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- Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:23 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
Yeah, I’ve had money in various short term (<1 year) Tbills for about a year now and for the next year going forward. Some would probably say I’m too young for low risk investments, but this is easy money.
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:29 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2005 Duhart Milon
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Re: 2005 Duhart Milon
This is great to hear. The 2005 Duhart was $44 in 750ml and $22.50 in 375ml on release, and I bought a case of 750s and eight 375s. During the Lafitte craze circa 2008/2009, I sold the entire case of the 750s (for $150 each), but I kept all of my half bottles. I wasn't really planning to tuck into m...
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 12:09 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
Stefan, there’s a new kid in town.
JC, my new(est) wine buying hero.
JC, my new(est) wine buying hero.
Re: R'n'R
-Most overrated wines in Bordeaux (post-2000): Cos, LLC, Leoville Poyferre, Pape Clement, Petrus -Most underrated wines in Bordeaux (post-2000): d’Issan, Branaire, du Tertre, Lanessan, Ferriere, Gloria *I would put Lagune here except I remain unconvinced with the wines 2005-present, more or less the...
- Sat Aug 19, 2023 8:55 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2005 Vintage -- how good is it really?
- Replies: 107
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Re: The 2005 Vintage -- how good is it really?
Except for 4 bottles of the surprisingly credible Lanessan (which is ready but holding nicely), I have a grand total of 4 bottles of 2003 left, kept purely out of curiosity: Duhart, Pichon Lalande, Sociando, and Langoa Barton.
- Sat Aug 19, 2023 6:18 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2005 Vintage -- how good is it really?
- Replies: 107
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Re: The 2005 Vintage -- how good is it really?
D'Armailhac is slower to develop than usual, but is pretty close to being there. I will continue to store the few I have left in my warmer storage (64F in the summer). That’s great, as I have a sizable stash of these. I remember trying a bottle in September 2015 when these were still plentiful and ...
- Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:23 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2005 Vintage -- how good is it really?
- Replies: 107
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Re: The 2005 Vintage -- how good is it really?
The 05s have arrived? Tres bien. Which of these best to try now?: d’Armailhac Batailley Beychevelle Boyd Cantenac Brane Cantenac Calon Segur Cantemerle Carmes Haut Brion Chauvin Clos Rene d'Issan Duhart Milon Figeac Gaffeliere Giscours Grand Puy Lacoste Haut Batailley Lagrange Lagune Magdelaine Mont...
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:15 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2009 Sociando Mallet Cuvee Jean Gautreaux
- Replies: 4
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Re: 2009 Sociando Mallet Cuvee Jean Gautreaux
I hear great things about the 01.
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:15 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2009 Sociando Mallet Cuvee Jean Gautreaux
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Re: 2009 Sociando Mallet Cuvee Jean Gautreaux
I gave it 3 hours in an open decanter and it could probably have used more. The bouquet was the least open part right now but there’s plenty of (ripe, well-judged, not hard/not soft) structure too.
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 5:16 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
While taking a coffee break this morning I bought 1 1988 La Tour Blanche 2 1998 Pavie-Decesse 1 1978 Gruaud-Larose 2 2001 Haut-Bailly 1 2005 Gruaud-Larose 12 2014 Canon That’s one pricey coffee! That’s a great haul. I’ve been sorely tempted by the 14 Canon multiple times but I’ve always held back. ...
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 5:02 pm
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- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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- Fri Aug 18, 2023 4:06 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2009 Sociando Mallet Cuvee Jean Gautreaux
- Replies: 4
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2009 Sociando Mallet Cuvee Jean Gautreaux
I had the 09 Jean Gautreaux last night, really impressive stuff. Maybe more of a claret for a Cali cab lover (but one who likes some restraint and balance) with a more refined, pure, less rustic profile than Sociando usually has, but nothing OTT or overripe. In fact for an 09, it seemed quite restra...
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:30 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
- Replies: 64
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Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati
Inspired by this thread, I’m drinking a 2009 Sociando Cuvee Jean Gautreau tonight. Super young for SM and super young for my palate, but I wanted to How something for a change.
I’ll report back.
I’ll report back.
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:00 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
- Replies: 64
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Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati
Can I get an amen for Mr Timmy M!
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:56 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
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Re: President Trump
Reading an interesting article about the rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/opinion/rudy-giuliani-georgia-indictment-trump.html Therein is a great line mentioned, penned no less by a member of the Trump election legal team: " It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed ...
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:25 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
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Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati
Nice score, Ian. Not the normale, but I did pickup 3 magnums of the 2014 Sociando-Mallet Cuvée Jean Gautreau for $90 each in March (ex-chateau). OrlandoBobby was singing the 2014 normale's praises high and low (when it still was available in stock for only $28), so I figured the Cuvée Jean Gautreau ...
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 6:17 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
- Replies: 64
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- Wed Aug 16, 2023 12:59 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
- Replies: 64
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Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati
Price just shot up!
*I remember when folks were singing this when it was $28.
*I remember when folks were singing this when it was $28.
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 12:44 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4962
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
I recently heard firsthand how much wine JC has cellared... he don't need no stinking freeze, the dude needs an ice age!
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 12:24 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
- Replies: 64
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Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati
Is it the 2019 Sociando Mallet?
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 12:18 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE in Manhattan….
- Replies: 55
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Re: BWE in Manhattan….
Have a great trip, Jim. Rome is sooo beautiful. And even absent *'s, it is hard to get a bad meal. So true, EXCEPT during riposo! Every single credible, non-tourist-trap restaurant is closed for ~3 hours at midday! Also, avoid any and all venues that have photos of their food displayed anywhere, bu...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:33 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
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Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati
Given what we know so far, I agree Sociando makes the most sense... except I don't recall the BD waxing lyrically about this a recent vintage of Sociando, which should be a tell. Plus, is wine like Sociando likely to go up much in price even if we on BWE go a little nuts buying it up? It always seem...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:39 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
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Re: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacati
Not questions for Jim, but background discussion for the rest of us… If we assume for a second it is not St Julien, then it must be Haut Medoc, which probably means La Lagune, Sociando or Cantemerle. If we assume it is St Julien, what could be Jim’s best ever from there? And presumably we’re thinkin...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 3:52 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: I have a wine that I am going to declare the best vintage of, I'm holding off buying it until I get back from vacation..
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- Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:12 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
I was very slow to the 2014 Bordeaux game, but thanks to BWE's continued enablement (and that brilliant bottle of the 14 Calon Segur Jim opened in BWE 2018 - San Francisco), I keep building my holdings: -Gloria (St. Julien) 2014 x 1 -Haut Bailly (Pessac) 2014 x 3 -Leoville Barton (St. Julien) 2014 x...
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 6:50 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
2014 Pichon Lalande x 6
I’ve been trying to win some of this for years but I always get wildly outbid. So, I paid more than I hoped but I can live with what it cost.
I’ve been trying to win some of this for years but I always get wildly outbid. So, I paid more than I hoped but I can live with what it cost.
- Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:35 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2001 Rieussec
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Re: 2001 Rieussec
Sounds great. I haven’t tried the 01 Rieussec yet but I did try my first 01 Suduiraut not long ago and what a great young Sauternes it is.
- Sun Aug 13, 2023 3:53 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE in Manhattan….
- Replies: 55
- Views: 28359
Re: BWE in Manhattan….
Super jealous, Jim… I found Rome so enchanting. Have a great trip.
- Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:59 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE in Manhattan….
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Re: BWE in Manhattan….
Had a wonderful coda to my weekend in NYC, enjoying a lovely bottle of 170 Krug that Jim snagged in NH and hauled to the city on our behalf. Cheers, BD!
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 3:33 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2019 Rauzan Segla has been uncorked, and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2019 Rauzan Segla has been uncorked, and other ramblings....
I have 9 of the 19 Vergers (at the $84 it cost me, I should have bought a case) but I haven’t tried one yet, so curious to hear your thoughts on it when you try one.
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 2:42 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2019 Rauzan Segla has been uncorked, and other ramblings....
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Re: The 2019 Rauzan Segla has been uncorked, and other ramblings....
The local Costco had the 19 Rausan Segla for like $70 in June and I didn’t buy any. Long gone now.
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 2:35 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
Your Ruinart Rose (which I looked for too but it is nearly 2x the Taittinger) definitely inspired me!Winona Chief wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 1:44 pm Blanquito,
Great idea, that 2007 Taittinger Comtes Rose is a very nice Champagne - best to get 2 (or more).
Chris Bublitz
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 1:45 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4962
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Re: So what have you bought lately?
2007 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rose x 2
2010 Roc de Cambes x 4
2010 Roc de Cambes x 4
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:32 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
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Re: President Trump
Tim I do remain concerned about scattered violence if Trump is convicted or if he is the Republican nominee and loses. I think widespread violence is much more likely to occur again if Trump loses in 2024, both because the stakes are so much higher (it is about who gets to control the White House a...
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:25 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
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- Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:22 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: BWE in Manhattan….
- Replies: 55
- Views: 28359
Re: BWE in Manhattan….
Part of my issue with LLC’s bouquet is specific to LLC in general, as I find it kind of boring, especially compared to the stunning noses on the PLL, Mouton, Latour, etc. ironically given how much I liked the 96, I often feel the same way about Cos! Probably because we are so spoiled on BWE with epi...
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:16 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Just call me the white Burgundy man....
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Re: Just call me the white Burgundy man....
I just checked and I have 38 bottles of various Niellon Chassagne. Is that enough or do I need to get some more from Jim’s source?
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:14 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Just call me the white Burgundy man....
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Re: Just call me the white Burgundy man....
Every 2017 white burgundy I’ve tried has been so good. 2014 (rightly) gets tons of love, but I think 2017 is just as good. And in my humble opinion every vintage of White Burgundy since 2014 has been great except for 2015. And Niellon 1ers going for >$150 a bottle is extremely painful. But when Mug...
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 6:43 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Just call me the white Burgundy man....
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Re: Just call me the white Burgundy man....
Every 2017 white burgundy I’ve tried has been so good. 2014 (rightly) gets tons of love, but I think 2017 is just as good.
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 1:23 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Just call me the white Burgundy man....
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Re: Just call me the white Burgundy man....
Grand Vin in Olympia is where Stefan and I split a case of 2014 Niellon from, back during BWE Denver 2019. They’re a quality outfit.