Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

jal wrote:

DavidG wrote:

jal wrote:2016 Levet Cote Rôtie La Chavaroche x 2
2017 Faury Cote Rôtie x 2
2018 Tempier Rosé x 2

I picked up some of that 2016 Levet Chavaroche as well.

The local wine store has received a case about a year ago with no takers, he still has 8 bottles. Northern Rhone is a tough sell in Sarasota for some reason.

Too hot for big red Syrahs?

Cellar Raiders purchase of:

1975 Ch Giscours x 2 $65 btl

that's a deal! I hope they're great bottles. The bottle I opened in April was in fine form.

Gerry M. wrote:Cellar Raiders purchase of:

1975 Ch Giscours x 2 $65 btl

Nice score...

Continuing with some 2019 Bdx...

3 splits of 2019 Gazin
3 bottles of 2019 Gloria

Racer Chris wrote:that's a deal! I hope they're great bottles. The bottle I opened in April was in fine form.

It's a wine I've always wanted to try but for some reason never had the opportunity. Given the age and producer I'm hopeful its not too far over the hill. It has a reputation of being one of the best years for Giscours.

I got an email at 12:30 this afternoon saying they had 7 bottles and an hour later they only had 2 left.

2 x 2016 Domaine Denuziere Cornas
1 x 2019 Bachelder Pure Niagara Chardonnay
1 x 2013 Chateau Thébaud MSeM
1 x Piuze chrdonnay mousseux from Loire, non dosé.

Nic

3 Chateau La Gaffeliere - Clos La Gaffeliere 2015. the second label of La Gaffeliere. $27.00 a bottle. This is made with the younger vines of La Gaffeliere. The Chateau says that they vinify in the same manner as L Gaffeliere except it spends only one year in oak. I had a bottle before this purchase and it's a very good QPR.

1 1989 Beycheville
2 1989 Canon
3 1989 La Lagune
1 1989 Cantemerle
1 1989 Meyney
3 2015 Vitanza Brunello

Yummm, 1989 Bordeaux. Very nice, Stefan!

The '89s are for our Oregon lake house, David. But if truth be told, I am also short of '89s for drinking at home, so this purchase gives me an excuse to look for some to ship to Texas.

stefan, self-enabling

Prompted by Ian, I picked up a smattering of 2014 Right Bankers including cases of Canon, Conseillante, Evangile and Larcis Ducasse in addition to a case of the 2016 Corbin and cases of both the 2019 Francois Cotat Les Monts Damnees and Les Culs de Beaujeu and a 6 pack of 2014 Chave Hermitage.

Very well done, jckba!

I bought nearly 300 bottles of 2014 Bordeaux on my own inspiration, at incredible prices that I doubt we'll ever see again. I'm my own inspiration usually on these things, I taste them, if I like them, I buy more. I trust my own palate more than anybody else's.

A lot of fun stuff.
Calon segur 1982
Batailly 1982
Haut Batailly 1982 3
Louis Latour Puligny 1979
Domaine de Nalys blanc 1978 4
Latour 1975 5
Latour 1971 3
Mouton 1970
Mondavi reserve 1974
Mondavi reserve 1976
Pichon Lalande 1966
Vallana spanna cannot find vintage
Souverain 1974 2
Montrose 1970 2
Chapellet 1976 2
Mondavi reserve 1985
Leoville Las Cases 1970 2
Mongeard Mugneret Clos Vougeot 1993 2

St Innocent Fall Wine Club:
4 2017 Justice @ $45
2 2017 Momtazi @ $33.74
2 2017 Shea @ $45
1 2018 Chardonnay Freedom Hill @ $27
2 2018 Chardonnay Cuvee la Liberte FH @ $45
1 2019 Riesling Temperance Hill @ $27

Man, Gerry, I'm trying to get a case of 2016 GPL but I can't get anyone in the NH system to respond to me.

I think I see 2 cases at #73 in Hampton, item #92590. I'd just call the store to confirm the vintage.

stefan wrote:St Innocent Fall Wine Club:
4 2017 Justice @ $45
2 2017 Momtazi @ $33.74
2 2017 Shea @ $45
1 2018 Chardonnay Freedom Hill @ $27
2 2018 Chardonnay Cuvee la Liberte FH @ $45
1 2019 Riesling Temperance Hill @ $27

TH Riesling, that sounds very interesting!

Mark has wanted to make a Riesling for some time. I am interested in seeing how it turned out.

1 Split of 2007 Rieussec
1 bottle of 14 Porter Creek Timbervine Syrah

Was curious about this Russian River Valley Estate. So I got...

1 bottle of 18 Lynmar Quail Creek Old Vine Pinot
1 bottle of 18 Lynmar Quali Creek Bliss Block Pinot

I have not had Lynmar for a number of years, but I did like their efforts.

One of each:

2015 Collemattoni Brunello di Montalcino
2017 Volpaia Chianti Classico
2015 Chemin de Moscou from Domaine Gayda (in honor of Mr. Putin, who got the vaccine first!)

Nic

In what is likely my last wine purchase of the month I picked up a case of the recently released 2017 Baudry Croix Boisee which is up $4.50/per btl wholesale year over year and a case of the late harvest 2012 Francois Cotat Cuvee Paul elixir b/c when you are offered this, you take it.

Oh 4 Three again at HDH Auction yesterday. First one 250% of estimate, white Burg, got caught up in the fever live, still not good enough, the curse of the catalogue photo, glad I lost now that the fever has resolved. The other two “only” 120% of estimate, internet bids, old Bordeaux actually rang the bell on both of them but someone else voted earlier.

I should give up on them but once in a while I actually do win. Just that slight amount of pleasure to endure all the pain.

“I don’t need any more wine, I don’t need any more wine, I don’t need any more . . .”

Stu

LOL I need to practice that mantra more Stu!

In addition to the case of 2014 Ducru I mentioned on the other thread, got a case of 2016 Beychevelle at $80/bottle all in

also some more Geantet-Pansiot

I took a flier on a 6-pack of the 2012 Jean-Marc Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne at K&L auctions.

I know JM Boillot is not a great producer and there's the premox risk for an 8 year-old white burg, but getting a single vineyard Puligny for $52.50 all-in from a producer I generally find (at least) good, it was too hard to pass up. (I was surprised no one outbid me actually.)

marcs wrote:LOL I need to practice that mantra more Stu!

In addition to the case of 2014 Ducru I mentioned on the other thread, got a case of 2016 Beychevelle at $80/bottle all in

also some more Geantet-Pansiot

That 16 Beychevelle is a beauty...reasonable price as well...

Based on the UGC, St. Julien was clearly the sweet spot in 2016 for my palate.

Blanquito wrote:I took a flier on a 6-pack of the 2012 Jean-Marc Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne at K&L auctions.

I know JM Boillot is not a great producer and there's the premox risk for an 8 year-old white burg, but getting a single vineyard Puligny for $52.50 all-in from a producer I generally find (at least) good, it was too hard to pass up. (I was surprised no one outbid me actually.)

Patrick I really like JM Boillot and have had great experiences with his wines, maybe I have been fortunate. That is a terrific price. I love his style of Puligny.

Comte Flaneur wrote:

Blanquito wrote:I took a flier on a 6-pack of the 2012 Jean-Marc Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne at K&L auctions.

I know JM Boillot is not a great producer and there's the premox risk for an 8 year-old white burg, but getting a single vineyard Puligny for $52.50 all-in from a producer I generally find (at least) good, it was too hard to pass up. (I was surprised no one outbid me actually.)

Patrick I really like JM Boillot and have had great experiences with his wines, maybe I have been fortunate. That is a terrific price. I love his style of Puligny.

Good to hear! I've had JM Boillot a few times (but not usually at this level) and at worst I always enjoyed. I think it was Ramon who first introduced me to this producer...

Yes, just checked, it was Ramon's bottle at an offline over 7 years-ago:
2007 J.M. Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gain -- Bright and lighter than the Jobard with some minerals and a deft kiss of oak. Yummy. 93 pts.

I just received my case of 2017 Jacques Carillon Puligny Village ordered from le Caveau de Puligny Montrachet for $63 per bottle including shipping and insurance.

BTW Patrick, I have had premox issues with Henri Boillot's whites and have not bought any in more than a decade. I don't recall premoxed JM Boillot, maybe there were some at that pool party where we had premoxed bottle after bottle.

Jacques: Where is the best place to buy white Burgundy in the U.S.?

JimHow wrote:Jacques: Where is the best place to buy white Burgundy in the U.S.?

There are so many, but if I had to pick only one it would be Grapes in North White Plains. Daniel Posner gets good stuff, and sends a daily email with his sales.

Blanquito wrote:Based on the UGC, St. Julien was clearly the sweet spot in 2016 for my palate.

Patrick, your rave Cellartracker TN on the 16 Beychevelle was a major factor in getting me to buy it. I figure with you I get ironclad protection against modernist Bordeaux, an issue where other commenters have often failed me!

jal wrote:BTW Patrick, I have had premox issues with Henri Boillot's whites and have not bought any in more than a decade. I don't recall premoxed JM Boillot, maybe there were some at that pool party where we had premoxed bottle after bottle.

Also good to hear, Jacques. I bought 4-5 bottles of JM Biollot’s 2007 village Puligny and those all held up well.

The wine I might buy more of is Niellon’s Chassagne village 2017 which I thought was great. It’s $50-$60 in the USA, not cheap for a village but they seemed to make such wonderful 2017s.

I always liked the Boillot (JM and Henri) white vins des Bourgogne. I don't recall premox.

Nic

I would have bought some 16 Beychevelle, Marcus, but for the pricing — I bought the 16 Branaire and 16 Langoa Barton instead as they were $35-$40 cheaper... I’ve only had the Beychevelle that one time and it was super impressive but as I noted and recall, it was texturally polished. The fruit and alcohol seemed perfectly balanced, but the refinement on the tannins did stand out. Now maybe that’s a good thing and this beauty ends up elegant and rich, like a first growth or something. At worst, I thought it a wonderful wine, I’m just a wary generally of “tannin management”.

Yeah, I tried the Branaire myself and LOVED it and bought five bottles. But I've had trouble finding good prices. There is one good place selling for $50 but they don't ship to my long term storage. Otherwise I would have more. Current prices on the Branaire Ducru are $65 on the general market, I figured for $80 I would try Beychevelle, although a case is a lot to try.

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...