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- Tue Feb 02, 2021 2:44 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Your top underachiever wine
- Replies: 31
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Re: Your top underachiever wine
Older wines from the Margaux appellation. While of course Chateaux Margaux is usually a winner, I have had more than a few disappointments from virtually the entirety of Margaux. Once they hit a certain age, they take on a stewed tomato flavor. Even Palmer has displayed this characteristic.
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:51 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Off to Alaska...
- Replies: 84
- Views: 4682
Re: Off to Alaska...
Were it not for Covid I would have totally met you here in Seattle!
Re: JimHow
My condolences Jim. It is always difficult losing a sibling. I'm glad you were able to be with him in his last moments.
- Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:17 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is the greatest bottle of wine...
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2380
Re: What is the greatest bottle of wine...
Merry Christmas all, from rainy/sunny/snowy Seattle!
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:06 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is the greatest bottle of wine...
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2380
What is the greatest bottle of wine...
What is the greatest bottle of wine... you ever broke? I'm reminded of the story of Francois and his 1900 Margaux. One of the legendary bottles, practically priceless. And it fell in his cellar and broke on the floor. It is on the cover of his book. For me, it was a 2002 Roumier Bonne Mares. I was u...
- Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:03 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2020 BWE WOTY: 2016 LEOVILLE BARTON / 2008 DOM PERIGNON
- Replies: 47
- Views: 2508
Re: 2020 BWE WOTY: 2016 LEOVILLE BARTON / 2008 DOM PERIGNON
Dear Jim, As a long time BWE participant, I would appreciate a heads-up before declaring a WOTY. As you know, BWE has an impact on the market, much like a Parker score did in the day. And the run on a particular wine can contribute to its scarcity or increase its price substantially. As a service to...
- Sat Dec 19, 2020 1:34 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5679
- Views: 859582
Re: President Trump
It's still amazing that in the past 30 years, Republicans have won the Presidential popular vote just once. And it was for an incumbent.
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:40 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: And your three dream wines are . . .
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2601
Re: And your three dream wines are . . .
1900 Margaux
1947 Cheval Blanc
Any DRC RC
1947 Cheval Blanc
Any DRC RC
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:02 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: "Super-expensive" wines -- are any worth it?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2322
Re: "Super-expensive" wines -- are any worth it?
There are some wine experiences that you can only achieve at that $250+ range. I think it is worth it occasionally, but not necessarily regularly. It also, of course, depends on the company you are with. When I was in my auction spending spree in Paris, I bought a ton of shockingly incredible wines ...
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:24 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: My Top Twenty Favorite Moments from the "Old" BWE
- Replies: 60
- Views: 27745
Re: My Top Twenty Favorite Moments from the "Old" BWE
It's been another six years since I last resurrected this thread from 2009. And we still don't know what the remaining top 11 moments of the old BWE were for Jim. I guess he has so many new moments that the top 11 have left him?
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:09 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: You can only name one: What's the greatest wine you tasted?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4181
Re: You can only name one: What's the greatest wine you tasted?
Bill, it was a 1968 Vega Sicilia Unico.
Which was my top wine until the 1907 Latour.
Which was my top wine until the 1907 Latour.
- Sun Dec 06, 2020 10:43 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: You can only name one: What's the greatest wine you tasted?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4181
Re: You can only name one: What's the greatest wine you tasted?
Difficult one, but I would probably say 1907 Chateau Latour, courtesy of Francois (I think that was the dinner with stefan and lucie).
- Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:46 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your epiphany wine?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1337
Re: What is your epiphany wine?
1990 J. M. Boillot Volnay Les Chevrets, served on the Concorde LHR to JFK in July 1997.
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 10:10 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The Aquitaine Papers: BWE 2021 Bordeaux Classification
- Replies: 204
- Views: 15987
Re: The Aquitaine Papers: BWE 2021 Bordeaux Classification
Yes, I was too harsh on Domaine de Chevalier, mostly due to my lack of experience with the Chateau. I would support moving it back up to third after reading some of the comments on Cellartracker.
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:03 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The Aquitaine Papers: BWE 2021 Bordeaux Classification
- Replies: 204
- Views: 15987
Re: The Aquitaine Papers: BWE 2021 Bordeaux Classification
Also, note, prices are a snapshot in time. Between yesterday when I looked up half of them and today when I did the other half, some of the first half had already changed in wine-searcher. So don't take those prices as definitive.
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:01 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The Aquitaine Papers: BWE 2021 Bordeaux Classification
- Replies: 204
- Views: 15987
Re: The Aquitaine Papers: BWE 2021 Bordeaux Classification
A note: there are a few wines on the list that I have never tasted. And certainly many more that my limited experience would not qualify me to judge based on taste and memory. The real question for me is: when would I buy and when would I serve the wine? If it's a fifth growth, and the price is reas...
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:52 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The Aquitaine Papers: BWE 2021 Bordeaux Classification
- Replies: 204
- Views: 15987
Re: The Aquitaine Papers: BWE 2021 Bordeaux Classification
Ok, getting into the spirit of the exercise, here is my take (left bank only): first through third.jpg Fourth and on.jpg Note a couple things: a. Removed the super seconds category; b. Removed the second wines of the various chateaux and put them in a separate category; c. In reference to the actual...
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 3:00 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Formal dissenting thread for 2021 classification
- Replies: 15
- Views: 524
Re: Formal dissenting thread for 2021 classification
Can I dissent about the additional category? I don't see a need for a super-seconds category. And removing it would cause a lot of the seconds to move down.
- Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:50 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Happy 2020 Thanksgiving
- Replies: 15
- Views: 585
Re: Happy 2020 Thanksgiving
Thanks Nicolas! And Happy Thanksgiving to all!
- Tue Nov 24, 2020 9:45 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Bordeaux's New Grape Varieties Take Root
- Replies: 8
- Views: 312
Bordeaux's New Grape Varieties Take Root
Bordeaux's New Grape Varieties Take Root Yet it is among the ranks of 'generic Bordeaux' that a possible – and arguably innovative – future for the region is being mapped out. In June 2019, Bordeaux became the first French region to allow hitherto forbidden varieties to be planted in its soils. Thes...
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 5:13 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What is your Bordeaux classification?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 2672
Re: What is your Bordeaux classification?
Interesting list. Quite a lot that I agree with, quite a lot that I disagree with.
One immediate: I would put Suduiraut at the same level as Climens, etc.
One immediate: I would put Suduiraut at the same level as Climens, etc.
- Sun Nov 15, 2020 10:45 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: My last wine purchase ever... Oh the irony.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1002
Re: My last wine purchase ever... Oh the irony.
Well that lasted all of three weeks...
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:41 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 1964 Haut Brion with MichaelP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 921
Re: 1964 Haut Brion with MichaelP
Very nice! I really need to get down to the Bay Area soon.
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 11:26 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE ZOOM LINK FOR TASTING ON NOV. 8TH, 6pm Eastern Time
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2421
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:43 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: ***BWE ZOOM LINK FOR TASTING ON NOV. 8TH, 6pm Eastern Time
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2421
Re: ***BWE ZOOM LINK FOR TASTING ON NOV. 8TH, 6pm Eastern Time
Ugh, I wish I had some VCC, or even some Pomerol. I'll be stuck on the left bank, and committing infanticide to boot.
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 2:28 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5679
- Views: 859582
Re: President Trump
Every single one of these close states are going to go into a recount. If we thought 2000 was bad, this will drag on for a long time, even after a winner is declared.
- Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:40 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Time for another Zoom tasting....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1562
- Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:25 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: My last wine purchase ever... Oh the irony.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1002
Re: My last wine purchase ever... Oh the irony.
JimHow posting about his last wine purchase ever is like Susan Collins posting about how she will vote against Trump.
- Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:28 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Hey nebbiolo lovers...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1402
Re: Hey nebbiolo lovers...
I can't say I know that much about Nebbiolo, but in the movie Somm Into the Bottle there was an interesting chapter where they focused on Barolo and the shift to using new oak barrels. It was a fascinating perspective and one that might put in context the change in winemaking techniques that made Ba...
Re: Mars
I was fortunate enough to attend a conference where Neil Armstrong was the surprise speaker. A couple years afterwards I found the video of the speech and posted it to Youtube. You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUzHeaDU4NM It is short, only 15 minutes, but brilliant, especially gi...
- Sun Oct 11, 2020 8:07 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5679
- Views: 859582
Re: President Trump
If Amy C-B is confirmed, and all signs suggest that she will be, and the Dems win both, they need to go all out to pack the court. These seats were stolen by the GOP. There is nothing small-d democratic about the elections they won. Between the Electoral College and the Senate, we are currently in a...
- Sat Oct 10, 2020 5:43 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5679
- Views: 859582
Re: President Trump
I fear that so many of the working Joe Catholics have been drinking the Trump Kool-Aid that it is difficult to swing them. His magic was that he was able to gain foothold in Midwest Democratic strongholds, which as you correctly point out Pittsburgh is one of them. That being said, you are right, he...
- Sat Oct 10, 2020 4:44 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5679
- Views: 859582
Re: President Trump
The biggest disappointment to me is Pennsylvania. I expected Joe to be crushing him in his birth state. Remember that PA is really three different states rolled into one: the East, dominated by Philadelphia in the Southeast; the West, dominated by Pittsburgh; and everything in between. Joe is well ...
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5679
- Views: 859582
Re: President Trump
Pence's best moment was when he was respectful, and congratulated Harris. Things went downhill to the point when he gave the "best of Trump conspiracy theories" answer. As for the fly, my favorite quip: "If it laid eggs in his hair, he's required to carry them to term. His rules, not ...
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:51 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5679
- Views: 859582
Re: President Trump
I really don't think this is all that difficult. The problem is twofold. First is the mortality rate. But second is the infectivity of the virus. The problem with Covid is that it is HIGHLY infectious. There are three approaches: 1. Let everyone get sick and let the disease take out the most vulnera...
- Wed Sep 30, 2020 4:39 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5679
- Views: 859582
Re: President Trump
It is good to see that some Republicans are able to understand just how horrible Trump is.
- Mon Sep 28, 2020 8:06 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Napa Valley is burning
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1120
Napa Valley is burning
Napa is on fire, and it is spreading into Sonoma. This is really bad. Imagine if it were happening in Bordeaux.
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- Wed Sep 23, 2020 4:26 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Earth-shakingly good news concerning some BWEers...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2092
Re: Earth-shakingly good news concerning some BWEers...
Yay, that's awesome!!! Need to think of a good wine to celebrate next time I see you both!
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 10:51 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE has landed in College Station, Teyxsasss
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2485
Re: BWE has landed in College Station, Teyxsasss
Excellent! It is good to see BWE folks getting together again!
Looking forward to the report.
Looking forward to the report.
- Fri Sep 11, 2020 4:30 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5679
- Views: 859582
Re: President Trump
Jimmy, I wasn't asking anyone to explain themselves, I was genuinely curious from the perspective of an actual Republican. I think if we all listened more to the other side, and not assume what they are thinking, we would get better perspectives and be able to have reasonable dialogue. But on your t...