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- Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:39 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Best plots of land for winemaking
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1806
Re: Best plots of land for winemaking
Welcome to BWE drcheung! The answer is terroir: microclimate, soil, exposure to sun, etc. Debates over influence of terroir vs. intervention by the winemaker have existed for decades. Right bank properties are notably missing from his list. What Bordeaux have you tried and liked? Any of those mentio...
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 7:33 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE 2023 DC Convention 12/1-12/2
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3539
Re: BWE 2023 DC Convention 12/1-12/2
I could bring a 98 RB. There’s a possibility I could suffer temporary dyslexia and bring an 89.
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 2:08 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: What Should I Serve?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2517
Re: What Should I Serve?
Assuming your friend likes aged Bordeaux and won’t have this reaction:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7sELqobCIXU
1970 Conseillante would be my first choice.
1983 Comtesse would be my second choice.
Of course, no great wines, only great bottles at this stage.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7sELqobCIXU
1970 Conseillante would be my first choice.
1983 Comtesse would be my second choice.
Of course, no great wines, only great bottles at this stage.
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:51 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE 2023 DC Convention 12/1-12/2
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3539
Re: BWE 2023 DC Convention 12/1-12/2
I don’t have any 83s or 85s left either, but can bring something from that decade.
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 1:32 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Red Bordeaux : what are your 3 favorite vintages
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3332
Re: Red Bordeaux : what are your 3 favorite vintages
+1
Subject to revision as younger vintages come online.
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 1:31 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE 2023 DC Convention 12/1-12/2
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3539
Re: BWE 2023 DC Convention 12/1-12/2
Peggy and I are in!
- Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2010 Cantemerle
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2062
Re: 2010 Cantemerle
Sounds nice. Cantemerle has been a regular go-to but I missed 2010.
- Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:52 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2009 Gloria
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1609
Re: TN: 2009 Gloria
They can’t all be winners.
- Mon Oct 09, 2023 12:37 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Recent BWE get-together in Bordeaux
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3405
Re: Recent BWE get-together in Bordeaux
Wonderful report Alex, I really enjoyed hearing about the group getting together in Bordeaux.
- Mon Oct 09, 2023 12:20 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Two St Juliens
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1932
Re: Two St Juliens
Very nice stefan.
- Mon Oct 09, 2023 12:17 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Pasta straw
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1067
Re: Pasta straw
Interesting first post. I guess it depends on what you’re drinking. I wouldn’t sip hot coffee through one. Or a fine Northern Medoc. https://pasta.life/pages/faq
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 11:59 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Dueling First Growth Fun
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2382
Re: Dueling First Growth Fun
Great lineup, and excellent notes Marcs.
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 11:31 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Your favorite 4ième Cru Classé
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6085
Re: Your favorite 4ième Cru Classé
Tough call between Beychevelle and Talbot. Went with Talbot on the strength of those great Cordier wines. For some reason Branaire has been hit or miss for me.
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 9:08 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Ch Cantemerle 2016
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2229
Re: Ch Cantemerle 2016
Thanks for the note. I have yet to crack a 2016 of this. Sounds like a winner.
- Sat Sep 23, 2023 1:46 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Back to wine: 2000 Pontet Canet
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2130
Re: Back to wine: 2000 Pontet Canet
Nice report, Jon, I wish I had your patience. I drank my last of 4 about 6 months ago. It performed just as yours did, taking an hour to open and showing plenty of exuberant fruit with some early complexity.
- Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:40 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: A historic royal BWE visit to the Great State of Maine
- Replies: 67
- Views: 182154
- Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:39 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Over the Top Lunch 2023
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7032
Re: Over the Top Lunch 2023
Yup, a trove of real gems there, and wonderful notes to accompany them. You certainly know how to do OTT!
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 3:23 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Magdelaine 2005
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5788
Re: Magdelaine 2005
Sounds wonderful Mark!
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: COVID and wine - not a great combination
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16630
Re: COVID and wine - not a great combination
Not a fun thread folks. COVID has upped its game. I recommend using a product called Nozin https://www.nozin.com/ and masking of course. I bought a pack of disposable N95s. So far we have avoided COVID. Nozin can reduce bacteria present in the nose and subsequent postoperative wound infections. As ...
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:36 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: My First DRC and Other Fun Labor Day Wines
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7572
Re: My First DRC and Other Fun Labor Day Wines
Quite the collection of great bottles Joel! Enjoyed your notes, felt like I was there.
- Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:44 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 9681 days past
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8213
Re: 9681 days past
Happy Anniversary!
- Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:39 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2014 Cos d'Estournel has been uncorked and other ramblings....
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9949
Re: The 2014 Cos d'Estournel has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Congratulations Bill, wishing you many happy years of retirement!
- Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2014 Cos d'Estournel has been uncorked and other ramblings....
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9949
Re: The 2014 Cos d'Estournel has been uncorked and other ramblings....
Happy belated birthday Jim, and welcome to Medicare! Funny, I do the opposite and let myself go before my annual blood work and doctor visit. I figure if I'm not in trouble after a couple of months of my worst behavior, I should be OK for another year. Love the stories about your adventures in polit...
- Wed Aug 30, 2023 2:54 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2006 Trotanoy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4285
Re: TN: 2006 Trotanoy
Thanks Mark. Will leave them alone.Musigny 151 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:23 pm The 2005 is a decade away. Even more backward than VCC which I paired it against.
Can’t help with 2014 I am afraid.
- Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:32 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Dinner with JeanFred, he opened one of my fav Bordeaux
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3587
Re: China
Here’s a more optimistic take, one which I find less convincing than Bret Stephens’. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/business/economy/us-economy-china.html?searchResultPosition=9 I think you’re right about the Chinese economy being a house of cards, and that its collapse will have significant rep...
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:12 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN: 2006 Trotanoy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4285
Re: TN: 2006 Trotanoy
Anyone tried the 2005 or 2014 Trot? I have a few of each. Wondering if the ‘05 is getting close to ready.
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:02 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Super seconds?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 26325
Re: Super seconds?
Me too. Due to their “12 ship free” promotions combined with decent pricing and a good selection.JCNorthway wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:01 pm I've purchased more wine from them than anywhere else, by far, the past 2 or 3 years.
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:00 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Super seconds?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 26325
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:58 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5512
- Views: 729786
Re: President Trump
I hear you Jim. But I’m not giving passes for failure to successfully pull off the heist.
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:46 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5512
- Views: 729786
Re: President Trump
I'm not swayed by the whataboutism, Jim. And I don't care if this makes him look stronger to his loony followers. Trump tried to kill democracy. A much bigger deal than someone being killed in a drunk driving accident, as tragic as it was, or lying about oral sex in the West Wing. And directly relat...
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:00 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Super seconds?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 26325
Re: Super seconds?
I haven't checked recent pricing, but these are the 2014s that I'd be looking for:
Calon Segur
Conseillante
Giscous
TWTSNBN
Leoville Barton
Montrose
Rauzan Segla
Sociando Mallet
Vieux Chateau Certan
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:37 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Super seconds?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 26325
Super seconds?
<r>The BD might want a word with Saratoga Wine regarding qualifications for "super second," though I doubt he'd disagree with the vintage selection:<br/> <br/> <ATTACHMENT filename="cb6e1d46-8b40-4e72-b117-dc06e7bc6366.png" index="0"><s>[attachment=0]</s>cb6e1d46-8b40-4e72-b117-dc06e7bc6366.png<e>[/...
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 11:24 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5512
- Views: 729786
Re: President Trump
What Tim said, every word.
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:32 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Deals Thread
- Replies: 726
- Views: 171121
Re: Deals Thread
Flickinger’s progressive sale is in its final day. Leoville Barton 2014 at $75 isn’t bad.
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:29 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4907
- Views: 1591037
Re: So what have you bought lately?
I've been buying Tbills and rolling them over for a chunk of our fixed income assets. Literally and arguably financially less liquid than the wine in the cellar.
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 6:34 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: COVID and wine - not a great combination
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16630
Re: COVID and wine - not a great combination
So sorry to hear Danny. Peggy had that the first time around. I was bringing her meals upstairs for almost 9 months, and the brain fog took almost a year before it completely cleared. That was in February 2020, so no Paxlovid back then. I hope yours clears faster.
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 6:31 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4907
- Views: 1591037
Re: So what have you bought lately?
Every time I see jckba's posts in this thread I think "that's enough to stock a small retail establishment or a decent-sized restaurant." And I feel so much less guilt about my own purchases. Keep it up JC!
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 5:35 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Introducing the new Comte Flaneur Scoring System (CFSS)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5316
Re: Introducing the new Comte Flaneur Scoring System (CFSS)
My favorite TIC rating system was Stuart Yaniger's "Three Stooges Wine Rating System." I gave it three Curlys with a woo-woo-woo. Sadly, it no longer appears to be available on the web.
- Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:05 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4907
- Views: 1591037