Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

DavidG

I know you'll be shocked to hear this, but my 2005 Haut Bergey is already gone.
Working on the 2009s and 2010s.

DavidG

Another vote for 2012 Conseillante here. Great wine, great house, recent vintage, has some special BWE connections. Plus I've got some in the cellar thanks to Ian and the BWEnablers.

DavidG

Where did we put that Bat-signal?

DavidG

I'm lucky that I'm past the acquisition phase. Fortunately I have very little outstanding with retailers who would have to ship to me. Four bottles in CA and one in NY. I'll be disappointed if I have to take refunds but it's not a big deal. But on a larger scale this could be a significant inconveni...

DavidG

I agree with Tim.
And Jim.
And Patrick.

He's exceeding even my expectations for Trumpistry.

DavidG

Yup, one of the original hero astronauts. Very sad. RIP.

DavidG

Happy Birthday Stefan. Glad you're still as vibrant as that La Lagune less than half your age

DavidG

Monbousquet is like a good-value fruit forward Napa cab. Cocktail wine describes it well. I like it, but I tend to drink them young. For me, that's at 10-15 years. Insignia and Eisele (Phelps then Araujo versions) were among my Napa favorites before they got silly expensive. I remember loading up on...

DavidG

A minor pet peeve of mine is that Eric uses mean rather than median as the default display for community scores on CT. You can get the median with a couple of clicks. I guess the typical user understands mean better but it does allow outliers to distort. Not that 1.7 points means anything, or that a...

DavidG

Very true, Stefan. Sane Nic would never fly around the world in a reindeer-powered sled Xmas eve dropping down chimneys with a bag full of toys. Only Saint Nic would do that. Danny, US$60 for that wine conjures memories of Crazy Eddy on TV in NYC screaming about "Insane!" prices on electro...

DavidG

Have the 2000, 2004, 2005 and 2012. Love the 2000 and 2004. The 2000 is oakier than the 2004 but it's receding/integrating. The 2005 is ok but hoping the oak mellows out in a few more years. Seen it happen with oakier stuff than this if given long enough, but only time will tell. Haven't tried the 2...

DavidG

Not hate for Spatlese, I do love them. But they are just too sweet (even if well balanced) to have regularly. Didn't realize it until I had a few too many.

DavidG

Cotes du Rhones make great daily drinkers though some have gone a little over-ripe.

DavidG

I like German Riesling more than those who have posted above, but do agree that I should have bought more Kabinetts and less Auslesen and Spatlasen.

And Danny, 1996 SWC for $99?!?!?! OMG, what a deal!

DavidG

Interesting read. I have two issues with this analysis: It's too focused on investment value. I like a good deal, but I buy (bought) Bordeaux for future enjoyment, not future value. But to be fair, he does discuss the vintage's drinking characteristics. While exchange rates may allow the buyer to ac...

DavidG

Alex, that dessert sounds delicious.

DavidG

Very interesting report Alex. Is your use of "exotic" to describe the Nyetimber sparkler based on its taste or rarity? Pairing Sauternes with a chestnut dessert sounds really intriguing. I'm imagining the interplay between the chestnut's rich sweetness and the wine's acidity. How did that ...

DavidG

Fun game. Two come to mind: California Cabernet does not turn into Bordeaux with age. Took about 15 years to figure this out. I liked them fine young, but they weren't Bordeaux. I bought way more than necessary considering I didn't need to age them much. "You'll live as long as you have bottles...

DavidG

A great read, thanks for sharing. I have to agree, the world-wide BWE connections are truly amazing. Well done by the Great North Chapter of BWE!

Jim, if you think US immigration and border control is nasty now, don't plan any trips south of the border after January.

DavidG

Well done for the Great North Chapter of BWE!! Sounds like an epic evening. Danny, great narrative, glad you made it home safely. Nic, I envy the youthful suppleness that allows you to sleep comfortably in a bathtub, but not the circumstances requiring you to do so. Jim, if an impromptu visit to Qué...

DavidG

Arv, the Senate is where states get equal representation regardless of population, giving less populous states disproportional power as a protection against being steamrollered by heavily populated areas with inherently different needs and priorities. The EC also helps the less populous states wield...

DavidG

I am willing to accept the outcome based on the electoral college, IF there was no fraud. Even so, the popular vote DOES have meaning. It means Trump has the support of less than half of the Americans who bothered to vote. He has no mandate and deserves no special treatment as if he is some genius m...

DavidG

Nice summary Ian. I too never regretted my buys, and only lamented the missed opportunities. Of course those are pathognomonic symptoms of WBD. But even now that I am beginning to confront my disease, like you I have no regrets about having plenty of great Bordeaux from 1990-2000, and even more rece...

DavidG

Yes Chris, I've long felt that the louder Trump complained about the other side doing something wrong, the more likely that the Trump team was doing it.

DavidG

Our Turkey-day warmup was a 1998 Clinet. Beautiful wine, showing some beginning tertiary complexity and plenty of fruit, but surprisingly tannic on the back end for an 18-year-old. Excellent now and with even better days ahead.

DavidG

I thought that the 1900 Margaux was liberated from the secret cellar of another François as part of a Black Op carried out in the vicinity of Paris last spring. James Comey has the emails that prove it, but uncharacteristically for him, he's not talking.

DavidG

There is certainly evidence of Russian attempts to hack the final vote tallies. Though I've not heard that there is evidence that it was successful. And there Is also evidence of miscounting invalid ballots for Trump in a few counties. The question at this point is whether Clinton and the Ds will le...

DavidG

Nic, that is a wise child-rearing approach on many levels beyond wine. The hard part comes when it is time to accept that their passion has taken them in a different direction than you would have chosen for them. You are on the right path. Stay true.

DavidG

Ed, something to keep in mind but not obsess over. If this is the worst thing that happens to me in the coming year, I truly have much to be thankful for this season.

DavidG

Jim, I need to lose weight. And an extra glass of wine at night, while not that many more calories in and of itself, inevitably leads to another round of refrigerator/pantry grazing late at night. So my consumption has decreased.

DavidG

Alex, my daughter likes wine but wouldn't bother to store it or care that much. There's a case of 1989 Lynch Bages and a mixed case of other 1989 birth year goodies for her. Jacques, glad to hear it can be done. Like you, I have no interest in off-site storage. Arv, no doubt moving a large collectio...

DavidG

I am with you Ed, and when i was 52 I was pretty close to where you are now. But at 60, Peggy and I are drinking less. And I failed to adjust my purchases accordingly. Though I will say I now have the right stuff in the cellar in terms of matching my region, style and aging preferences. I just have ...

DavidG

I tried to find a way to embed a YouTube clip of that song when I wrote the post, Bill, but couldn't figure out how to do it.

DavidG

Sounds like you shouldn't move, David. Selling wine is nearly as big a pain as moving it. Finding the right place to move to may take long enough to seriously deplete the cellar. I've sent fair quantities off to auction twice in the past. Excess Napa Cabs and CduPs that I fell out of love with or k...

DavidG

tim wrote:Are you dropping your Screaming Eagle mailing list???

Yes. And Sine Qua Non.

DavidG

No, this is not about politics. Or my health. In preparation for retirement, and considering a future budget and the prospect of moving the cellar as part of downsizing in the next year or two, I finally screwed up the courage to review my CellarTracker stats. This should have been obvious just from...

DavidG

Second grade in Mrs. Grissom's class at Louis Pasteur elementary school in Detroit. There was an announcement over the school PA. Mrs. Grissom had tears in her eyes as she sent us home. Walked home kind of in shock. "Sense of trauma" and "empty feeling" are great descriptors for ...

DavidG

Trump is a sociopathic con-man. For his latest trick today, he called in a gaggle of top TV media moguls and on-air personalities and subjected them to a profanity-laden rant about how they are to cover him. The NY Times is on his agenda for tomorrow. If you were afraid of what HRC was going to do t...

DavidG

What Tom said.

DavidG

Sorry to hear that Bill, but I'm glad you're back home and hope you are feeling well.

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