Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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The less heralded grape sylvaner, can give good results in Alsace. Like this one. The 2021 Leon Boesch Pierres Rouges Sylvaner. Clear light yellow, wit a nice rich or sweet nose of spicy lemon, peaches, geranium flowers and litchis. Remind me more a Gewurztraminer. In mouth, bitter flower bud, peach...

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Wow! Looks delightful.

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Wines of Beaujolais are better than ever since the last 10-15 years. It is an area where there are still many vinegrowers and winemakers trying their chance, and results are sometimes excellent. I read the two men that started Domaine les Garçons did their first vintage in 2019 or 2020. 2021 was a c...

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1 bottle of each:

Louis Nicaise brut Champagne
Collet Art Deco brut Champagne
2022 Vera Cruz Luneau-Papin MSeM
2021 Boesch Pierres Rouges Alsace Sylvaner
2021 Les Garçons Brouilly
2021 Domaine des Deux Frères Chinon

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I had the 2009 at my 50 th birthday on January 13th, Still need to report.

A complex and not so easy subject.

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One day later, brett and horsey with rasberries. Animal take over.

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I would agree, ligther style than Les Picasses, but true to Chinon.

My problem is that MC doesn’t want to drink red wine no more, especially concentrated red wine. Last night, she had 2-3 glasses of Les Barnabés… there is some hope.

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The two last post (jckba and stefan) are just insane!

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I want to drink Loire red wines lately, as it has been too long since my last one. A genuine producer, respected and loved by many BWEers tonight, Olga Raffault. Clear medium red color. Nice nose with some cabfranc signature of light rasberries, morello cherries, light roasted pepper, light animal b...

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Nice!

I’m resisting testing my 2016, but failure in near i guess…

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Looking forward how it is, at 9-10 yo…

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2014 Domaine de Chevalier!

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Of course GBF, i exaggerate a bit and there are many good wines in St Émilion, the two Beauséjour are among them.

But i don’t know from which vineyard or mix of vineyards is coming, but i thought it was great, kind of link to Ausone style, complex, classic, no glossy, over ripe or too oaky tones.

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Nice stuff. Lillian Ladouys seems to never deceive. Nice expression of Saint Estèphe.

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Come on marcs: someone like you can say easily that Léoville Poyferré is not fit to his nose/palate, or that the 2003 Pavie is crap to him, but not which one of those 7 appellations is your least favorite? Bullshit! Don’t worry, even if you spit on one of your babies, it won’t cry or spit back at yo...

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No kids, just MC and me, i can’t remember when was the last time… 2 glasses of bubly from Portugal that were quite nice and dry. A split of 2021 Sancerre that was typical, big citrus,grapefruit, white flowers, blackcurrant bush, very fresh in mouth. A split of 2021 Thivin Reverdon Brouilly, full of ...

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One of each

Berlucchi rosé Franciacorta
2020 Francis Boulard Mailly Grand Cru
2021 Pierre Gaillard Côte Rôtie
2020 Chapoutier Châteauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac

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Good report Ian, and i remember that highlight from 2015, the lunch at du Tertre. I would tend to be with you that many times, the nose of du Tertre is more complex than the mouth. I felt the same about 2010. But donthey just need more time? And yes the 2012 at the Château was as sublime as our host...

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What? Ouch.

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No Perse, no de Bouärd, no Rolland, no garage wines,... only Vauthier? More Vauthier! Tonight, a second bottle of the 2015 Le Petit Vauthier is something very special, bordering a superb creature. Dark red, a superb (did i wrote SUPERB) nose, with (watch out!) red berries, rasberries, blackcurrants,...

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Life is weird sometimes. Me too been sick like Hell, the next day of the infamous zin night in Chicago.

The next day, at the Shedd aquarium, i was greener than all their seaweeds…

What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger… 23 years later, still enjoying Ridge Zins!

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I'm sad to announce that these nice persons who invaded the US Capitol will be free soon...

Can Jesse body slam Trump in a debate?

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This one is even better.

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Bringing that one back, focusing on favorite.

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DavidG wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:39 pm Flawed poll. No option for “none of the above.” I dont have a least favorite Bordeaux commune. I am a Bordeaux Wine Enthusiast.

DavidG for President of the USA!

This is a perfect answer from a politician (trying to please everyone, but at the end, we don’t believe it).

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Yes, it important to point out that « least favorite » doens’t mean « don’t like », and at the end, i just want to generate interesting discussion on that restrained topic. Everyone have good reasons to chose either one or the other. And of course,i prefer Saint Émilion wines to many merlot wines fr...

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For me, it is like when i tasted a Saint Émilion, the wine « got it or not ». Yes there are stellar wines for me, and some that seems to never make it for me. But i did not tasted everything in every vintages, different time of the years at all time of the day or night… at 5,10 or 35 yo. But i did n...

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So which one is your least favorite? Clearly for me, Saint Émilion.

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Was it better than the 2006 we had 8 days ago?

I think Saint Émilion canne glorious, but on average,it is probably my least favorite Bordeaux aoc…

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By the way, i’m really sad and shocked to report that tasting, but hey, i report what i have tasted frankly.

It was my first Larcis Ducasse… encounter of the 4th type!

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Maybe some bottles were off, or my nose/ taste being faulty… Something revelative : among 7 tasters, each one needs to rank his favorite 3 + one wine with a special mention, and the 2008 La Dom had only 1 or the 28 votes… normaly, when all wines are good, the voting is spreaded all over… not this ti...

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The catastrophic Saint Émilion tasting Last Thursday, group tasting where we opened a few Saint Émilion... drank over a period of 3-4 hours. 2000 Château la Serre: one of the better wine of the group. Nice nose of brown sugar, creamy blackberries, blueberries and dead leaves. In mouth, aged fruits, ...

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La Lagune being not far from Margaux, i thought the 2015 is a very solid wine.

Did not had the 2020, but the only 2020 i had was very fruity too, it was the Le Gay at the 2021 UGC inMontréal. Itvwas a mistake and Le Gay presented it 2020 to the tasters, instead of the 2021.

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1 bottle of 2022 Envinate Benje Red Ycoden-Daute-Isora (100% listan noir grape from Canary Islands)

1 bottle of 2019 Domaine de Montille Monthélie

And my lucky day…

3 bottles of 2020 Olga Raffault Les Barnabés Chinon

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You’re right JayLives, Bordeaux red wines are the best at any price level. That Château du Temple looks excellent, especially a in the great 2016 vintage. Here, i really like the inexpensive 2016 Allées de Cantemerle. And i’m hearingvthat the 2016 Château Haut Queyrus Médoc could be like your du Tem...

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I’m totally charmed and impressed! I will look formore Piedmont wines!

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AT my brother’s place in Laval. Good dinner last night. A very good Lanson rosé to start, was very convenient, with red currants, strawberries, light pâtisserie, good body and lot of bubbles. Very good. Tn: 90. 2020 Brancaia Il Blu : decanted more than 3 hours. Majority of merlot, with sangiovese an...

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Yes Alex, a dry white from Bordeaux that I liked! But yes, good ripeness of the fruit, bringing an exotic side.

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For that level, basic Bordeaux? I think so.

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Looking to recreate 2003 NYC BWE convention for BWE 25 yo celebration?

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