of passing a definitive aging line and being ready for good But 2012 is a particularly tricky year, going to take a while to come around… I’ve been drinking village and lesser 1er Cru 2012 Burgundies over the last ...

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Guys One point about the Remoissenet reds from the old regime. I’ve tried a few wines from the 50s that were unbelievably young but the winemaker (Bernard Repolt) has assured me that they were genuinely made then BUT he cannot vouch for what is in the bottle. His comment some years ago was that “the...

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Guys
Well I’m watching the test cricket instead.

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Jeff I agree with most of what you say and make the point that Bordeaux from the better 80s vintages were nice wines as the vintages themselves allowed for good quality without the strict selection and improved winemaking seen in more recent vintages. Having said that irrespective of any of those fa...

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Guys I used to buy Faiveley wines with some frequency in the 80s and 90s but not since. The few wines I’ve had recently were very much winemakers wines rather than being typical of the regions they come from. Jim If the Mercurey isn’t much good now then it is not getting better. The wines from the C...

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Mark, Your visit to Alex has clearly influenced your thinking! I tend to agree with most of your points. However: what I would add is that you can get burned on the way up as well on the way down. For example, how many bottles of, say, 1995 Bordeaux have we opened over the last two decades and regr...

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Ian
Maybe eccentric would be a nicer term to use but being different isn’t a bad thing anyway.

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