Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

DavidG

Blanquito wrote:Love, love the 95 PLL, it's nearly as good as the 96 in my experience

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DavidG

Yes, I've had some great Sauternes from 2001. It was a great year for that region, thus the qualifier in my original question.

DavidG

JimHow wrote:He is gonna go completely unhinged by the time this circus is over.

Ah, but is the electorate willing to go flying off the hinges with him?

DavidG

No problem at all Rudi. My question, "Which wines stand out for you?" was in reference to 2001. As that was not a vintage heralded by critics or commentators as a "vintage of the century," I wondered if it was a typo. But more importantly since it wasn't a typo, the lack of criti...

DavidG

Rudi - did you mean to type 2001 or 2010? If 2001 I think your perspective may be unique (unless you are limiting your comments to Sauternes), and I'd like to hear which wines stand out for you.

DavidG

The name Puech Noble is more distinguishable from Puech Haut than Puech Chaud was? I guess there are fewer matching letters.

Going from hot to noble, hmmmm... sounds like a classic novel in there somewhere.

DavidG

No stefan. I guess the biggest surprise is how the 2003s need to be drunk now. How broad is this recommendation? I have a few 2003s and mostly have been holding off. Pontet Canet has emerged from a dumb stage but I'm hoping for more complexity and development with more years in the cellar. Branaire...

DavidG

Well done! Well done indeed! Glad to hear you are doing well, Jim.

DavidG

Vintages I've actually drunk enough of to warrant an opinion, and old enough to prove it, as opposed to potential: 1. 1982 2. 1990 3. 1989 I've had a few awesome 1961s, and suspect that would be number 1 or 2 if I'd had enough experience to legitimately judge. In 15 years, my answer might well mirro...

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Jay, that dinner at Equinox is in my top 3 wine events.

DavidG

We beat this issue to death during the last cycle, but I continue to be amazed at the pass Clinton supporters are willing to give Bill. No one is denying the Lewinsky thing was consensual, and while unseemly, I agree, who cares? What is significant about it is its context in front of a Grand Jury i...

DavidG

Regarding prescription drug costs, I don't know what you're seeing where you are, but I can hardly get medication to patients any more - even generics. Over the past two years costs have gone crazy and coverage has almost disappeared. One woman had two ten dollar generic prescriptions go to $750 an...

DavidG

Giuliani was really hopped up. And scary. W on steroids. No doubt just what the audience in the convention hall needed. But how did it play in front of TVs across America? Do people really want more "Bring it on!" coming out of the mouths of trigger-happy leaders who can name the enemy but...

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3) 1990 Petrus
2) 1989 Haut Brion
1) 1959 Lafite

DavidG

To extend the metaphor, it also appears that the sun hasn't set on the British Empire.

DavidG

Dubya was actually guilty of treason WRT Valerie Plame in my opinion, but I doubt that the evidence was substantial enough to support a successful prosecution. And if you want to talk about innocent people whose lives were lost, Clinton pales in comparison to W. I really don't care what Bill Clinton...

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I will give Obama credit for character and for accomplishing anything in this toxic environment. I guess he suffers in my mind from excessively high expectations going in. There's a good chance I will rate him higher with the perspective of more time. Your insurance did very well by you Jim. But I b...

DavidG

Same here. Just don't have the time, though I'm sure it would be fun. I contributed wines to the auction the first year or two but it's grown way beyond the level it was way back then.

DavidG

Krugman defends Obama's record on healthcare, financial reform, the economy, the environment, national security and social change. I'll give Obama a good rating, but I don't share Krugman's degree of enthusiasm. Keep in mind a lot has happened in the 2 years since that article was written. And Presi...

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Chris, thanks for posting that. Pretty much the reasoning behind my comments on the validity of the public evidence. As to assessing past Presidents during my lifetime (doing a historical top 10 like Jim would take some more time), I would have put George W Bush all alone in the really shitty camp. ...

DavidG

Sounds like you had a good time after all.

I bet you could put together a tasting that would show them the heights Bordeaux is capable of. Whether it would change their minds about the cost and patience required...???

DavidG

Scott, I agree with every word in your post above, with the sole exception that I did like her before this, thus my bias. This will play out in the court of public opinion and the people will have the last say in November. I find it hard to believe that the Republicans wont be able to sink Clinton's...

DavidG

Sounds like you did pretty well, Danny, even if it wasn't enjoyable.

I usually perform spectacularly poorly at blind tastings, though I've had an occasional A-HA! moment.

DavidG

JimHow wrote: Sadly my predictions of 1968-style violence are coming true. I fear assassination attempts on the horizon. We've already had at least one on Trump.

Say it ain't so...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/09/us/da ... oting.html

DavidG

Lots of guilty people never get charged. Just because there is a group loudly clamoring for charges doesn't in and of itself mean it's appropriate. David, agree completely. But the converse of this - and the point I'm trying to make - is that lack of charges based on prosecutorial discretion does n...

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This is like ranking Bordeaux vintages. We even have Left Bank vs. Right Bank...

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Lots of guilty people never get charged. Just because there is a group loudly clamoring for charges doesn't in and of itself mean it's appropriate. That's the job of people with more perspective, like Comey. I agree that practicality led to Comey's decision not to recommend charges. I don't think th...

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Clicky.

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It's a double standard to say it would be a double standard. Jim, how many times did a judge buy a double standard argument from you? I would agree that "Johnny got away with it" is no excuse when you're on trial in front of a judge. Once they decide to prosecute you, all that counts is w...

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Agree with Scott. This is far from the last we'll hear of this. While no prosecution, the FBI report is a road map for attacking Clinton. To capitalize on this, Trump would have to pull his head out of his ass long enough to realize he should praise the FBI instead of saying the decision was fixed, ...

DavidG

Nothing beats an aged Bordeaux when the magic happens in the bottle, producing that amazing mélange of tertiary complexity and underlying fruit. That usually takes 20-30 years, and it doesn't always happen, so I end up drinking my share of younger or less than amazing bottles. I still enjoy them, so...

DavidG

I see nothing wrong with liking them young, even though I tease you about it now and then. As everyone's said, knowing what you want makes it a lot easier to focus your purchases.

DavidG

Another great report Alex. Doesn't sound like a lot to get excited about in 2013.

Do you think the band-aid in the Branaire was Brett?

And hard to believe that Batailley was pouring a corked bottle. You'd think they'd know better.

DavidG

I like Charmail. Unusual = high % of Petit Verdot? Their website doesn't play well with my phone.

I wish $20 corkage was on the high side around here.

DavidG

I'm pretty close to Ian on the spectrum, maybe between him and Bill but I do drink them younger than Tim or MichaelP. Mostly because of provenance concerns. I prefer to age them myself, but that does impose some limits. Here's a related question for you Jim: If you like them young, are you paying a ...

DavidG

Patrick, yes the Pol Roger was part of the PC haul. Thank you for the assist in acquiring it at a great price. That was my last purchase from them, in December 2014, except for some 2001 Yquem in the spring of 2015 that was at a price that was too good to be true. I managed to wriggle out of that on...

DavidG

Congratulations to you and Susan, Rob. Many more...

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Welcome and well done! Excellent job on the Canon.

DavidG

RDD wrote:I've had the 89 Haut Brion a number of times. And some bottles left.
What me worry?

Me too, and even though it cost <$100/btl as a future, >99.999% of the word's population would think I was crazy for paying that much. That's the kind of crazy I can live with.

DavidG

I mostly agree with Jacques here. I think the increases in income inequality started even before Clinton, with Reagan and trickle-down economics, and kept on accelerating through both Democratic and Republican administrations. Jacques has stated much more calmly than I could my objections to Sanders...

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