I drank through a case of 2000 Chauvin over the years, it was lovely. I'm guessing this 2016 will be emerging soon and will drink well for another 20 years. As with 2014, 2016 excels on both the left and right banks. Having said that, I've not tried that particular wine.
Thanks, Jim and yes will be interesting to see how it stacks up, but I won't be touching this for quite some time. I've tended to enjoy the 09s so far over the 10s, but Pichon is an estate I need more of in my cellar.
Cheers.
Willi Schaefer: bought all the range except auction wines (crazy prices)
Champagne:
Cristal 2012 2 bottles
Amour de Deutz 2006 1 magnum (hoping the son will wed...)
William Deutz 2008 1 bottle
Godme fins bois
Bourgogne...unreasonable as usual...but less so
SAtarted a few Savoie wines...
I struck out on the Krug NV in NH. Life got in the way of making it there in time. It wasn't a complete bust however. I was able to get three bottles each of:
BWE WOY 2016 Ch Grand Puy Lacoste, 2020 Ch De Beaucastel CDP and cellar defenders Jadot 2021 Bourgogne and Beaucastel CDR.
To round out a case with those 3 Pavelot I bought, I grabbed some whites for the summery weather we’re having in Denver (not):
-Alzinger Riesling Hollerin Smaragd 2021 x 3
-Alzinger Riesling Höhereck Smaragd 2021 x 2
-Nikolaihof Riesling Wachau Steiner Hund 2016 x 2
-Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Tuffeaux 2019 x 1
-Gaudry/Vincent Sancerre Mélodie de Vieilles Vignes 2020 x 1
For any of you who have yet to discover the glories of dry Austrian riesling, come by my place and we’ll open some killer bottles.
Blanquito wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 7:33 pm
To round out a case with those 3 Pavelot I bought, I grabbed some whites for the summery weather we’re having in Denver (not):
-Alzinger Riesling Hollerin Smaragd 2021 x 3
-Alzinger Riesling Höhereck Smaragd 2021 x 2
-Nikolaihof Riesling Wachau Steiner Hund 2016 x 2
-Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Tuffeaux 2019 x 1
-Gaudry/Vincent Sancerre Mélodie de Vieilles Vignes 2020 x 1
For any of you who have yet to discover the glories of dry Austrian riesling, come by my place and we’ll open some killer bottles.
I was just shopping for some Riesling, I think I'll try a few of the Nikolaihof's. My wife and Inreally enjoyed a 2015 Dr. Loossen last night paired with sushi.
Blanquito wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 7:33 pm
To round out a case with those 3 Pavelot I bought, I grabbed some whites for the summery weather we’re having in Denver (not):
-Alzinger Riesling Hollerin Smaragd 2021 x 3
-Alzinger Riesling Höhereck Smaragd 2021 x 2
-Nikolaihof Riesling Wachau Steiner Hund 2016 x 2
-Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Tuffeaux 2019 x 1
-Gaudry/Vincent Sancerre Mélodie de Vieilles Vignes 2020 x 1
For any of you who have yet to discover the glories of dry Austrian riesling, come by my place and we’ll open some killer bottles.
I was just shopping for some Riesling, I think I'll try a few of the Nikolaihof's. My wife and Inreally enjoyed a 2015 Dr. Loossen last night paired with sushi.
Nice, Mike. Do you like Austrian Riesling? I prefer it to the off dry German ones these days, though a little Spatlese is good once in a while.
Blanquito wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:42 pm
Nice, Mike. Do you like Austrian Riesling? I prefer it to the off dry German ones these days, though a little Spatlese is good once in a while.
My wife and I both like dry riesling but can't say I have much Austria experience.
I've had a Pichler or two a while ago and who knows what 6 or 7 years ago when we were in Austria. I just grabbed a few to try in the next few months though! Thanks for the tip.
After enjoying the 2019 Thivin Zaccharie (which is a blend of their top terriors) so much, I decided to get some more Thivin and opted for 5 bottles of their oldest old vine cuvee (80-100 years old), the single vineyard 2020 Godefroy. Not a heist like we got the Zaccharie for, but I still reeled it in for $30 per. Maybe I’ll open one next to a Zaccharie to compare.
Ok, cool. That’s about what I’m seeing them for too, I got the 2017 Aux Guettes for $44, the 19 Aux Guettes for $43, and the 17 Aux Gravains for $47 from WHWC.
Agent jckba reporting from the slums of downtown Port Chester at the new headquarters of Zachys Wine and Liquors. Ended up snatching the only case of the ‘19 Pavelot Savigny-Les-Beaune Les Guettes 1er for $420 (for Agent How) while also grabbing 1 of the 3 cases of ‘19 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge for $600 as when you can find a village wine from a burg master for $50/per; you don’t need to sleep on it.
You are an amazing man, Mr. Jouas.
Just tell me how you want to divide up the case, I am your humble servant.
I'll take anywhere from 0 to 12, but you decide.
Take at least 6 from your haul, I personally think that is a tremendous price for that level of Burgundy.
BD
We should design some kind of special Hero of BWE badge or award for folks like Jim, Stefan, and Brian who are still buying new Bordeaux vintages in their 60s and up!
Robert Parker, Jeff Leve, and MANY other “experts” think it is ok to drink Bordeaux 5-8 years after the vintage and, frankly, I totally agree with them. And I’m not the only one here, I think AlexR, Nicola, and numerous others agree. I’m totally fine with buying 2016-19 Bordeaux at age 64, I’ll have much enjoyment in my late 60s and 70s as they attain a prime maturity per my palate… youthful, but with some nice age, crispness, developing complexity, wines that will open up in the glass over the course of dinner, still youthful, the colors will still be rich, purple opaque, the bouquets rich, vibrant, fresh. Mmmmmm.
I drank 1989 Lynch and other Pauillacs in their youth, they were young and brilliant. So much so that I became so obsessed that I created this website, Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts… based on supposedly “young” wines from the 1980s like Lynch, PLL, Gruaud, LLC, etc,, etc.
Am I the only one on Wine Buying Freeze? So did not buy wine in 2023.
But bought a nice Camus VSOP Borderies and a Croizet XO Grande Champagne.
And yes, young red Bordeaux worth a try most of the time. The 2016 are particularly convincing, even at their young age. 2009-2012-2014 were/are also excellent at a young age.
And like i always says, as we never really know when we will go to the Great Tasting Room in the sky, i'm ok opening wines, young or old, sooner while I'm here, than later...
I agree with Jim. While drinking a mature Bordeaux is wonderful, I do like them in the 5-8 year range, too. I’ve already opened some 2019 to check them out and I thought they were drinking great! Same goes for 2019 Burgundy, even more so.
Nicklasss wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:10 pm
Nothing in 2023. But it is my birthday today, so i might fail… resilience Nic…
Happy birthday, Nic! But I thought you don't believe in buying freezes? So I suggest succeeding at your original beliefs. Don't let us influence you to not buy wine
Nicklasss wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:10 pm
Nothing in 2023. But it is my birthday today, so i might fail… resilience Nic…
Happy birthday, Nic! But I thought you don't believe in buying freezes? So I suggest succeeding at your original beliefs. Don't let us influence you to not buy wine