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Nicklasss

hi harry,

I can't help you with the hotel, but I'm sad we won't see you at the DC 09 convention. I would have been glad to chat about Chateauneuf-du-Pape and other wines.

Anyhow, I'm sure I'll see you sometimes in the future.

Nic

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I had the 2000 Potensac in 2007, and it was still closed I think. Up to now, I have preffered the 1996 Potensac, but the 2000 will turn into something similar I think.

And yes, we need more TN about these cheap wines, as in those low economy days, we never know when we'll lose our jobs

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Nic

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Nice report Blanquito. And I'm happy that the 1982 Lagune and 1983 PL were preferred to other classics (82 Cos or 86 Gruaud). This proves that you judge wines independantly, according to your own taste. Me too in the past, i really liked the 1983 Pichon Lalande. I'm also impressed with the 1973 Mout...

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But, of course, governement is governement. Don't forget that people working in the governemental winestores, put bottles on the shelve, give you some advices on which wine to select, and type on the cash register, deserve 13-15 $ an hour. But the other guy, doing exctly the same kind of job, in a s...

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Jim, the 1995 were sold in Québec at the cheapest price on the planet. But if a governement that manage well the winestore would do a good job, it would have stay the same for the following vintages (or I mean, relatively cheap, not 1000$ for a 2005 Lafite, when, 10 years earlier, the 1995 was only ...

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You're right Jim. Everything showing that the 2006 prices should go down. BUT, here in Québec, we're lucky to have liquorstore/winestore that are managed by the governement. That means that the price will still be high, because they're buying the wines with our money. And after, selling high, becaus...

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In my research of understanding of white Rhone, i bought and open a bottle of the 2005 guigal Condrieu , this weekend. Same price as the 2004 Guigal white Hermitage, I found the Condrieu, well, less interesting. Clear yellow color, nice aromas of peaches, mineral and soft spice. Add some honey melon...

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Hi Jay,

please include me as well, as an attendee, for the Friday night dinner at Dino. Any theme is good with me.

Nic

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I bought some 2006 Meursault from Jadot. Did not open a bottle yet.

From your first comments on all those 2006 red Jadot, seems like a tougher vintage.

Nic

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Jim, Jim, Jim,

you need full retirement, far away from Maine, to forget all those cases. Why not in Québec, where a part of your family originate? New challenges like learning french... and I could taste those 2006 Bourgognes with you more often.

Nic

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Oh no! Does CdP Harry beloved Grenache is invading Bordeaux?

Nic

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It is now shut down. I feel a bit sad, as we seem to have lost the info there (pictures, posts, links, etc). But the most important is still living : the BWE friendship, the wine lovers and the possibility of all new adventures, new wines TN and new vision on the wine World. R.I.P. BWE on MSN. Anyho...

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These 2004 seem nice. I'll look for the 04 Langoa. I have a few in the cellar (Branaire, Trotanoy, Sociando-Mallet, Léoville Las Cases). The only one I tried is the LLC and it was, again, a really good LLC.

Nic

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This is quite generous. I wish I could do that. One day, I would really like to be an Anonymous Benefactor at a BWE convention. But I don't know if it will be possible one day...

Something is sure, it is better to be an Anonymous Benefactor than a Benevolent Dictator

Nic

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You're at the same adress as in 2007? Please confirm and I'll send my payment for the Charlie Palmer dinner.

Thank you,

nic

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Not as much but we got a good part of it (probably half a foot). Up to now, the winter snowfalls are considered about the average, here in Saguenay. We got approximately an 100 inches of snow, from mid november to mid march.

Nic

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For me, I went threw a bunch of the 1994 Chateau Branaire and they were really good. Never bought that much 1994, but I liked the claret style of the 94 Branaire.

Nic

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Last night, after a full day of fishing on ice (really popular around here, but I never caught anything, in 4 time. Byt he way, there are more empty beer pack outside the cabins, than fish...), I did a small dinner with MC. Looking for a good wine to go with the meal, I opened the 2001 Prunotto Bric...

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Thanks Comte Flaneur for the really nice report. good selection of wine. I was less enthusiast about the 2003 Lamarche Grande Rue, not so long ago. Here is what I thought : The 2003 La Grande Rue from Domaine Lamarche is concentrated and new style of Bourgogne. Dark color. First nose with spices, ci...

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This is what I wrote on the other BWE board, in June 2008, about the 2004 White Hermitage Chante-Alouette Chapoutier : My first satisfying white Hermitage. I always have a hard time to understand those white Nothern Rhone. Color was gold. Nose, not showing that much at first, with air got to lavande...

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Tonight, having a small dinner at home with MC and Simone, I did some creamy pasta with smoked salmon. Easy, tasty and good. With that, I took a chance and opened a type of white wine I have problem to understand. The white wines from the Rhone, especiallt North Rhone, have always been a mystery for...

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Following the BD call to open a CdP for Harry, I did so last night. I openend the 2005 Domaine Grand Veneur . It was the regular cuvée, and looking at some ratings on the Internet, I read that Parker gave it 93... So the color was intense red. Aromas of kirsh, rasberries, sage, smoke. really concent...

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Blanquito (or anybody else),

what would you consider a good age to ''start'' drinking Barolo and/or Barbaresco? Let say from a good vintage : 5, 10, 15 years?

Nic

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I bought some 2005 Domaine Grand Veneur. should open one soon.

Nic

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This seem really good.

I remember the 2001 we had this summer with Sdr/Kathy and friends. It was a great wine. I really liked the dark berries character. It was a complex wine, that will deliver better goods in 5-10 more years. Concentration was impressive but not too much.

Nic

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By the way, if you organize a weekend in Maine, we'll attend the 3 of us. Please let us know some possible dates soon.

Nic

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Jim, I don't think more people will come, with me attending. I'm now a father : must be a good example for my daughter, serious, boring and not enough sleep. So in DC, I'll be sleeping 20 hours a day to catchup what I missed in the first months of 2009. I'll be at the main event from 7:00 to 10:00pm...

Nicklasss

Hi Tom,

same adress as in 2007 for the payment? I think I still have it in my E-mail.

Thanks and see you soon.

Nic

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Hi Harry, so I will be able to see you in DC? I'll be really happy about that, as we missed a previous chance to meet in Germany. My souvenir of you, from the 2003 NY convention, is to far away. For me, Chateauneuf-du-Pape have sometimes a warm alcohol feeling in mouth and I don't appreciate that to...

Nicklasss

Short comments on two bourgognes opened lately. 2001 Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les murgers from Hudelot-Noellat : Again, a fantastic wine for me. Color is old rose petal. Nose if refined and complex, with an earthy mineral character, luittle red fruits (strawberries, red berries) and soft spices from...

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If it is on saturday, I'm IN.

Nic

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I would be up for a Rhône or Bourgogne dinner on Friday. Any interested?

A Piedmont dinner could be really nice too.

Nic

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Hi Rick,

I would be interested but, as I'm arriving only Friday, any chance to do the Rhône dinner on Friday night instead?

Nic

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Confirmed! I'll be at the Westin as well, from Friday 3rd to Monday 6th!

Thank to HM$. Again, he is the man who find the deals.

Nic

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What? Whuzzup_ used his influence to bring Roberto to Burgundy? MichaelP was right in 2002, in Jim's Lincoln, we should have push him out of the car... Seriously, thanks for reporting and it hurt me some more, me that don't have too much 98 Right Bank (only Troplong Mondot). I'll look if I can still...

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Just to let you know, I'm 35 so born in 1974. So you want wine pre-74? To keep it cheap, why don't we do a 1971-1972-1973 review?

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The 1989 Lynch Bages sounds good, as long as you don't put the 1988 VCC against it...

Nic

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I can imagine that the 98 La Dominique is very good. Thanks for reporting eric. It has been too long, since the last time we saw each other, at Steve H place.

The bad thing for me is that I have only one Right Bank from the 1998 vintage : Troplong Mondot. That's it. Too bad for me.

Nic

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So Jim, more comments about those 2 big guys? I understand you very well. Me too, I am tempted every month to open a 2000. Hey, after all, they are already 8 years old. But I resist, and it is hard. The thing is that I opened a 2000 Chateau Potensac last year, and it was good but still closed. So th...

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Thanks for that report Michael. Personnally I'm a fan of Vin Jaune, for their unique character. But I understand at the same time that they are so different from other wines, that someone can be uninterested. I brought a Vin Jaune at a BWE offline in 2002, to taste blind, and everybody around the ta...

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Thanks Harry.

What about the 2006 Vieux Donjon? It is available here for 60 $ I think. A must buy?

Nic

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