Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Blanquito wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:05 pm Well done, my BWE brethren. Well done indeed.

I am currently in buying freeze #32 of the year.

Each day you don’t buy counts as a successful buying freeze!

OrlandoRobert wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:14 pm 3 x 2007 Chateau Magdelaine

Probably one of the smartest catch for someone who likes Chinon!

Lately, feeling weird, so bought some:

2019 Quintas de Simaens Borges Vinho Verde
2020 Muros Antigos Vinho Verde
2020 Loureiro Vinho Verde

2018 Le Fraghe Brol Grande Bardolino Classico (light red)
2020 Grolleau Catherine et Pierre Breton (even lighter than the Bardolino).

Nicklasss wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 12:11 am

OrlandoRobert wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:14 pm 3 x 2007 Chateau Magdelaine

Probably one of the smartest catch for someone who likes Chinon!

Definitely!

2 x 1996 Leoville Barton

Benchmark at $150, plus if you have Amex Plat, you can get $50 of $250.

So I paid $125 per for this most excellent, classic wine. BobbyG and I had it a few months and it was the star of the ball in a lineup of stalwarts.

Freeze is thawed: 6 x 2014 Malartic-Lagravière Blanc

This is my go-to Bordeaux blanc along with Carbonnieux, and Neal Martin’s 94 pts and the $46 on-sale pricing (temporarily) overwhelmed my willpower.

5 2006 Grand Corbin-Despagne $136.50 all in

I wanted some cheaper Bordeaux to throw down when we are at our lake house. I hope this one is near maturity and drinkable.

Guys
I bought 3 6 bottle cases of Champagne Cattier NV Brut Icone at a sale last week, they were just delivered.
It was about half the usual price thus it will happily be glugged down without too much thought.
I was also given 3 bottles of sake which I really have no idea about other than I last drank it several years ago in Tokyo and didn't like it much.
Must say though it did taste better than Chinese Baijiu (or "white liquor") which is consumed by the pallet load and tastes awful to my westernised palate.
It is however the most consumed spirit drink in the world.

The red bottle sake in the middle is called "Revolution" and the other two have entirely Japanese writing.

Found some PVG somewhat locally at Linwood Wine and Liquor Hudson Lights location for a price that I thought was acceptable and ended up with 3 btls of the 2018 PVG Meursault Les Vireuils @ $72.89/btl and a case of 2019 PVG Meursault Les Narvaux @ $75.99/btl.

After the 3 terrific Bolly Grande Années at the convention (00, 04 and 08), I just grabbed three of the 2012 Bollinger La Grande Année.

Thanks to a couple NH gift cards from Winona Chief, I was able to secure a 2018 Leoville Barton on the way home last night for $65, I’ll share it with you in another blanquito or two, Chris!

2000 Haut Brion. Officially the most expensive bottle of wine I have purchased to date. But I got a good deal. And I thought the bottle that David brought was utterly fantastic. Hopefully it turns out well. It will definitely have to be opened with some BWE folks at some point.

Chinese Baijiu is good for killing fire ants, Mark. Where a mask when you apply it.

I can buy wine even when I cannot drink it:

1 2001 Pichon-Baron @ $195.30
5 1989 Raymond Lafon $238.35
4 2003 Sociando-Mallet "Cuvée Jean Gautreau" $320.25

stefan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:16 am I can buy wine even when I cannot drink it:

1 2001 Pichon-Baron @ $195.30
5 1989 Raymond Lafon $238.35
4 2003 Sociando-Mallet "Cuvée Jean Gautreau" $320.25

This is why you're my #2 hero stefan. And Lucie my #1.

I feel honored, Nic.

A case of both the 2017 and 2018 Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny ‘Les Poyeux’ as a recent change in distribution opened these up to me.

jckba wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:40 pm A case of both the 2017 and 2018 Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny ‘Les Poyeux’ as a recent change in distribution opened these up to me.

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Wow, that’s a big score!!!

stefan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:51 pm I feel honored, Nic.

Stefan has long been my wine-buying hero and inspiration.

Seems like there is a lot of old fashioned inflation in the US wine market.

Doesn’t seem very (pretty or) transitory to me

Go Team Transitory!

Dang supply chain! Container vessels pile up off coast of CA. Maybe this will increase the reshoring (or at least near-shoring) of various key industries and processes, and a renaissance In rail transport?

Some affordable Bordeaux.

2019 Chateau Thieuley Les Frangines blanc

2010 Chateau Carcanieux Médoc (rated 86 on CT. That must be "brutaly" traditionnal in style).
2016 Chateau la Tour de By Médoc

More bubbly:
2012 Piper-Heidsieck Brut Champagne x6

There’s a great deal on this, couldn’t pass it over.

Sorry to let you down, Patrick, but it has been 16 days since I took a sip of wine. That's longer than when I went into the hospital to have a couple of specialized butchers cut out half my stomach and 2/3 of my esophagus.

When Larry Bird would miss a game you knew he really had to be injured. I hope you are feeling better Stefan, and will be up for partaking a find northern Medoc soon!

Hoping you feel better soon Stefan, so sorry to hear this has been such a rough road for you.

Thanks, guys.

Tonight, since my temperature has been at or below normal all day and I took no acetaminophen, I had a glass of 2017 St Innocent Justice with salmon. Wow, did this taste good. Fullish with black cherries and a bit of tar. That and great company for a zoom dinner made me feel much better.

stefan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 1:10 am Thanks, guys.

Tonight, since my temperature has been at or below normal all day and I took no acetaminophen, I had a glass of 2017 St Innocent Justice with salmon. Wow, did this taste good. Fullish with black cherries and a bit of tar. That and great company for a zoom dinner made me feel much better.

Bravo. Glad you to hear you are feeling improved. Nothing like some time away from wine to make it all taste so good again.

A mixed case of St. Innocent Pinot.
A half case of St. Innocent Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc.
3/4 case of mixed Pinots from Vincent.
1/4 case of Chardonnay from Vincent.

A few bottles of Pinot from
Evesham Woods
Bethel Heights
Grochou
Bjournson
Failla
Cristom

Sadly covid warnings prevented tastings at Vincent and Goodfellow.

Bill

4 bottles of Chateau Latour 1966.

Musigny 151 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 5:30 pm 4 bottles of Chateau Latour 1966.

Buy of the year? Gets my nod.

Bill, did you visit St Innocent on your trip to Oregon?

stefan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 6:09 pm Bill, did you visit St Innocent on your trip to Oregon?

Yes Stefan, it was my first stop.

1966 Latour - Wow, great stuff!

Chris Bublitz

I wasn’t planning to. One of those moments when you are listening to an an auction, half asleep, and somehow your subconscious makes you aware that there are four bottles of Latour 1966 are being offered at $1000 hammer.

Musigny 151 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 8:41 pm I wasn’t planning to. One of those moments when you are listening to an an auction, half asleep, and somehow your subconscious makes you aware that there are four bottles of Latour 1966 are being offered at $1000 hammer.

For a while I thought ‘66 Latour was on its deathbed. But the last bottle was fabulous so I know it’s just bottle variation and provenance. Great haul, Mark.

September:

- 2018 Morisfarms Morellino di Scansano 12
- 2010 Mauro Veglia Barolo Vigneto Rocche dell Annunziata 6
- 2016 Monchiero Barolo Montanello 10
- 2016 Mate Brunello 6
- 2016 Fratelli Alessandria Barolo 6
- 2013 Sottimano Barbaresco Cotta 6
- 2016 Sottimano Barbaresco Cotta 6
- 2016 Sottimano Barbaresco Fausoni 12
- 2005 Ch. Gruaud-Larose 3, 2006, 1
- 2000 Dominique Laurent Nuit-St-Georges 1er Cru Cailles, 6
- 2020 JJ Prum Bernkasteler Lay Auslese, 6

October, so far:

- Andre Perret, St-Joseph (rouge) 2017, 12
- Oddero Barolo Villero 2011, 6

3 x 1985 Chateau Trotanoy

OrlandoRobert wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 2:44 am 3 x 1985 Chateau Trotanoy

Score! I nearly bid on that lot.

Musigny 151 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 8:41 pm I wasn’t planning to. One of those moments when you are listening to an an auction, half asleep, and somehow your subconscious makes you aware that there are four bottles of Latour 1966 are being offered at $1000 hammer.

Wait a second…$1000 per bottle or $1000 total?

Blanquito wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 4:27 am

OrlandoRobert wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 2:44 am 3 x 1985 Chateau Trotanoy

Score! I nearly bid on that lot.

One had signs of past seepage, but at $150 per, was willing to take the risk. If 2 of 3 show, I’m happy.

I got beat on the 1995. Also looking for 2008.