Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

SteveH

Sauterne / Barsac is always a guaranteed turn-on for non wine-folk dinner guests, as well. Non-wine drinkers are usually polite and appreciative of the reds, but when we pour the sticky... they always rave, especially when served with a fresh baked chocolate something. These are wonderful, hearty wi...

SteveH

Stefan, go for the Duhart. No crying necessary over a corked bottle.

SteveH

Same here. My last hurrah with 1st Growths was 2002 at $90. a pop. They are now too expensive for wines bottled in the several dozens of thousands per year.

SteveH

I hope you're all correct on both accounts because the NYT is way too left for me these days, and I still have four bottles of ' 99 Lafite remaining in the cellar. Maybe it was mildly corked, and those two hefty single malts had blunted my taste buds. We subscribe only to the Sunday Times edition. S...

SteveH

This was a staggering disappointment because I had last drunk ' 99 Lafite a couple of years ago when the wine offered lead pencil, with precise, though still primary fruit. Last night's bottle was way off, not corked or cooked, but flat and muted without any 1st Growth persona whatsoever. Could this...

SteveH

The U.S. Dollar has been steadily weaker... again. This may account for the price creep of the rarest chateaux.

SteveH

Got it! Many thanks David.

SteveH

time test. sorry guys.

SteveH

I love the consistant earthiness of NSGs.

SteveH

Sounds delicious, and in keeping with our BWE discovery of excellent quality, underrated 1996 Bordeaux.

I think I should be test drinking my ' 89 Baron as well.

SteveH

I believe they are a next door neighbor to Lafite, no? Very nice, and yet no surprise from this very great vintage. Carruades is way overpriced, and always very disappointing these days. D-M is real lead pencil Pauillac. Bravo. Aside: Jim, are we on Greenwich mean time here on our new site? Can we g...

SteveH

I bought 18 cases of ' 02s, but I haven't opened any as yet. Maybe it's time to take a closer look. "Melt in your mouth tannins," sounds much better than first reported when these wines were bottled. Thanks for your note Alex, but hanger steak leaves me chewing on and on. Not my favorite c...

SteveH

Who was the nutcase here that threatened another member with gun violence a few years ago?
That was scary, and he was immediately kicked out.
Blanquito, if you want to get kicked out of Squires, just disagree with one of the warlords. It's easy.

SteveH

RDD, I have found that the 1999 right bankers (BP, Pavie & Troplong Mondot) are more attractive than the lefties; Lynch Bages, Leo. Barton, and some others. Mouton, however, has very good potential with time.
Glad you're enjoying the PM.

SteveH

Mr. van Gorp has really pushed all the hot buttons in his heartfelt letter to RP. I doubt he'll ever receive a reply because the truth is, as we all know, they're running a hostile dictatorship at Squires. Can you imagine, even I was kicked out of there a few years ago? It was for nonsense, a disagr...

SteveH

My last bottle from the case, because they drank very well from release and this wine has never shut down. Medium ruby with a plump, plummy nose. This surprisingly un-Rolland-like medium weight Pomerol offers a more classic leanness, with good precision and purity. Nice flavors of dark cherry and va...

SteveH

Seems a good price for those who like the style of this wine. The Monbo vintages I've drunk were very fruit driven and too 'modern' for my taste. Haven't tried the 2005.

SteveH

I think the Massachusetts shipping law also stated, "wineries and producers," but since then MA has issued shipping licenses to Zachy's, Sherry-Lehmann, and a number of other retailers. Maybe Maine will be happy to receive that license revenue as well?

SteveH

Danny, Nicely coodinated events such as your's are always fun. The wine experience can be as much a wild card as a hail storm on the golf course. It's all about having a good time, and no doubt it was. I was a proud buyer of 1976 Bordeaux futures. These wines presented quite a treat for me at the ti...

SteveH

Jim, I am absolutely stunned by your assault on Josh. Your "monster" label, "know-it-all, and "written yucky stuff," comments are deplorable and semantically puerile. I haven't viewed the Squires board in at least a year, so please tell us what are you talking about. Explain...

SteveH

Bravo.

SteveH

Carruades de Lafite has become fodder for fraud and deception in asia because it is often sold in restaurants there as 'Chateau Lafite Rothschild' to the uninformed newly wealthy. This is really a shame because Carruades is generally just a mediocre wine, at best. Hence, those who pay the royal pric...

SteveH

This estate takes decades, if ever, to become friendly. I am still waiting for hints of something nice to appear in the ' 96.

Just not one of my favorite estates because I've found it to be one dimensional.

SteveH

A magnum no less!

SteveH

This is a lovely and true St. Em.
I have drink my whole case because it was so very forward and agreeable.

SteveH

We'll take what we can get since Jim has drunk all the world's supply of the ' 89.

SteveH

My owc is still unopened... but it's working it's way nearer to the top of a stack. This sounds very promising. We all new it was a winner on release, and it' good to see the notable progress.

Jim, did you decant?

SteveH

What a mysterious and frightening nightmare. Glad that you are on the mend and I hope you will be golfing again very soon.

Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery.

Steve

SteveH

Bill & Jan,

Congratulations on your 40th!
An impressive roundup of food and wine, and with no failed white Burgs in sight. I am glad to hear that your ' 75 Brane offered some fruit.

Very nice, indeed.
Steve

SteveH

That's nonsense. It's the food and quantities thereof that you eat with the wine that makes you fat! I dropped 50 pounds in 2001, and I've kept it off because of my dietary changes and exercise. During my campaign, the one element of non-compromise was my wine consumption. I did not reduce my wine i...

SteveH

If 2006 is like 1996, count me in if there's sensible pricing. As you know, NH has been out of touch on their French wine pricing for a couple of years. I went yesterday to reload on some everyday whites... only because of the $10. gift card program. (They give you a $10. gift card for every $75. yo...

SteveH

What's the style of this vintage?
I've been out of the loop, and I no longer subscribe to any of the wine critics' newsletters.

SteveH

Elmo, I have not tried the 2000 vintage, but for what it's worth I recently poured two bottles of the 1990 down the drain.
This was not from my cellar, but from a cousin's in Connecticut, so the pre-cellaring storage may have been problematic.
I would definitely uncork one now to check.

SteveH

Alain, I can appreciate your concern about human demand impacting fish populations. I have been an avid catch and release sport angler for my whole life. We also eat fish three or four times a week. Tuna reproduce and sustain very successfully all around the world in all varieties. They are near the...

SteveH

Sushi is a favorite for me, and I always take it with sake. The cheapest sake is too rough and petroleum-flavored, so I buy the $15.00 bottle at the NH stores. I pour a glassful and heat it up in the microwave. I don't know why I like it hot, but in Japan I think it's usually served at room temp. Wo...

SteveH

Wow! Expensive in Europe. You paid 19 Euros for a wine that sells in the U.S. at about $13.00 by the case. This is one of the very few ' 05s I've bought. I really enjoyed this case because it was a nice example of all boats rising with the tide of a foolproof vintage. I agree, it's a true Graves wit...

SteveH

Charlie Palmer's Steakhouse hit the bullseye with our BWE banquet a couple of years ago.
I'll bet that everyone will be just as pleased this time as well. We'll miss seeing everyone.
Enjoy the weekend festivities.

Steve

SteveH

Bravo to you and your fellow clubmembers for this fine dinner, John.

Only a handful of the very top chateaux made it to the finishline in 1975. Very nice, yet no surprise, that Latour has become a success. Mouton was another winner.

SteveH

Let us not forget that RP missed the barrel tastings of the 2002 Bordeaux vintage altogether because his wife pleaded with him not to travel by air for a time after 9/11. In my opinion he never revisited the vintage in a dedicated fashion, so exploration and futures buying was limited. As a result, ...

SteveH

What a great lineup! Good wines and good people... as usual.

We have to attend a wedding in Sarasota that weekend.

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