BWE has landed in Washington, D.C....

[JimHow]

Agent How reporting from BWE Hilton.
Base camp established in Room 3113.
Whoopie pies have arrived intact.
Over.

[stefan]

Agents Lucie & Stefan at BWI. Will report for duty soon.

[Bacchus]

So when do the tops come off the LeoP?

[stefan]

Agents Lucie & stefan in 5236 & ready for duty.

[Jay Winton]

won't be able to swing by the room but will see everyone tonight or tomorrow!

[Nicklasss]

Nic in 6129. In DC since 11:30 this morning. Weather was perfect for this afternoon wine shopping.

See you in a few minutes in room 3113. I have a nice surprise for appetizer I think.

[tim]

arrived as well, saw a contingent in the lobby, waiting for our room to be ready!

[JimHow]

Just spoke with Nic, he's coming now. The party has started in room 3113!

[Bacchus]

Just out of interest's sake, how many attend the "conference?"

[JimHow]

A very wild party in the room. We're all sipping on the 2006 Screaming Eagle DaveG just brought in. A stunner.
Life is good!

[dstgolf]

Now the envy begins!! Have fun everyone and try and keep the updates coming to share the virtual joy.

[Nicklasss]

Great appetizers include

2005 Bourgogne from Dugat-Py (very dense for a Pinot,strong black cherries, nice acidity, some weed notes, but other wine are strong challengers in that appetizer time), 2008 Chateau Leoville Poyferre (BWE wine of the year, classical Medoc character, with dark berries, light green pepper, leather and more dark currants, tannic), 1998 Chateau Gazin (wow, what a nose mixed with vanilla, cookie dough, but more violets flowers and ripe dark red berries), 1985 Veuve Clicquot (still lively, very refined in mouth, nose is creamy, bread crust and yeasty) and 2006 Screaming Eagle (very nice Cab, nose closed at first, opened on light medicinal but catch on with strong cabernet berries aromas, currants, ripe cherries, light rubber. In mouth, well, probably one of the best California Cab I had, creamy but nothing heavy, concentrated fruit, dark berries, touch of licorice, concentrated ripe tannins). And this is just a start!

Have to go. 3 separate dinners tonight, many TN to come. I<m going to Winona Chief<s dinner, and we have many oustanding wines confirmed. More to come later. I<m bringing the 1970 Chateau Montrose and the 1986 Chateau Pichon Comptesse de Lalande. Wil lhave some fun.

And just for dstgolf and bacchus, I found 3 bottles of the 2000 Chateau Gruaud Larose this afternoon, at 54.99 $ a bottle... Oh Canada, terre de nos aieux...

Nic

[SF Ed]

Have a great time! Wish I could be there...

SF Ed

[JimHow]

We are at Stuart's dinner.
59 montrose
89 lynch
55 mouton
89 pichon lalande
82 pichon. Lalande
82 leoville las cases
89 montrose
2001 Nairac
82 Leo poyferre
And more more more
Crazy
Crazy

[Claret]

Have fun you guys.

I had a wisdom tooth extracted this afternoon and will have to settle for Vicodin tonight. No wine for a few days as I was told no swishing of liquids in the mouth.

[Bacchus]

Thanks for the shout out, Nic. And congratulations on the great price for the GL, car ton bras sait porter ... le vin.

[JonB]

CONGRATULATIONS AND HAVE ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION.

I'VE UNCORKED A "FLYING PIG" (2008 CAYUSE)......TO CELEBRATE FROM AFAR.

[tim]

thanks to chris for organizing a fantastic thursday dinner.

wines i remember were

90 pol roger churchill
02 dom
52 talbot
66 and 82 la lagune
70 and 82 montrose
82 gpl
82 leoville barton
82 gruaude larose
82, 83 and 86 pichon lalande
82 haut brion
86, 88 and 89 climens

plus a bunch i'm forgetting. wines of the night for me were 82 haut brion, 52 talbot and 82 pichon.

[Nicklasss]

Tonight was a great night at Lavandou.

We had : (by the way, I picked up everything but not my TN...)

2001 Donhof Kabinet
1990 Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill
1952 Talbot
1970 Montrose
1966 La Lagune
1989 Lasalle (help me here Peter)
2002 Dom Perignon
1982 La Lagune
1982 Léoville Barton
1982 Gruaud Larose
1982 Grand-Puy Lacoste
1982 Montrose
1983 Pichon Lalande
1982 Pichon Lalande
1986 Pichon Lalande
1982 Haut-Brion
1986 Climens
1988 Climens
1989 Climens

I'm sure I'm missing some.

I'm sure i'm going to bed. I'm getting old. Many thanks to Winona Chief for the dinner at Lavandou.

Geez, was that fun!

Nic

[Nicklasss]

John B ,enjoy the Cayuse and see you soon, you're a great guy.

Nic

[Bacchus]

Wow, what a list of wines! Anyone leave sober?

[JimHow]

Feeling good this morning, I paced myself fairly well last night.
My wine of the night was the 1989 Lynch Bages, followed by the 1989 Montrose. Both of those wines were obviously well stored, and they were displaying the best that they had to offer. In fact, I thought the other 89 -- Pichon Lalande -- was also stunning. That's a great wine. Kudos to the 1989s! The 1982 Pichon Lalande was immense -- the bouquet of the night and, I'm guessing, the group's wine if the night -- especially up against the 1982 LLC which while more open than in the past, was still very young. The 1955 Mouton had great character and breed, one of the more interesting wines of the night. The 1959 Montrose was amazingly youthful, a real treat to drink! And by the way, The Sucker may have been right about the 2001 Nairac... That wine may be up in the 100 point territory. What incredible richness and viscosity, stunning sweetness but not over the top like perhaps something from 2003. The food, service, and company were as usual A++. Thanks again Stuart for another legendary evening!

[stefan]

It was a great line up of wines and people at Lavandou's. Nic gives on his thread a much better description of the wines than I could. Having three corked bottles hardly mattered with all the great wines that showed well. I think we finished the two bottles of '82 Haut-Brion, both of which were sound, but there was no way we could drink everything. The most puzzling wine for me was one of my favorites, '86 Pichon Lalande, which seems to be now in a dumb phase after shining for years. I could not give the great Climens the attention they deserved and hope that some are left for me to taste today.

Special thanks to Chris for putting this event together. Lavandou's was a fine venue for this kind of dinner--simple but good country french food that does not interfere with the wine. Moreover, the price (460/person) was so low that I was sure that there was some mistake.