Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Blanquito

15%?!?! Wow. No wonder Jim needs so many wine fasts.

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The BIG DAY approaches. I'm already getting the shakes.

I meant to load up this month, but somehow I've *only* added 20 bottles to the cellar to tide me over during the big freeze.

Anyone else getting edgy?

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Very nice, Bill. I’m glad you enjoyed the bubbly.

It looks like you had a higher priced bottling of the Bonville than the one I had (which was the standard 2012 Millesime at $40, now sold out: https://m.klwines.com/p/i?i=1302045). I’ve been wanting to try the fancier cuvees from Bonville.

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Man, the 82, 83, 85, 86 and 89 Meyney are/were all outstanding. I think I’ve liked the 86 the best, but I’ve enjoyed them all immensely.

I’ve probably consumed more bottles of the 89 Meyney (which my first case purchase) than any other single wine.

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Won a magnum of the 85 Gruaud Larose today, maybe (since the 61) the best GL after the 82 and 86?

And a 750 of the 1990 Filhot Creme de Tete.

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In winning 6 bottles of the 78 Mont Redon, I look forward to trying them with the gang over the next few gatherings.

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I dumped my bottles of the 2005 Malescot, without trying, after K&L told me they could auction them for $140 each.

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When the other day I picked up three of my cases sitting at K&L, I added a few items: 2 2014 La Chablisienne Chablis 1er Cru 1 2008 Billecart-Salmon Extra Brut Champagne 1 2012 Franck Bonville "Belle Voyes" Bl d Bl Brut I did not realize that the B-S was an extra brut until I got home...

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And if one finds the 00 and 01 Haut Bergey overly modern, beware the 05!

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Not tried the 14 Lanessan, will add that to the to-do list along with the 14 Sociando.

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My top 5 QPR in Bordeaux: 1. Sociando 2. Cantemerle 3. du Tertre 4. La Lagune (would be higher if cheaper) 5. Gloria I like Lanessan and it’s hard to argue with the price, but I really have only been wowed by the 09. Other cru bourgeois used to be higher on my list, but I outgrew them and/or they ch...

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marcs wrote:
Blanquito wrote:Love, love the 09 Lanessan. I’d call that the ‘best ever’ there, based on my sampling.
My issue with Lanessan has always been "not quite enough stuffing" so it's no surprise that 2009 would be really good, that is the ultimate vintage for an abundance of fruit

Exactly.

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Love, love the 09 Lanessan. I’d call that the ‘best ever’ there, based on my sampling.

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Alion made some fantastic wines in the early 90's....the last bottle i consumed of the 2001 was still very good...now that i think about i really don't have any Spanish wines younger than the 2001 vintage Totally agree. We did an Alion vertical, I think the 94 or 95 was the top performer, and they ...

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I know nothing about 78 Mont Redon, but I do know that Gilman's drinking windows occasionally extend 10-20 or more years beyond my end dates. If that note was recent, I’d lend it more credence than a release note. Good point— his note appears to be from 4/2011. Neither recent nor old, really. But 9...

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Guys I think that for the most part, Spanish wines have never been better... At the top level at least, I couldn’t disagree more: Marquez de Murrieta, Muga, CVNE, Pesquera and even many wines made by Vega Sicilia like Alion and Valbuena are modernist shadows of their former glory. I think only Lope...

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78 Mont Redon is risky. I used to drink a bit of Mont Redon CDP as it was an affordable CDP. Was really never impressed with any of them but but they were good value. No doubt. But the bottles look utterly pristine (https://cdn.klwines.com/Auction/UploadedImages/15016692/228107/30983613218667135064...

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Stocking up a little in anticipation of the YEAR LONG buying freeze... 2012 Aubry Ivoire et Ebene — 3 bottles 1971 Toro Albala Gran Reserva PX — 2 half bottles 1978 Mont Redon CDP — 6 bottles 1978 La Lagune (with a beautiful fill) — 1 bottle 2013 Robert Chevillon NSG Les Perrieres — 1 bottle 2012 Wi...

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This is what I won: one bottle of the 2013 Robert Chevillon NSG Les Perrieres for $70.56 all-in after the buyers premium. Gilman gave it 93 or 94 pts, FWIW.

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I know so little about red burgundy. But John Gilman — whom I think of as having a very traditionally centered palate — is a huge fan of Chevillon’s reds. That and the fact that a bunch of these from 2011 and 2013 were going for ~$50 a pop at auction made me interested. This thread may have caused a...

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Oh, Pappadoc! We miss you.

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Chevillon sounds great, right up my alley. I’m on the hunt.

Thanks gents.

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Marcs et al: you are of course correct— this is silly! But if I can go a WHOLE YEAR (starting January 1st, mind you) buying only one mixed case + some 1971s and 1980s birthyears, virtually nothing I do this December can obviate the great victory in the war against buying wine we don’t need that will...

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Trying to get a few red burgs before the buying freeze kicks in. I see some recent vintages of Robert Chevillon single vineyards Nuits St Georges.

Is this a legit producer?

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I need a top 10 Bordeaux and top 10 non-bordeaux list, really.

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You guys me mentioned some of my favorites already... the ‘59 d’Yquem, the ‘85 Beychevelle (shhhhhh), the 99 Clape Cornas, the ‘89 LMHB, Pichon Baron and Petrus, 2014 grand cru white burgundy in general, and plus so many more in BWE Denver: the ‘85 Percarlo, the ‘66 Haut Bailly, the ‘90 Cos, the ‘82...

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If I were in charge (which I most certainly am not), Magdelaine would probably be a multi-time winner of the BWE wine of the year sweepstakes.

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Ok, I’ve thought about this some more, and I am definitely in. I summarize the base exemptions: -one mixed case purchased cumulatively over the calendar year -wine bought at restaurants, for gifts, or for immediate consumption (i.e. not to add to the cellar) at a BWE or similar event are exempted.* ...

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And per clause 2, can we buy twelve 3 liters or magnums, etc, or is the volume per bottle expressly dictated?

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Chris B’s bottle of the 1990 Figeac blew me away this year.

We of course had an absurd number of amazing wines at BWE Denver.

For a young Bordeaux, I’d consider the 2016 Pichon Baron or 2014 Leoville Barton

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Alright, Jim (and Ian): I’m in!

No wine purchases for all of 2020 (exemptions exempted).

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The 1996 du Tertre is also drinking really well these days, and can be found at auction $40-$50. I might like it a bit more than the 2000.

But the 2000 and the 1996 especially are in a different style than the 2015 and 2016, which are smoother and richer.

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JimHow wrote:Baby doll.
Oh man NH has some in stock.

How much once all of your insider discounts are applied? I got the half bottles for $19 en future, seems like an awesome price in retrospect!

I'd easily pay $45 for 750mls of this juice.

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Yeah Chris, I saw your note on this in CT after I'd opened the bottle, and based on your experience I was surprised how little oak my half bottle showed. I am not a fan of lots of oak, in fact I wish more wineries would go with no new oak all together. There was definitely some new oak in my half-bo...

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The 2016 thread made me reach for a half bottle of the 15 du Tertre. This really should come with a warning for Jim: WARNING, if you own any of this, don’t open or it will all be gone in a week! Ok, this is, for my sensibilities, clearly a modern bordeaux but modern Bordeaux done right. It lacks the...

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Thanks Marcus, like you and others, I am a big fan of the 2014. That bottle of 14 Calon Segur that Jim opened a few years ago was sooo good. I’ve liked lots of others too. I think I am reluctant to sing 2014’s praises because the pricing was so attractive and I think that might have me biased. But I...

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Jim, I’m seriously tempted. But I’d hate to sign on and then crash and burn. A WHOLE YEAR? Wow. That would be tough.

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I have a probably contentious thought/observation: I’ve found many* 2015 Bordeaux more ‘exciting’ than their 2016 counterparts. I am pretty sure that 2016 overall is a better year than 2015 for my palate, but for drinking young, 2015 has been more fun, interesting and head-turning that the 16s. For ...

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JimHow wrote:So much for an off line secret...

LOL. Leaker than the Trump White House!

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Ok thanks, so I see five different 2012 Bonville BdB, what do you recommend: 2012 Bonville Grand Cru, $34.99 2012 Bonville Pur Oger, $64.99 2012 Bonville Pur Mesnil, $64.99 2012 Bonville "Prestige", $44.99 2012 Bonville Pur Avize, $64.99 The one I am recommending is the 2012 Grand Cru*, w...

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