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I have had a long hard think about it too, and sadly I have decided to stop posting on BWE indefinitely. A mea culpa and public apology from Jim would make me change my mind but that would be out of character and I am not expecting it. I can maintain the great friendships I have made here outside th...

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Jim we love and respect you but it doesn’t mean you should not take responsibility for what you say and that you should not be held to account. You should read some of your diatribes and put your self in the shoes of those they are sometimes directed at. Patrick was on the receiving and of several a...

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A bit of context here is relevant I think Jim. Patrick on July 10 reached out to inform me he was going to be in NYC that weekend in early August, noting that you, Jacques, JC, Winona Chief and Ramon would be there and asked if there was any chance I could come over. My immediate instincts were to t...

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So which wines were voted:

1) Best fizz?
2) Best white burg?
3) Best claret?

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That is very much what you call an OTT lunch

Congratulations guys and happy birthday Joel!

PS Joel which did you prefer the 1959 DRC GE or the 2009 Rousseau Chambertin?

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Stop it Mark, a case of this is nearly £2k all in here in Blighty

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Fab line up Joel - what you described was classic mature DRC - what a treat - glad it was a great bottle.

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I see I rated it 91 recently https://www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9819&p=98417&hilit=1990+Bordeaux#p98417 I thought I rated it higher and have developed an affection for this wine, having tried in half a dozen times. I said it lacks ambition, which is probably a bi...

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Happy anniversary Howard, a great way to celebrate

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Belated happy birthday Jim, the 2014 Cos sounds like a peach of a wine. And happy retirement Bill. I popped a 1999 Ducru eight days ago and it opened up magnificently and was really singing at the end - I have encountered some bottle variation with this wine and one of the somewhat less impressive b...

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jal wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 6:40 pm So much bottle variation in the 1996 Sociando. I have had bad, mediocre, ok and good bottles all from the same case.

That is similar to my experience too with this wine Jacques but with no ‘good’ bottles and always disappointing and thus always below expectations

I think I have one left -

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I have followed China quite closely for about three decades. It is part of my job. But I don’t pretend to be an expert on the country. There are so many points to make that it may take several posts. The first point to make is that there are no experts on China outside the close and secretive inner ...

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Congratulations Jean-Fred on your new role and Nic on sharing this great wine, one which I have also been fortunate to try a few times in recent years. In 1990 it is hard to call the winner between Pichon Baron, Leoville Lascases and Chateau Latour from - as Jim often notes - that legendary patch of...

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Congratulations Jim. Mark of a very great estate? The ability to produce sublime wines in so called nontrophy vintages? Who would really care for Pomerol in 2006? Well I do, I have a case of La Conseillante, but you know what I mean.

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I rest my case <rolls eyes>

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https://www.cellartracker.com/notes.asp?iWine=2075272 9/30/2021 - WILLIAM KELLEY LIKES THIS WINE: The 2014 Lynch-Bages is full of promise, offering up a classic bouquet of rich but vibrant blackcurrant fruit mingled with with hints of loamy soil, cedar and vanilla pod. Full-bodied, deep and layered,...

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You might be pleasantly surprised prof…

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6 x 2019 Ceritas Heintz Chardonnay
6 x 2019 Ceritas Elliot Pinot Noir

My favourite American producer. The wines seem increasingly to be finding their way over here now.

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They obviously know what they are talking about. For most of the wine cognoscenti - with a few notable exceptions on this board - Lynch Bages is, de facto, a super second, and relatedly the most glaring misalignment in the 1855 classification. The only disappointing Lynch I have had in the last coup...

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Congrats Danny this is a fabulous 2005 and one of the best for current drinking, similar to Gruaud, a 2005 with real finesse.

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Here is an example of the CFSS in action, with a selection of wines consumed over the last week or so. IMG_0950.jpeg The Elio Grasso LN is an ideal mid-weeker. It displays the foursquare signature and limitations of the 2017 vintage but is in a good place now, -1. The Benetiere Cordeloux Cote Rotie ...

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Introducing the new Comte Flaneur scoring system, CFSS (copyright). Quite simple. The scale goes from -10 to +10, which is equivalent to 80 to 100 in the most widely used system championed by Robert Parker but where frankly any score below 80 is redundant because we rarely encounter these wines. Any...

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Yes, Ian; my advice to Patrick was based on drinking 2005 Sociando this past year. It is certainly OK for drinking now, but I prefer to hold and drink 2003 now. Ah yes sorry stefan so you did above About two years we did a 2005 dinner in London and some of the wines showed pretty well - notably a B...

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My three favourite 2005s for current drinking are Gruaud - ‘zen-like’ - iirc according to JA - Duhart and Beychevelle

Has anyone recently tried Sociando Mallet?

It won’t be long before we will be doing 20th anniversary 2005 tastings - my, tempus fugit.

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Talking of Aussie wines - their wine industry has a big problem

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... de-dispute

Thoughts Mark?

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Patrick what was your pre- and post-opening regime for this bottle? Did you pop and pour or have it standing up a long time for a long decant? The reason I ask is that apparently the 2001 SM-JG benefits a lot from plenty of air time and I made the mistake of popping and pouring my first couple. The ...

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I just managed to source a whole case of 2014 Sociando for £340 all in including delivery reduced from £400, which works out at $36 a bottle

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Just finished my Niellon audit No 2014 Vergers left … sad face … but drank my last bottle with Patrick in Oct 2021 here in London with a sensational bottle of 1985 Talbot after an epic trip to Bordeaux with Alex before he few back to Denver. I have 16 bottles of Chaumes Truffieres 2017 - I must conf...

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I have known how good 1985 is on the Right Bank, and I have enjoyed some from the left. We did a tasting of California 1985 versus Bordeaux, with Bordeaux just about winning and the clear winners Cheval Blanc and Mouton. That was several years ago, so when I came across an offer of Mouton magnums, ...

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Voting for the reds in ascending order 1982 Cos D’Estournel - 1 vote - Patrick 1996 Cos D’Estournel - 3 votes - Patrick 1998 Lafite - 3 votes - Jim 2, Ian 1 1996 Latour - 6 votes - Joel 3, Chris 3 1989 Pichon Lalande - 8 votes - JC 3, Jacques 2, Ian 2, Jim 1 1985 Leoville Lascases- 10 votes - Jacque...

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So good to be back in Manhattan and catch up with dear friends last night, and what a night it was. Balvanera is in a lively part of downtown and is a great discovery by JC. The Ultramarine Californian sparkler from Heintz Vineyards that Jacques brought is a wine you can’t buy for love nor money unl...

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Thanks for the note Eric as like I am sure many others here I have a case of this.

I have never had a bottle of the 1996 that has impressed me - goodness knows I persevered with it.

Has anyone tried the 2005 lately?

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Bin soiled labels so got em on the cheap

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Nicely done Ian and curious to hear your thoughts about the 2004 Lynch Bages as I found an attractive price in the wholesale channels which is well below market and would prefer your thoughts versus trying to form an opinion based on mixed cellartracker reviews. Magnifique! Even slightly better tha...

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Yes Nic the 1996 is the safer better bet right now but I certainly would not write off the 1995 - it just needs an age

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It is drinking beautifully aged 34 - I am sure it will last another year Gerry - unless you have stored it inbetween the pizza oven and the tumble dryer ! ?

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Sounds promising Mark. I picked up some Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2001 at auction recently at a bargain price so looking forward to giving one of those a run out in the paddock

Wine prices really softening here in Blighty

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