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- Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:14 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5494
- Views: 695111
Re: President Trump
Trafalgar group has Trump ahead or tied in most tight states... they could be right ...or wrong
- Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:52 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2019 Futures Disappointment
- Replies: 8
- Views: 602
Re: 2019 Futures Disappointment
Go Figeac... no hesitation... I missed it...but got 3 Canon
- Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:51 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5494
- Views: 695111
Re: President Trump
Sure Biden looks like he has a good lead... but he needs a really big one to be elected... although it is not quite yet Bielorussia... As an aside, it is a bit depressing to note that 80 to 90% of electors do not have a say in the presidential election as the decision is done by the fringe states......
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:47 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5494
- Views: 695111
Re: President Trump
D Day - 5!
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:12 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4889
- Views: 1560670
Re: So what have you bought lately?
I am weak... Comte has been bothering me to buy D'Issan 2019 for a while... and I did not resist a 6 packs of D'Issan for 41£ a bottle VAT and duty included... a bargain... but it is a 2016 ... I hope it is good...
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:58 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5494
- Views: 695111
Re: President Trump
So clearly Bordeaux wine enthusiasts support Biden but are shit-scared Trump will win again... Well, they were less scared 4 years ago so some of them did not bother to vote... this time, the odds are the same but people know what the then unknown quantity would deliver... My guess as a foreigner: A...
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:45 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Best buys in the 2014 vintage?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2734
Re: Best buys in the 2014 vintage?
So, if one does not have any 2014 bordeaux, and wanted to buy a very few excellent bottles, which would you buy? Say at 2nd/3rd growth level...
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:57 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Best buys in the 2014 vintage?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2734
Re: Best buys in the 2014 vintage?
Funny but nobody mentions the 1st growth in the best buys. Any reason?
- Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:10 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Fake Sassicaia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1055
Re: Fake Sassicaia
I simply don't buy second hand...
- Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:24 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5494
- Views: 695111
Re: President Trump
To be honest, from London, I am flabbergasted a despicable person like Trump gets more than 10% of the vote... as are probably most people in the world...
USA are now the laughing stock of the whole world...
But if he gets reelected!... then, humankind is doomed...
USA are now the laughing stock of the whole world...
But if he gets reelected!... then, humankind is doomed...
- Fri Oct 09, 2020 12:35 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5494
- Views: 695111
Re: President Trump
"But any vaccine will be developed by a pharma company and at least in the USA, they do follow safety and efficacy protocols and run proper clinical trials." Like the Aviation for Boeing? Note Trump has totally emasculated the FDA and we are yet to see the consequences... Moral very low an...
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:01 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: King of the Leovilles?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 890
Re: King of the Leovilles?
None of these vintages in my cellar I am afraid. Just Leoville Poyferre 2000 which is good but still a bit young, 2004 LLC and 2008 Barton which I am still to open as they are quite young. Hope they don't suck...
LP 2000 does not look too spofulated ...for my taste did you have it Ian?
LP 2000 does not look too spofulated ...for my taste did you have it Ian?
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:40 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5494
- Views: 695111
Re: President Trump
US = Bel(l)a R US... If Trump loses, he will claim victory and call Putin for help...
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:46 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5494
- Views: 695111
Re: President Trump
It is clear the American public are unaware of the damage done to their reputation in the whole world... (or simply don't care...) Any dictator mst be wetting his pants when given a lesson of democracy and values... Putin soon to look like a paragon of virtue by comparison... ...but, of course, Trum...
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:45 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5494
- Views: 695111
Re: President Trump
It is clear the American public are unaware of the damage done to their reputation in the whole world... Any dictator mst be wetting his pants when given a lesson of democracy and values... Putin soon to look like a paragon of virtue by comparison... ...but, of course, Trump is only a symptom as a C...
- Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:31 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Branaire Ducru 2005
- Replies: 17
- Views: 840
Re: Branaire Ducru 2005
I have liked all my 2005.... including the Branaire Ducru (bought a real case)
- Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:28 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Favorite non-Burgundy white wine region or grape
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3106
Re: Favorite non-Burgundy white wine region or grape
Difficult: I have a taste for German riesling Kabinett, Spatlese and Auslese with their low alcohol level... great summer drinks but also all year long For dry Riesling, I believe Alsace significantly better Loire whites have a lot of diversity and many are just gorgeous Bourgogne Aligote is also gr...
- Mon Aug 10, 2020 3:14 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2002 Cos d'Estournel and Maine oysters on the back deck....
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1136
Re: 2002 Cos d'Estournel and Maine oysters on the back deck....
I like cos 2002 quite a bit one of the better 2002s. So not surprised... Have not bought any since then though
- Tue Jul 28, 2020 4:20 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2019 en primeur campaign begins haltingly
- Replies: 204
- Views: 13218
Re: The 2019 en primeur campaign begins haltingly
I went long on Bordeaux 2019 mainly with half bottles: 12 halves packs of - Clinet - La Gaffeliere - Branaire Ducru - Chevalier rouge 3 bottles of Canon (St Emilion) . I quite liked a box of 1998 and managed to buy 3 bottles of the 2015. Funny, Isak did not taste any of my right banks while praising...
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:08 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: The 2019 en primeur campaign begins haltingly
- Replies: 204
- Views: 13218
Re: The 2019 en primeur campaign begins haltingly
Did silly (last time was 2015...)
Canon 3 bottles
then 12 halves each of
Branaire Ducru, Chevalier, Gaffeliere and Clinet
A lot of earlier maturing halves then...
Canon 3 bottles
then 12 halves each of
Branaire Ducru, Chevalier, Gaffeliere and Clinet
A lot of earlier maturing halves then...
- Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:10 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Red Burgundy Research. Part 1. The Best Villages
- Replies: 19
- Views: 950
Re: Red Burgundy Research. Part 1. The Best Villages
in the cellar ranked by purchases over the years Grands crus: 1 Gevrey 2 Vosne 3 Vougeot 4 Morey 5 Chambolle 1er crus 1 Chambolle 2 Vosne 3 Nuits 4 Gevrey Village 1 Chambolle 2 Gevrey 3 Vosne 4 Morey 5 Nuits I was shocked by the prices quoted in the link... I have never paid more than 500 € for a bo...
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: TN 2016 Jean Marc Roulot Bourgogne Blanc
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1064
Re: TN 2016 Jean Marc Roulot Bourgogne Blanc
Actually, ref Bourgogne rouge and Village, Barthod (Chambolle) and Mugneret Gibourg (Vosne but also tiny bit of NSG) make fabulous wines.... every year. I love Roumier wines, especially his village (still ageing the 1er and gd crus)... but the only time I had his Bourgogne rouge, I was disappointed....
- Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:24 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: So what have you bought lately?
- Replies: 4889
- Views: 1560670
Re: So what have you bought lately?
Bentrock Sandhi Chardonnay 2016.... now I buy American wine...
- Sun Apr 07, 2019 10:55 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 85 wines in four days...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1136
Re: 85 wines in four days...
Waoooh very impressive.... and all these Bordeaux 89s... very impressed how you can differentiate all these Bordeaux from same vintage while been obviously utterly dissolved in ethanol... Doubt I could... I note your best non Bordeaux was Musigny Prieur 98 which is quite interesting as their terroir...
Re: 2016
I opened 2 reds and 1 white 2016. Too small a sample but superb classic Burgundy. I preferred Fourrier GC VV 2016 to the 2015 but of course the 2015 is more concentrated but also very sweet, it may last longer, I found the 2016 more balanced. I also loved the Pouilly Fuisse 2016 Barraud les roches (...
- Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: UK newspaper urges readers to buy BDX before Brexit
- Replies: 167
- Views: 18080
Re: UK newspaper urges readers to buy BDX before Brexit
Chris Grey is an excellent site indeed. US is about 12% of UK trade (so much smaller than EU) Other issue for UK is that US will want to dump its Chlorine chicken and Steroids beef on UK market which will bankrupt UK farmers The main issue though is Ireland. One cannot avoid border without belonging...
- Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:28 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: President Trump
- Replies: 5494
- Views: 695111
Re: President Trump
Let's face it, he got there, he may be bored by it... why would he fight for another 4 years?... only to be able to brag about it... but then get nored for the next 4 years... Your analysis looks good..
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:19 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2005 Branaire-Ducru TN
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1153
Re: 2005 Branaire-Ducru TN
I bought a case of 2003 and 2005 (I loved the 82 who was dirt cheap in the early 90s). Quite pleasant meal wines that never let you down.
- Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:09 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Your personal wines of the year
- Replies: 8
- Views: 962
Re: Your personal wines of the year
Budget red: Haut Brion 1961
Eclipses the rest of the year although they were some stonking good wines...
Eclipses the rest of the year although they were some stonking good wines...
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:34 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Old Bordeaux and Burgundy
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2142
Re: Old Bordeaux and Burgundy
Given my best wine in 2018 was Haut Brion 1961 (and I am a burgphile and had some splendid ones),,, I cannot fully agree with this
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 9:14 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: 2016s revisied
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4407
Re: 2016s revisied
Ian
Had a look at 2016 left bank and while Barton Poyferre and GPL cost about the same, Beychevelle, a lesser cru is significantly more expensive. Any explanation?
Had a look at 2016 left bank and while Barton Poyferre and GPL cost about the same, Beychevelle, a lesser cru is significantly more expensive. Any explanation?
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:57 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: New baby in Bordeaux - my take on 2018 vintage
- Replies: 11
- Views: 647
Re: New baby in Bordeaux - my take on 2018 vintage
Sauternes still on the vines... vintage of the century... Has judgment be made on 2020 yet? Vintage of the 3rd millenium no doubt... in terms of unit price per bottle...Anyway, I am too old...
- Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:15 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Two cases of 2015 Chateau Canon
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4536
Re: Two cases of 2015 Chateau Canon
Congratulations! well done
- Tue Sep 11, 2018 1:49 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Comparing Bordeaux Vintages 2015 vs 2016
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2728
Re: Comparing Bordeaux Vintages 2015 vs 2016
Having bought a boatload Bordeaux in the early 2000s and drinking much more Bourgogne than Bordeaux, I have stopped buying en primeur until I2015 when I succumbed to the hype ... so ignored the 2016 hype...
- Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:21 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Bordeaux and climate change
- Replies: 9
- Views: 618
Re: Bordeaux and climate change
Good news! This means the quantity of classoc Bordeaux is going to decrease once T is too high...So, I should stop drinking Bordeaux all together and keep the bottles for my grand children...
Bugger, I have not got any...
Bugger, I have not got any...
- Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:13 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Anyone buying 2015 red burgs?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2176
Re: Anyone buying 2015 red burgs?
2015 probably not quite the density of 2005 and a warmer vintage... but probably the closest to 2005 in the 2000s. Like 2005, regional and villages over performed so may be a good idea to buy if you can find them at decent prices.
- Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:50 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Anyone buying 2015 red burgs?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2176
Re: Anyone buying 2015 red burgs?
I have no discipline so I indulged in buying these 2015 burgundies and failed to limit my purchase to less than 182 bottles. Main producers were Barthod (all 11 wines), Mugneret Gibourg (all 9 wines), Dominique Laurent and Fourrier. I also got some Roumier and Bart. Also a bunch of Confuron Gindre, ...
- Wed May 02, 2018 12:31 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Poll: What is your SECOND favorite red wine region....
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2025
Re: Poll: What is your SECOND favorite red wine region....
My preferred region is Burgundy while Bordeaux is only second...so, how do I respond?
- Wed May 02, 2018 12:27 pm
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: More 2017 Commentary
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1848
Re: More 2017 Commentary
Ian, You wrote Seely said "2014 was the product of a cool summer and fantastic end of season, whereas this [2017] had a cool summer with a difficult end of season.” That is the reality So this tell me 2014 rather than 2017 is a no brainer: cheaper and better plus already 3 years down the line. ...
- Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:08 am
- Forum: Our Forum
- Topic: Poll: Is Jim How good or bad for Bordeaux?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 555
Re: Poll: Is Jim How good or bad for Bordeaux?
Very bad indeed! While some blame Robert Parker, I think Jim drove the Bordeaux bull market which curtailed my ability to satisfy my sins...