Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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Beer goes with sushi. I like sake somewhat too, but it's beer that does it for me. I guess if you don't like sushi you don't like caviar also. There's also so much excellent "cooked" sushi, various maki, handrolls, fried softshell crabs inside of them, smoked eel, salmon skin rolls, etc. ...

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Same wine, Alch? I wonder how many people all around the world enjoyed a 1996 Lynch-Moussas last night. Anyway the wine remains fresh and vibrant. I think the tannin is pretty well in the green light phase. The wine has powerful acidity; this is not to say it's in anyway tart or unenjoyable. On the...

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Every once in a while my wife and I have dinner with this other couple and it always seems that we end up with a whole lot of wine on the table. And this dinner party was no different! The focus was on Italian reds, but we started with some sparkling wine and a white with the early courses. 1996 Al...

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My friend Paul pointed this out to me a few days ago. He feels that the Bordeaux bubble is about to burst. In my interpretation, maybe the WS is trying to send a little message to Bordeaux. The Bordelais can't be too thrilled about being left of the list completely. It's really a pretty big swipe. ...

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No, I'm not a billionaire and not likely to become one, but just once I wanted to pretend to drink like one. The all-white theme was selected by my guests as a match for the sublime food at Nobu. We also had some sake which I was surprised I liked, but that is available to the masses. I mostly have...

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Odd. I'd have taken a glass to enjoy. Maybe just sniff until the meal is ready. Aah, love sniffing a great aromatic wine.

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Heck Jim, I remember railing about wine prices years ago and the fact that the rich will only make them go higher. Oil...heh, like my analogy that if bread cost 50$/loaf and enough bought at that price then that would be the price. Glad I went another way to try wine and buy what I liked. I like to ...

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A friend has just returned to Japan from Belgium, having spent time in Bordeaux beforehand, so we went for dinner and are now at home with some good bottles... Here are the notes... 1974 Chateau Croizet-Bages, Pauillac earth, wet soil, cedar, tobacco, stewed cranberry, still quite spritely, but ver...

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DavidG wrote:Jets, feh.

Ravens.

Let's hope the Packers send those cheatin' Patriots...

... packing.

HOORAH!

Almost David, almost.

Just got a feeling someone will during the play offs.

GO RAVENS!

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Keeping the few Right Bankers from 1998 as Retirement Wines. Best might be La Fleur Petrus. Not sure, others may top it when I pop them.

Might start opening my Oporto at 55th birthday. Next year. Helluva present.

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JimHow wrote:Ravens are the one team that worries me in the AFC.

The Jets are cheaters.

Love to see a Ravens/Eagles Super Bowl, with the Ravens beating the $#!7 outta the Eagles. Doubt it will happen but still...

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I've had some very good Cantemerle, don't think I've ever had a Dufort.

Cantemerle can be consistently good, rarely great, if ever. And it usually is very affordable.

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2005 Joseph Drouhin Volnay - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay (12/9/2010) I was prepared to not like this wine, based on the all-over-the-place reviews I read on cellartracker. After the first two sips, I was concerned it was going to be a thin supermarket-styled villages effort. But it jus...

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Heck, not to worry Jim, the Patriots are likely to be in the Super Bowl the way they are playing. And I hate them. GO RAVENS! I'm from Maryland. From ESPN.com: 2010 strength of schedule April, 13, 2010 Apr 134:42PM ETEmail Print Comments158 By ESPN.com staffWith the upcoming release of the 2010 NFL ...

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When Margaux is right, it is my favorite Bordeaux. Doesn't matter the estate.

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Speaking of La Fleur Petrus, I have 3 bottles of the 1999 I believe. This still in the waiting stage or what? Methinks I bought them off a Parker 94 or higher rating when they were released. Back when. Just went to the basement to retrieve a quilt, check the La Fleur Petrus, actually 4 bottles of 1...

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I have some of these. I was keeping them for retirement also.

Congratulations on a productive life!

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Admit. Never read the article. But... Is there still a controversy between European wines and New World wines? That's as silly as comparing Burgundy with St. Estephe. Napanoma is Napanoma. Australia is...weird. East Coast wines most of you never taste, but many are delicious. Rioja is fine, so is th...

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Damn! Tom Brady and his ogres kicked the Shirt off Sanchez and his Jets. They'll most likely be in the Super Bowl. BTW, I found some SPAM or something tops that were the NFL back in the 1960's. No AFL teams, just NFL originals. Odd you could go for 9 and 1 and be the top team. I have no problem with...

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Hmm, I don't think there are any absolutes here. Some wines are better with food, some are better for sipping on their own, some are better with broader ranges of foods, others with fairly specific foods and spices. Not too many perform equally well in all venues, though to generalize I would say C...

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Chantaunef, always great.

Drank most of mine. Couldn't help it. Just great wine.

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Yeah, had some bad days and popped some great Bordeaux, sniffed and enjoyed and got lost. Helped me they did. Trouble is, this was many of my Bordeaux, Burgundy too. Half-way sane again, damn, missing most of my cellar.

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JimHow wrote:Trust me, it is amazing, I've had it several times, I've always rated it 95+.

Good to know, I'd bought them as 'retirement' wines, along with the Mouton and Margaux and Haut-Brion. BTW, had 4 of the Palmer 1999, bottle I tried was awesome, in case you have any.

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JimHow wrote:'98 La Fleur Petrus is a stunner.

Hoping that was a consensus. Weren't exactly inexpensive!

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Speaking of La Fleur Petrus, I have 3 bottles of the 1999 I believe. This still in the waiting stage or what? Methinks I bought them off a Parker 94 or higher rating when they were released. Back when. Just went to the basement to retrieve a quilt, check the La Fleur Petrus, actually 4 bottles of 1...

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>Some of the best wines are better with food, and most of the wines I like are better with food than by themselves. Most wines I don't like as well with cheese, especially strong cheese. There are some exceptions, of course, but I am not a great fan of red Bdx with any strong cheese. Stefan, please...

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Obviously this is going to improve significantly with age, but at the current price ($35-40 a bottle) the question is how well. At that price I could get two bottles of Cantemerle in an average year. OMG! 2005 Cantemerle is going for that price! Heck, I bought them regularly at the local county sho...

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I love the dessert wines from the Loire Valley, like Coteaux du Layon. Baumard offers a couple that are outstanding; wonderful when they're young and they usually become more honeyed and nuanced with age. With desserts or on their own (i.e., in lieu of dessert), these wines can be so great that it ...

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The Jets, led by Mark Sanchez and Ladanian "L.T." <rolls eyes> Tomlinson, are a "feminine" wine. The Patriots, led by Tom Brady, are a "masculine", or, at the very least, a "metro-sexual" wine. Jim, Jim, Jim. Is the Winter already getting into your brain? &qu...

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Speaking of La Fleur Petrus, I have 3 bottles of the 1999 I believe. This still in the waiting stage or what?

Methinks I bought them off a Parker 94 or higher rating when they were released. Back when.

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stefan,

Just think of your favorites.

Yes, best wines, but just having a meal.

Leave it to you.

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Really good Bordeaux or Burgundy or Cote Rotie, or Brunello or whatever... They are all just beautiful just drinking. With food, many and i mean MANY wines are just fine. Finest wines are best by themselves or with some cheese and olives or such. With food, a much more variety of wines is Just Fine ...

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Just describe wines you like.

Doesn't matter what the points are.

You like it. That is enough.

Me, just about any Kysela et Peres Import is good enough.

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No brainer. Sell what you want, Keep your favorites.

I have no such luxury.

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Ah well if Decanter says it is so, then it MUST be true.... <rolls eyes> Well, in all honesty Jim, if one can equate a palate to anothers then that can be a general guide. Trouble is, I can't. I mean, I love good fruity wines and I love great complex wines and I love earthy wines and I love... It's...

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Ah, never liked buying anything from a web site. Just me. I pay money I want it NOW. Hand it over. Just me. No doubt this will be eliminated in some future. I rue that day. Me, a systems administrator, hates such. But then I *KNOW* how it can be manipulated. And damn, even more, have come to underst...

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Indeed, Bacchus, it is a matter of style preference. The 2002 Poyferre is not a Parkerized, internationalized, fruit bomb. It is an austere, classic, Oxford/Cambridge-styled claret... the way they USED to make 'em, before He Who Shall Remain Nameless started brainwashing people into believing what ...

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I sucked down the last of my 1996 Lafon-Rochet this past summer. I'd bought two cases of this at ... was it $300/case? They were pretty much enjoyable to great since purchase. Lovely wine with a grilled steak topped with melted Blue Cheese. Wouldn't have mattered if I'd bought 3 cases, I'd have cons...

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I just finished up my 1996 Leovile Poyferre. Really enjoyed them. Glad they continue the tradition of good wines.

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Interesting, d'Arsac used to be one of my hidden pleasures, often obtainable for $12. Last I had were some 2001's methinks. Always did like it, nice Margaux character, but didn't seem built for the long haul. These things are approaching $30? Man have I been gone awhile!

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