Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Costco pricing is essentially original futures pricing so I would strongly suggest keeping that in mind when comparing pricing, and CV, buy, buy, buy.

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion 2019.

Never had this before but was offered it at discount and seems to be getting good reviews on CT.

A supposedly pristine case of 1994 l’Evangile for $135/bottle all in (including tax) - an overpay but I unfortunately got caught up in the auction and boosted my bid to win it at the last second. I have heard this is actually one of the better wines of the 94 vintage, hope that’s true

Three bottles of 2015 Hubert Lignier Morey St Denis 1er cru vieilles vignes at $160/bottle - not an overpay as this is a cult wine from this producer

marcs wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:34 am A supposedly pristine case of 1994 l’Evangile for $135/bottle all in (including tax) - an overpay but I unfortunately got caught up in the auction and boosted my bid to win it at the last second. I have heard this is actually one of the better wines of the 94 vintage, hope that’s true

Three bottles of 2015 Hubert Lignier Morey St Denis 1er cru vieilles vignes at $160/bottle - not an overpay as this is a cult wine from this producer

That l'Evangile was definitely an excellent wine

AKR wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:44 pm

marcs wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:34 am A supposedly pristine case of 1994 l’Evangile for $135/bottle all in (including tax) - an overpay but I unfortunately got caught up in the auction and boosted my bid to win it at the last second. I have heard this is actually one of the better wines of the 94 vintage, hope that’s true

Three bottles of 2015 Hubert Lignier Morey St Denis 1er cru vieilles vignes at $160/bottle - not an overpay as this is a cult wine from this producer

That l'Evangile was definitely an excellent wine

thanks, hopefully it still is! And I'm grateful -- this is the kind of enabling I really rely on BWE for LOL

I think in the face of all the talk about super-slick new style Bordeaux, I really just wanted to add a few more old school 12% alcohol aged Pomerols to my collection while I still could...

Mixed case purchase of 6 x 2020 Philippe Jouan Chambolle Musigny and 6 x 2020 Philippe Jouas Gevrey Chambertin Aux Echezeaux @ $84.99/per at Bottle King in Ramsey, NJ.

Great buys.

I got my 2016 Grand Puy Lacoste finally
Also
2016 Clinet
2021 Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese
2021 Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese
2021 Prum Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese
2019 La Massa
2020 Molitor Wehlener Klosterberg Spatlese green
2021 Donnhoff Roxheimer Hollenpfad im Muhlenberg GG
2021 Rebholz Kastanienbusch GG
2019 Faury Cote Rotie
2020 Latour Giraud Meursault Perrieres
2020 Boyer Martenot Meursault Narvaux
2021 Emrich Halenberg GG
2021 Zind Clos St Urbain Riesling
2020 Jobard Morey Meursault Charmes
2020 Les Charmes Haut Brion

I could not pass up library specials on St Innocent magnums:

2 2002 Pinot Noir Anden Vineyard Special Selection @ $269
1 2014 Pinot Noir Zenith Vineyard Special Selection $191
1 2012 Pinot Noir Justice Vineyard $242
1 2016 Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard $143

I also bought

3 1983 Ducru-Beaucaillou $182
2 1978 Giscours @ $100

I backed filled on some 2020 Bordeaux ahead of my March 31 deadline never to buy any wine again.

I gathered some useful market intelligence in my travels last week and ended up with:

DDC Rouge x 6
Duhart Milon x 6
Canon La Gaffeliere x 6
Troplong Mondot 2 x 6

I can’t remember ottomh exactly what I paid for each bit they were attractive prices

I did not pull the trigger on Beychevelle - already quite fully priced - nor Giscours or Branaire - where you pay away a lot of carry on storage - but I might come back and scope some of these up in the fullness of time because the price kink is probably some time away judging by the pricing behaviour of other recent vintages.

- 2021 DDLC vintage release pack of 3 - Estate, Bloomsfield and Memorious @305 with shipping

- 2019 Ducru x 2 @139 each
- 2019 Giscours x 3 @44 each
- 2019 Pontet Canet @79

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Finally see some 2019s in our local Costco, but it seems 2020s are on their heels so Costco might be trying to get rid of their 2019s...I see the following at our Costco...

2019 palmer @199
2019 petit mouton @169
2019 Ducru @139.99
2019 Cos @139.99
2019 Pontet Canet @79
2019 pape @75
2019 Giscours @44

Other vintage wines priced at our Costco ...

2018 Haut Batailley @40
2018 Ormez de Pez @30
2016 Gloria @50

I need a Costco like yours around me!

Chateau Vin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:32 am - 2021 DDLC vintage release pack of 3 - Estate, Bloomsfield and Memorious @305 with shipping

Amazing. Price has doubled in 2 years!!

jckba wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:38 am Mixed case purchase of 6 x 2020 Philippe Jouan Chambolle Musigny and 6 x 2020 Philippe Jouas Gevrey Chambertin Aux Echezeaux @ $84.99/per at Bottle King in Ramsey, NJ.

I had the 2019 Aux Echezeaux recently. It was a baby but had great bones. It should be a great wine. Good buys.

Jouan is probably the best Burgundy buy out there, but the cost differential between the village and Clos Sorbe is relatively small for the huge jump in quality, I tend to focus on them. CSD is a bigger jump in cost but about the same jump in quality.

jal wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:02 am

Chateau Vin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:32 am - 2021 DDLC vintage release pack of 3 - Estate, Bloomsfield and Memorious @305 with shipping

Amazing. Price has doubled in 2 years!!

Yes, Jaques. Probably it's my last buy of DDLC, and am not sure if the increase in price is justified....

DDLC?

Not sure if of interest, but starting looking for the Pichon Lalande 1985 after drinking a phenomenal half bottle and picked up six beautiful bottles from a UK merchant Tom Mann. He has a few left over at at £250

Musigny 151 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:07 pmDDLC?

Musigny,

It's Domaine de la Cote, out of Lompoc, CA. They make Pinots...

https://domainedelacote.com/

They had a little section in the Somm 3 movie.

In Israel for Passover:
2018 William Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume x 2 $68 per
2021 Domaine du Castel Petit Castel x 2 $36 per

The weakening Shekel makes for decent pricing when compared to the US market. We usually bring wine here, the opposite may happen this time.

A little Roulot but the less expensive offerings courtesy of Jesse @ Convive
6*2020 Bougogne Aligote @ $40.50
3*2020 Bougogne Blanc @ $81
6*2019 Monthelie Rouge @ $83.70
6*2020 Monthelie Rouge @ $86.40

1978 Trotanoy...pristine cond.

Suenen Robarts 2014 Champagne

2020 Sauzet PM Champ Gain
2012 Marguet Sapience

3 bottles of 2018 Gevrey Chambertin Clos de Meixvelle Pierre Gélin.

11x 2016 Chateau de Pitray

Well done grasshopper. I just bought two more cases

6*2020 Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie @ $169.99/per
3*2020 Thibaud Boudignon Clos de la Hutte @ $95.99/per
1*2018 Arianna Occhipinti ‘Grotte Alte’ @ $67.99

NV Gosset Grand Rose x 6 (with an assist from jckba)

robert goulet wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 4:24 pm 1978 Trotanoy...pristine cond.

In my next international trips, i will look for more 1978.

In London, i brought a 1978 Canon la Gaffelière at the Saturday dinner, and of course passed a bit ignored in comparison to the highligths wines, but that 1978 was excellent.

Blanquito wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:52 pm NV Gosset Grand Rose x 6 (with an assist from jckba)

Hi Patrick. Any comment on this, as it is available here but did not bought yet. Thanks.

jckba wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:03 pm 6*2020 Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie @ $169.99/per
3*2020 Thibaud Boudignon Clos de la Hutte @ $95.99/per
1*2018 Arianna Occhipinti ‘Grotte Alte’ @ $67.99

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Yummm! When do you think you’ll start drinking those Jamets?

DavidG wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:51 pm [quote=jckba post_id=111048 time=<a href="tel:1681581792">1681581792</a> user_id=1446]
6*2020 Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie @ $169.99/per
3*2020 Thibaud Boudignon Clos de la Hutte @ $95.99/per
1*2018 Arianna Occhipinti ‘Grotte Alte’ @ $67.99

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Yummm! When do you think you’ll start drinking those Jamets?
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David, I’ll probably wait 10-15 years before trying a bottle as the btls of Jamet I’ve really enjoyed have all had 15-20 years on them.

Nick, Patrick got the Gosset Rose on a super deal for $40/btl from Zachys untasted but bought it as Dale regularly buys it and served a btl to John Gilman who wrote an extremely positive note on it.

2020 Latour Giraud Meursault Genevrieres
2020 Weinbach Schlossberg
And I picked up my Orders from Liquid Culture (mostly German)

jckba wrote: ↑Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:48 am

DavidG wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:51 pm [quote=jckba post_id=111048 time=<a href="tel:1681581792">1681581792</a> user_id=1446]
6*2020 Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie @ $169.99/per
3*2020 Thibaud Boudignon Clos de la Hutte @ $95.99/per
1*2018 Arianna Occhipinti ‘Grotte Alte’ @ $67.99

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Yummm! When do you think you’ll start drinking those Jamets?

David, I’ll probably wait 10-15 years before trying a bottle as the btls of Jamet I’ve really enjoyed have all had 15-20 years on them.

Nick, Patrick got the Gosset Rose on a super deal for $40/btl from Zachys untasted but bought it as Dale regularly buys it and served a btl to John Gilman who wrote an extremely positive note on it.
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Thank you JC. Will pick up a 3 pack this week.

jckba wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:33 am I need a Costco like yours around me!

Our Costco is going bonkers with another round of 2019 Bordeaux...

2019 D'Issan - $46
2019 Duhart - $60
2019 Clerc Milon - $60
2019 Les Pagodas Cos - $40
2019 Beychevelle - $66

An old cellar
Pavie 1955
Evangile 1952
Canon 1949
Labels rotted, fills high shoulder.

Also a 9 bottle set of Duclot 2000 for our tasting group.

jckba wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:03 pm 6*2020 Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie @ $169.99/per
3*2020 Thibaud Boudignon Clos de la Hutte @ $95.99/per
1*2018 Arianna Occhipinti ‘Grotte Alte’ @ $67.99

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Curious to hear what you think of the Boudignon - am a huge fan personally!

JimS, I think this is an upper echelon Loire Valley producer and a value compared to the wines of Stephane Bernaudeau whose pricing exploded overnight despite being variable. My only pricing issue with Boudignon lies with their importer Skurnik as the wholesale price is up $20 year over year but such is life.