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DavidG wrote:Not my pic. I pulled it off CellarTracker.

Heh, heh. Last time I commented about Cellartracker here I drew a response from its owner. That picture though ... just sayin'.

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Don't worry Jim the wine ain't going anywhere just make sure you don't. Get on the mend.

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2018 another solid vintage? Sounds like an unprecedented five year run of quality.

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I only ever had the 2003 in its youth and it had a lot of acrid, "dilly" (as one of our friends here liked to say) oak tannin, like a modern Rioja or RdD. I saw an offer for the 2016 recently touting the intensive investment and modernization. Proponents of cold, pre-fermentation maceratio...

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They have a few name brand Bdx, Bill, at various price points, but most that I wouldn't pay. One they've had this past year that was fair was '15 La Tour de Mons for $22. This was $8.

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Kona did not have any Haut Bailly or Pape Clement, let alone $100 mags. It did have a nice "Kirkland" 2016 Bordeaux Superior. And oddly the cepage is 75% CS and 25% merlot. It appears that the producer is Chateau Petit-Freylon. It is located in Saint-Genis-du-Bois. The nearest place to it ...

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I love these man on the street takes. Better for me than the full-blown, blowsy and sur-lie laden reviews of the breathless pros.

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William P wrote:Not Kona, but I'll be there Monday to check it out.

Ha! I am leaving next week for 10 days of skiing in Colorado. WTF.

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I don't think I mentioned it but I ordered a case of 2016 Lanessan for $16 per. The idea is for it to go mano a mano with the 2016 Lagrange I ordered previously. I do kind of regret that what's his name--HlFdB--is consulting at Lanessan now. He obviously has a great success at Angelus (at least as f...

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William P wrote:Costco.

Not Kona?

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Their dynamic pricing machine is warmed up and ready to maximize profits!

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I always thought that Soutard was flavorful in its own way and have come to realize that "elite" in this sense is a term used by those who feel defensive in some way.

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Despite being co-owned the HB is qualitatively different from the BH, at least in vintages I've tried, and not just in the way that left and right banks tend to be qualitatively different due to varietal, geography etc.

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Never had this chateau but have always been interested due to the reputation you describe. Your note about these two vintages, which of course are reputed to be very high quality in an overall sense, tends to show that application of technical best practices notwithstanding, producing palatable wine...

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So the 2002 and 2003 PLLs are both BWE kind of wines. Or maybe PLL is just a BWE kind of wine? Is it fair to say PLL is towards the AFWE end of the spectrum?

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On all " Under $30 Red Bordeaux " Calvert-Woodley is offering 10% off 6-11 bottles and 20% off 12 or more. Some attractive options but they won't ship to me. Man that newsprint-style ad is a blast from the past. CW, Plain Old Pearson's, Magruders, there was another joint on Wisconsin near...

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OrlandoRobert wrote:
4 x 1995 Sociando Mallet Cuvee Jean Gautreau
2 x 1996 Sociando Mallet Cuvee Jean Gautreau

I was under the apparently mistaken impression that this cuvee was only created more recently.

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Why has Talbot slipped, or perhaps not kept pace, since those great 80's vintages?

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It probably wouldn't work with your schedule but you could have a rolling BWE on the Denver-Winter Park ski train. Union Station right to the Gondola (brand new) base now and back, same day. I ski WP regularly when in Colorado and will be there for 10 days come February.

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I think I had a couple of 2006(?) Carillon P-M back when and it was very good.

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Was that a K&L import?

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White smoke?

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Glad to hear about the HBL. In its youth it seemed atypically light and tight compared to similarly-priced/reputed 2005s. Of course most 05s I tasted were bruisers out of the gate.

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I may have purchased three of these. The first, had fairly soon after release, was excellent. Dense, pliable, tasty. The next (and possibly next two) were pretty nasty. Tannic, sour, scrawny, like a trapped feral cat. It (or they) must have needed more time than the 8-10 years. Maybe I have one left...

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I have some 2006 LaP. It was tight and light when first sampled a few years ago.

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I am no expert on premox and others on this forum are far more experienced. But I have had few bottles of premoxed bottles. I sense nutty flavors and off putting in a bad way for me... I can’t stand them and everytime the bottles ended up in the sink... Nutty flavors = for me, Sherried, and by any ...

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I think it was the '95 GPL (or was it the '96) Jim poured when my wife and I visited his fastness/redoubt in the great Maine Fatherland back in the late oughts. While it did not make the Holy Trinity among the other many great bottles he shared that evening it was preferable to the "100-point&q...

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Meyney's on my do not buy list since HdBdL took over the winemaking supervision.

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I haven't done any tastings of consequence but I can imagine verticals being the most instructive, particularly where the bottles are all sourced from (presumably) the chateau.

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I've had a couple of the 96 Lynch Moussas. I remember one being very tasty with a lemon tart, but think that is on the former site. This one sounds similar though:

http://www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com/ ... it=moussas

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The price of GPL is being slashed throughout the chain of commerce right from the chateau down to the retail and the consignment and auction markets. It's carnage.

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It's unusual to see Leo P. priced less than Leo B.

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Even those who live in regular suburbs are no longer safe -- this isn't just a 'cabin in the woods' kind of risk anymore for those living in the drier parts of the west. Virtually all of the 400 houses lost in the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire, which put me out of my forest land home for a week, were in s...

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If you take your age and subtract from it the number of years from any vintage, then divide by the Blanquito constant, this yields the "time to" the appropriate drinking window. I know it sounds crazy ...

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Kind of hard to get a read on the 03 PC from peoples' notes. It got trashed recently here, and not because it was too rich but because it is already in major decline. But that's what makes for fun I guess, different tastes and all that.

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How's the auction market for 2003s? Do they still sell on points or on hot, alcoholic, and burnt-tasting dead fruit flavors? Mark, the only note in your comment that sounds out of tune is, when I have a great wine from any vintage it is in fact a big deal--to me. It wouldn't matter if it was from a ...

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Wow, Jim gave an 87 to a 2013 second wine. It must have been due to the romantic atmosphere in Paris. According to Winesearcher, NH stores have both 2011 and 2015 vintages in stock. I can get the '14 and the '15 from Saratoga Wine Exchange for a little over $30. The grand vin has some credibly good...

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I wish we had a system like IB here. It would make wine more of a good investment asset, and it would also make it safer to buy at auctions...the American auction system for checking provenance, etc. is a joke. They send a truck out, look at like the corner in somebody's garage where they keep thei...

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So, DdC is not an internationalized, generic Dr. Derenencourt monster?

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Tom In DC wrote:A small delegation from Colorado made a pilgrimage to the great state of Maine to present our case for Denver as a convention site. Much flattery was spoken, the usual bribes were paid, now we can only wait and see.

You guys backed out of the Olympics. People have long memories.

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