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I think the Farr’s guy has quite a sweet tooth because he always has Poyferre as his pick of St-J’s.

Has he seriously tasted the 2014 Ducru and Leoville Barton?

My faith in 2014 is not all shaken.

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My analogy would be ‘dangling the teabag’ rather than ‘wringing the tea towel’

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You should also try the 2016 ‘gune, it is pretty good too

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The only thing I am confident on is that these recent infusion (rather than extraction) vintages like 2016, 19 and 20 will easily surpass the vintages that we obsess on here, vintages like 1982, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1996 etc, lovely as they are - but also the maximum Parker extracted vintages like 2005...

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Welcome to BWE esl!

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I will be celebrating it this year and am planning on opening Tarlant Cuvee Louis Champagne (2000 base)

And then Jasmin Cote Rotie 1990, one of my desert island wines.

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Alex asked: “Who counts the most these days in the English-speaking world?”

There may never be anyone to have the influence that Parker enjoyed in his hey day.

But the answer to your question Alex may be William Kelley, and from what I gather he is still a young man.

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I think we would have ended up in the same place had he not been around, but on a different path. Without him we would not have gotten so many extracted right bankers David has endured, and his influence spilled over into other areas like southern Rhone and Australia. I think it would be fair to say...

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To answer that question Jim you would have to ponder the counterfactual as to where would we be without him? I think a clue lies in what has happened in Burgundy since he came to prominence and where he was banned early on in the piece. Burgundy is thriving like never before and has never been makin...

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2005 Angelus, RMP note Truly great stuff, this wine performed at a three-digit level both in the horizontal tasting of 2005s in Baltimore, as well as in Montreal at this mini-vertical. This sensational, opaque, bluish/purple wine offers up notes of vanillin, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry...

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2005 Angelus, RMP note Truly great stuff, this wine performed at a three-digit level both in the horizontal tasting of 2005s in Baltimore, as well as in Montreal at this mini-vertical. This sensational, opaque, bluish/purple wine offers up notes of vanillin, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry ...

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2 x 6 Gazin 2016

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You could even argue that Leoville Barton 2005 is (heavily?) over-extracted, or if not, a bit hot, bothered and unbalanced; - and not as nice as other lesser vintages like 2004 - that at least is based on my limited experience With respect to the 2005 vintage we should recognise it was a hot vintage...

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Totally fair. The ‘16 is quite good and the ‘19 better. Hope this trend holds. I have not tried the ‘20. Don’t get me wrong…. big fan…just would have liked to have seen a more risk/reward attitude toward the better past vintages where I have more experience. The 2019 St-Pierre and Gloria are suppos...

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Nicklasss wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:02 am 2005 Duhart Milon. WoW!

And for Comte, I guess Latour will be ready after Keith Richards death, so in 50 more years.

Yes Nic I think the 2005 Latour will at least live as long as Keith Richards

This is the earliest known picture of Keith Richards

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2005 Duhart should be right up your strasse Jim

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I am still a 2005 optimist and I put my money where my mouth is. My portfolio is very left bank biased, though: 12 x Pichon Baron - best of the super seconds in 2005? And actually another favourite 12 x Gruaud - from three separate purchases 12 x Belair - apparently this has been drinking well for q...

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Nice. I think all of my 2005s are gone. Sounds like they are balanced at the 19 year mark, I was concerned about the acidity, or lack thereof, of several wines I had like Brane Cantenac and Grand Mayne. Is 2005 a left bank vintage, right bank vintage, or both? I have barely started on my mine, Jim....

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I had a 1978 Giscours a few months ago. It was superb, nearly as good as the 1976 La Lagune we had this evening, but close to the end of its drinking window.

Thanks for your notes on the 2005s Izak…a helpful update and snapshot.

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2 x 1975 Magdelaine

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Howard have you given any consideration to buying any 2001s and 2002s? They are classical vintages. Duhart O1 for example is sublime old school claret, likewise something like Ducru 02 or DDC 02 - wines which give enormous pleasure and should be up your strasse.

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Izak, you could have prefaced your post by saying, “Stuart, with all due respect”

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I got seduced into buying two bottles of 2018 Bruno Giacosa Barolo by this note from Susan Hulme MW - no I have never heard of her either - but I happen to think that the 2018 Barolo (and Barbaresco) vintage is very under-rated: Susan Hulme MW writes, “The 2018 Bruno Giacosa Barolo is very rich and ...

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If I had to back one of these horses, it would be 2020 not 2019 - you heard it here first - just like for 2016 Bdx: the 2015 vs 2016 vintages - the latter vintage will reign supreme and eventually overtake the 2016 mantle as the best ever Bdx vintage - you heard it it here first - the 2020s will tur...

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Just for fun here are my favourite FGs or FG equivalents from each vintage starting in 2010, with the caveat I have not tasted nearly as many as Stu and have lots of gaps 2010: Margaux - not sure how this can be bettered but not tried Latour - run up Mouton 2009: Mouton, runner up Lafite, but again ...

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Thanks for the excellent notes Stuart, you don’t seem to have much luck with Lafite. When we did a much more modest Lafite vertical in 2018 we got lucky - every wine was on top form and the distinctive theme was the poise and sophistication of theses wines’ mid-palates, which is why for me it is fir...

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That is a great line up. 1980 was a very under-rated vintage in burgundy especially for reds.

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Thanks JC that’s helpful

Another 2009 that seems to be drinking well is Leoville Barton an epic wine in the making

The 2009 vintage is shaping up as the modern day 1982

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That was too good a price not to bite stefan. And it was from Berry Brothers too, wine merchants for HRH and the Royal Family. Jim I was thinking about moving some 2009s up the drinking queue. I was looking through my storage inventory tonight and saw I have a case of Clerc Milon 2009, which piqued ...

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6 x Lynch Bages 2009 for £700 in bond

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2017 Domaine Julien Gerard & Fils, Nuits-Saint-Georges x 2 2015 Camille Giroud, Marsannay, Longeroies Rouge 6x75cl 1 £120 2021 Thomas Morey, Bourgogne, Blanc 6x75cl 1 £100 2016 Domaine Henri Magnien, Bourgogne, Pinot Noir Moutier 1x75cl 1 £13 2021 Triennes, Rose, Var IGP 1x75cl 2 £14 2018 Foglia...

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Nice CV! But not surprised…

I have the 04 and 06 and they are both superb, both drink now in their feisty youth or hold

At the risk of thread drift the 2009 also performed very well recently in auguste company…

https://www.farrvintners.com/blog/post.php?post=1980

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Are the prices coming down/fair Jim? You mentioned that they are not ‘giving away’ the 2021s, implicitly an impediment to buying them. I didn’t buy any 2021s and have only a few 2017s, picked up when discounted. I have been waiting quite patiently for the price of 2017s to fall and I also picked up ...

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Thanks for the notes Alex. I am a fan of 2000 Beychevelle but my case has been a bit up and down. At its best it is revelatory. Interesting to read you effusive praise of the 17 Langoa. I was so impressed by its 17 Leoville sibling that I immediately purchased a case. That was just over a year ago. ...

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Congratulations Nic on reaching this milestone - I hope you celebrate in style

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Hi Mark, Thanks for your notes and best wishes for the New Year. I am also grateful to you for letting me know that there is a Château Lagrange in Saint-Emilion! All the best, Alex Alex Err I think I’d had too much to drink when I posted that note. From memory I think I posted it at about 3am. Actu...

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Drank one of my new 2019 Montrose that I bought yesterday, it was very disjointed, it has officially gone into hibernation stage. Hold off drinking it for at least five years. I thought it was a bit like that when we tried it in March here in London. I don’t think any of the 2019s showed particular...

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The ‘cash is trash’ mantra applied when the Fed held rates at near zero. But now it looks like the Fed will start cutting rates in March. Trump said he will fire Fed Chair Powell on day one if he wins, so Biden and the White House seem to be colluding with the Fed to juice the economy this year to t...

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These are the 94 point wines, wines 99 to 70

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Lafite and Mouton are quite possibly the best two wines of the vintage - I have both but not the same quantity of Mouton!

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