the 2013 bwe wine of the year has been selected....

[JimHow]

the decision has been made...
thank you to all for your input...
at some point between now and new years eve the white smoke will appear and the decision will be announced....
so it is written. so it shall be done.
bd.

[robert goulet]

omg it's the staglin!!! lol

[DavidG]

White smoke? Pape Clement?

[robert goulet]

Another margaux '05 brane cantenac? Or will it be something from '04 vintage...I am leaning '04

[Rudi Finkler]

1787 Château Migraine?

[JimHow]

i guess the more appropriate analogy would be that the smoke is rising and we are now waiting for the pontiff on the balcony.

[DavidG]

Pontiff? Pontet?

[Nicklasss]

1988 Vieux Château Certan? (i couldn't resist).

Nic

[Nicklasss]

2009 Canon La Gaffelière?

Nic

[DavidG]

I think Jim is going to string us along for a few more days, as is only right.

[Rudi Finkler]

I think white smoke will arise and Kevin Shin’s uncle Bob will pronounce the Good News...

[Michael-P]

Yup. my money is on the 04 Pontet, even though it should be the 09 CLG.....

Michael-P

[Nicklasss]

Michael-P, i wish you the best for you and Nalan in 2014. So now I'll take my revenge from that first BWE convention in 2001: are you get thing married in 2014?

Smiling Nic

[JimHow]

I am in NYC right now, the announcement will come between now and 11:59 pm on December 31st....
But the white smoke has risen.
So it is written. So it shall be done.
BD

[robert goulet]

Wild Irish Rose?!

[Tom In DC]

Ah - Bum Wine has been singing the praises of Wild Irish Rose and its peers for over a decade now. But since bum wine even has a Wikipedia page, perhaps it's lost its "hidden gem" aspect that is part of the usual BWEWOTY.

[pomilion]

Another margaux '05 brane cantenac?

This would be a fabulous choice -- one of the half dozen top wines at the 2005 UGC tasting (which included many much-more-expensive heavy hitters) and it has never failed to disappoint when we've had it since.

[jckba]

I thought that a number of the 2005 Margaux's including D'Issan, Lascombes and Malescot were all great and continue to impress ...