Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Blanquito

Bumping this, any old or new BWE thoughts on the 2014 Canon?

I see it on discount for $64, probably worth trying a few bottles.

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I’ll bring the 1998 Domaine de Vallouit Côte-Rôtie Les Roziers.

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Do we want to set a subtheme of two for red Bordeaux this night? We discussed 83 and 90 at various points.

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stefan wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:03 pm For drinking next week at T & J's in Berkeley (because I could only carry 11 bottles with me)

1996 Leoville Barton
1988 Gruaud-Larose
1986 Ducru-Beaucaillou

Nice! Is the 86 Ducru a reconditioned bottle or are the 86s mostly pre-taint?

Blanquito

Good point: the 30% doesn’t last forever, maybe just your first month. But even at 18%, these are seriously tempting prices.

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I finally took the wine.com plunge, and with coupons and 30% rewards through Capital One shopping, I grabbed the following: 4 x 2019 Ferriere 4 x 2020 Ridge Geyserville 2 x 2019 Giscours All for around $28 each (plus tax and there $59/year flat shipping deal) once everything was stacked. I've doubl...

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Interesting and bleak take: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/2024-trump-is-even-scarier-than-2020-trump It sure looks like Biden v Trump II, Bingo on the Potomac , where 80 is the new 40. So, if we buy the rematch narrative, who wins? House money has to be on Biden, right?

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Thanks, Ian. Four courses sounds good to me, and I’ll defer to you on whether a la carte or family style makes more sense for a large-ish wine dinner.

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JimHow wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:25 pm Why the stupid American public opposes Medicare for all I will never comprehend.

Slippery slope here, but the quickest answer is Fox “News”.

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So, we buying that hype on the ‘19s? We will do our own in bottle tasting at BWE London and see what’s what!

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JimHow wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 12:58 am Was it the 2019s you bought RP?
Well done. Very well done indeed!

Yes, which one? Someone says another 82/90 and I’m like one of Pavlov’s dogs. Of course, on BWE, the safest solution is to buy bought vintages!

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Ok, I’ll definitely bring a 19 Branaire and if I have room (starting to get full), a 19 d’Issan… So it is ordered, so it shall be done.

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For 2019s, I can bring a Branaire, DDC, d’Issan, Giscours, or Ferriere.

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I have an 86 Lynch as well acquired recently via auction, from the same lot as what I brought to dinner recently with Ed and Lisa in SF, but based on the showing of the first bottle, this lot probably wasn’t stored perfectly. That said, happy to bring it.

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I can bring an 83 Lynch.

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Apparently the 2020s are even better than the 2019s. More classical…and…lower in alcohol. I’ve no ‘19 experience to compare to, but I thought most of the 2020s at the UGC were terrific, including the brilliant ‘20 Lynch Bages. I did attend the UGC featuring the 2016s and in comparison the 2020s sho...

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I think a blind flight of high end 2019s in London is a great idea.

I can bring a couple.

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Just bought some more ‘19 Branaire Ducru. Priced to move.

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JimHow wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 12:34 am I wonder why the price has gone up so much....

How much is your kickback % again?

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Hot damn!

I thought at first this must be an old thread revived.

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I finally took the wine.com plunge, and with coupons and 30% rewards through Capital One shopping, I grabbed the following:

4 x 2019 Ferriere
4 x 2020 Ridge Geyserville
2 x 2019 Giscours

All for around $28 each (plus tax and there $59/year flat shipping deal) once everything was stacked.

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Agent How to Agent Blanquito. Reporting from Granite State Base. Stash has been secured. Repeat, stash has been secured. Proceeding in Red Lion 2 to Louis Town. Over. Operation Krug-a-heist is a success! Once the details are declassified (you can get a sneak-peak now though as a paying member at Ma...

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I enjoy many bubblies, but Krug is my favorite house.

In the peerlessly generous spirit in which BWE was founded and has been sustained ever since, I’ll definitely share this BD-facilitated score at future conventions.

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Nicklasss wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:05 pm I'll be in Thursday morning.

Me too. We could start the day right with a Stefan-esque wine lunch and drink some proper claret before slumming it with all that acid-juice/Italian plonk Thursday night.

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I think the word spreading about the krug sale! A buddy just had his online order cancelled!

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In Canada, you only go bankrupt once. In America, we can do it again and again, and then run for president.

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Given there’s no sales tax buying it in NH, it’s like finding Krug on the shelf in Colorado for $122!

*I love how excited we are on the “deal” we’re getting for a single bottle of wine that costs over $100!

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Mailed.

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Terrific, thanks. I'll drop you a check in the mail today...

I am not in NYC again until the early summer probably, but we can easily figure a drop with my brother, shoot me a text or email when you plan to be in the Big Apple and I'll arrange a dead-drop!

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JimHow wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:08 pm Just got the order confirmation, I'll pick them up tomorrow Patrick, we've got some bad weather today.

You da BD! 6 for me (I'll take whatever you don't want, as few or as many as that ends up)? Check or Zelle?

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JimHow wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 3:47 pm Just ordered 12 bottles Patrick, I'll let you know when I get confirmation of the order.

Giddy!

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Sigh... Oh man, there are 119 bottles of Krug in the system, tax free, at $133 each. Is the 170 the latest/current release of the NV Grande Cuvee? I love Krug and the cheapest I can get it in Colorado is over $200 a bottle. Seriously, if you have any capacity to mule some vino, I would take at leas...

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Gerry M. wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:39 pm Jim, not sure which store you were at but I just picked up 4 Krug 170ed for $133ea on the sale.

Buy ALL of the Krug! Seriously. Jim can bring it to a convention and sell off to us like hotcakes. We at BWE will thank you again and again.

Blanquito

I loved PLL’s 1996 “Pauillac” back in the day. Priced perfectly for a grad student budget.

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jckba wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 2:10 am The white and gold label has got me thinking a PLL 3rd label and not the Latour but congrats on the new blue demon!

Exactly.

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Yeah, only ONE night of bordeaux planned, what the fudge!?

I’d vote for at least 2 nights featuring Bordeaux, but I’ll not be there for the Wednesday festivities, which sounds like Bordeaux.

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Only t-minus 3 weeks until game time!

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Still waiting for my Rauzan Segla from Zachy's, but otherwise my futures are in. Did you have a chance to try the 2019 Lynch, Blanquito? Not yet, but I thought the 2020 Lynch was a top 3 or 4 wine at the UGC. I think the only ‘19s I’ve tried were at our visit with Lilian Barton when we tried the ‘1...

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My 2019s are all in my meaty paws (futures originally ordered from K&L at those deep discounts).

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I put it in the wine cellar.

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