So what have you bought lately?

[DavidG]

Being searching this since a few years... today was my lucky day. For the non initiate, the Laurent Perrier basic cuvée is my favorite go to regular cuvée.

Congratulations on finding a favorite, Nic!

The Grand Siecle was the first favorite luxury cuvée I got hooked on back in the ‘80s, before I went down the Krug and Salon rabbit hole. I don’t see it around nearly as much as back then. My recollection is that some were blends of 3 specific vintages and others were ???less specific??? And now they number the releases. Is it now a blend like a Krug MV, with multiple vintages? Is there a way to know what’s in “No. 25?”

« The newest release of Grand Siècle is based upon the superb and structured 2008 vintage (65% of the blend), along with the vivacious 2007 vintage (25%), and the creamy, luxurious 2006 (10%). The final blend is 60% Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs and 40% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims. » from Décanter.

Sounds like a gem!

[Ianjaig]

Giscours 2004 x 2 (both bought at auction - $130 NZ).

Lovely stuff

Yes, I was pleased to pick them up. That said, I opened one up over the weekend and was surprisingly disappointed. Not sure if it is because the wines weren't stored as well as stated at the auction, or whether it's just going through an awkward phase? Will hold the other one for a later date.

[dstgolf]

I don't know what I was thinking and said way back in 2016 that the 15s would be my last kick at futures purchases then with 2019 futures prices I saw 20 cases roll into the cellar...WHY??? Two weeks ago I received an email saying final payment required for 2020 futures order which I had no recollection of and my last 4 cases are now in my cellar and I assure everybody these will be my LAST! Nothing big and hopefully my time horizon at 66 will allow me to get through some of my cellar. My son is already talking about his inheritance as there's no way I'll put any significant dent in what's here. Truly a disease but I'll find a way to suffer through it!

12 Lilian Ladouys
12 d'Aguihle
12 Alcee
12 Amelia

The first two most are familiar with but the latter two are right bankers that are under $30cdn and a steal for their quality. If you see them try them to see if they suit your palate. A little on the modern side but well crafted.

[robert goulet]

Giscours 2004 x 2 (both bought at auction - $130 NZ).

Lovely stuff

Yes, I was pleased to pick them up. That said, I opened one up over the weekend and was surprisingly disappointed. Not sure if it is because the wines weren't stored as well as stated at the auction, or whether it's just going through an awkward phase? Will hold the other one for a later date.

I had one a couple months back...I loved it...elegant and classic, very pretty

Bummed to hear this

[DavidG]

Lovely stuff

Yes, I was pleased to pick them up. That said, I opened one up over the weekend and was surprisingly disappointed. Not sure if it is because the wines weren't stored as well as stated at the auction, or whether it's just going through an awkward phase? Will hold the other one for a later date.

I had one a couple months back...I loved it...elegant and classic, very pretty

Bummed to hear this

Enough time for sediment to settle after shipment?

[stefan]

In the olden days Giscours made wine that would hold up for a long time. The other night we drank a 1966 that was in great shape. The concentration was still there but with tannins that were completely resolved.

[robert goulet]

Yes, I was pleased to pick them up. That said, I opened one up over the weekend and was surprisingly disappointed. Not sure if it is because the wines weren't stored as well as stated at the auction, or whether it's just going through an awkward phase? Will hold the other one for a later date.

I had one a couple months back...I loved it...elegant and classic, very pretty

Bummed to hear this

Enough time for sediment to settle after shipment?

I popped a 27yr old burg from a 375ml bottle 3hours after FedEx dropped it off...was lovely

[Ianjaig]

I had one a couple months back...I loved it...elegant and classic, very pretty

Bummed to hear this

Enough time for sediment to settle after shipment?

I popped a 27yr old burg from a 375ml bottle 3hours after FedEx dropped it off...was lovely

Yes, I'm not too sure what was going on with that bottle... I mean, what's not to like. Giscours - an 04, it should have been humming. I don't think sediment was the issue either, David but perhaps I was a bit hasty in opening it up after picking it up. I have one more bottle, so will leave it for a while before retasting.

[Blanquito]

What’s that Brittany Spears hit? Oops, I Did It Again? She must have been singing about wine buying freezes, I presume.

To wit, I am now the proud owner of a 6 pack of the 2011 Belair-Monange for the low, low price of $71.50/each all in.

I wasn’t going to bid on this lot, but then I saw Gilman’s 96 pt score and that Parker liked it too. And that this Belair Monange was made exclusively with fruit from the Belair property — Magdelaine fruit didn’t start getting added until the following year — just a few years after Mouiex purchased the property. I then recalled Belair was famous for its old vines (which Mouiex largely grubbed up in 2012) and a legendary limestone terroir abutting Ausone, so this final vintage of “Belair” seemed the perfect companion for the 6 pack of the final vintage of Magdelaine I collected recently while visiting Ian and BWE in London.

I hope it’s good.

[AKR]

Nice score!

[Comte Flaneur]

What’s that Brittany Spears hit? Oops, I Did It Again? She must have been singing about wine buying freezes, I presume.

To wit, I am now the proud owner of a 6 pack of the 2011 Belair-Monange for the low, low price of $71.50/each all in.

I wasn’t going to bid on this lot, but then I saw Gilman’s 96 pt score and that Parker liked it too. And that this Belair Monange was made exclusively with fruit from the Belair property — Magdelaine fruit didn’t start getting added until the following year — just a few years after Mouiex purchased the property. I then recalled Belair was famous for its old vines (which Mouiex largely grubbed up in 2012) and a legendary limestone terroir abutting Ausone, so this final vintage of “Belair” seemed the perfect companion for the 6 pack of the final vintage of Magdelaine I collected recently while visiting Ian and BWE in London.

I hope it’s good.

Funny you should mention that Patrick - and well done by the way - I snagged some 2010 Belair-Monange at auction last week based on exactly the same logic. I also had the opportunity to try the wine last November and it was superb. And remarkably accessible as well. I realised that this may have been because the wine still had the old vine fruit. I got six for £420 when the estimate was £480-520. Not as low as you got your 11s for but I am happy camper owning these.

Have you tried one of the 2011 Magdelaines yet? I’m yet to

[JoelD]

Not that I was fully on the wagon, but I had definitely slowed. Bought too much this week. The prices make me feel better though.

1x 1976 Magdelaine (my first from this estate somehow)
1x 2000 Talbot
3x 1983 Beychevelle 375ml
2x 1989 Pichon Lalande 375ml
12x 2000 Beychevelle

[DavidG]

I had one a couple months back...I loved it...elegant and classic, very pretty

Bummed to hear this

Enough time for sediment to settle after shipment?

I popped a 27yr old burg from a 375ml bottle 3hours after FedEx dropped it off...was lovely

Just a thought of one possibility…

It’s funny, the impact of stirred up sediment is unpredictable in my experience, with the exception of old Nebbiolo where suspended sediment can take weeks to settle and is a reliable bottle-killer.

I’m not a believer in “travel shock” other than the impact of stirred up sediment. I try to let older reds settle for a day or two (a month or two for old Barolo), but I’ve also opened old bottles with sediment just hours after a long plane trip that have shown well.

[Musigny 151]

Magdelaine 1982 and 1985
Drouhin Grands Echezeaux 1962
Tollot Beaut Corton Bressandes 1980

[Blanquito]

Nice score on the ‘10 Belair-Monange, Ian, and glad to hear it is really good and drinking well already. Makes me all the more pleased with my pick up of the 2011.

I haven’t tried a bottle of the ‘11 Magdelaine yet, figuring I’d wait until it turns 15. If I had a case, I would definitely try one as is but even the earlier drinking vintages like ‘01 and ‘02 didn’t really start to sing until circa 15 years post vintage (though far better than the 30-40 year wait some vin garde seem to require). Is it raring to go already?

[Racer Chris]

12x 2019 Fourcas Dupre @ $20 ea + free shipping. Chancing it with an early summer order from B-21. Temps here will remain below average at least until after my delivery on Monday.

[jal]

Olga Raffault Chinon Rose 2022 × 3

As per Florida residents Rosé exemption

[stefan]

3 2013 Duménil Millesime Brut Champagne
2 2015 Damien Hugot Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Millesime
4 2021 Domaine Louis Jadot Meursault 1er Cru "Genevrières"

[jckba]

24x2016 CVNE Vina Real GR Especial

[Gerry M.]

12x 2019 Fourcas Dupre @ $20 ea + free shipping. Chancing it with an early summer order from B-21. Temps here will remain below average at least until after my delivery on Monday.

Chris, follow it close. I've heard some sketchy stuff about B21 over the last year regarding order fullfillment

[Racer Chris]

Well, in this case it didn’t go well, but I don’t blame B21.
Fedex damaged the shipment and sent it back to FL without attempting delivery. I cancelled the order rather than push my chances on summer weather.
Yesterday I ordered a case of the 2016 F-D from Saratoga.

[robert goulet]

1976 Louis Remy Clos de la Roche
N.V. Lallier Brut Grand Cru Grand Rose
2019 Jean Marc Millot Cotes De Nuits Villages Aux Faulques
Added another> 2012 Vilmart & Cie Premier Cru Les Blanches Voies Blanc de Blancs

[JoelD]

1970 beychevelle
6x2000 reserve comtesse

[AKR]

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24x2016 CVNE Vina Real GR Especial

Nice I didn't know that they were declaring 2016 to be Especial level. They hardly ever do that.

[jckba]

FWIW, the 2015 was also declared as such and picked up some mags of the recently arrived stateside 2021 Jean Foillard Morgon Cote de Py for $85.99/per.

[Blanquito]

Today’s haul.

[AKR]

That's one we don't see very often

[Nicklasss]

I received my 2022 futures confirmation. First, let say that the new system to sell wine at our SAQ sucks. You have to give a list of wines you want to buy, after a lotery is done to distribute the available wines between all the buyers who want some. If there is more demand than offer, you might not have your wines... and this what happened to me.

My first order was 18 bottles, got only 9 confirmed... very bad. So i got

3 Phelan Segur
3 Talbot
3 Brane Cantenac

I did not get La Lagune, Nénin and Léoville Barton. Very bad.

[Comte Flaneur]

At auction

Barbaresco Santa Stefano di Neive 2001 Bruno Giacosa 5 bts
Barbaresco Rabaja 2004 Castello Verduno 1 bt

Barolo Rocche 2005 Brovia 5 bts
Brico di Drago Lange Nebbiolo 2004 1 bt

Those two lots costs £700 and £240 respectively ex commission

Then Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc Oncle Vincent 2020, 12 bottles from the wine society for £25 pb or £300 all in

[Nicklasss]

Barbaresco Rabaja 2004 Castello Verduno 1

I guess this will be amazing, as a few days ago had the 2019 Barbaresco from Verduno, and thought it was great for such a young nebbiolo.

[Comte Flaneur]

Barbaresco Rabaja 2004 Castello Verduno 1

I guess this will be amazing, as a few days ago had the 2019 Barbaresco from Verduno, and thought it was great for such a young nebbiolo.

I will try it soon Nic and report back

I forgot this one

2020 Château Guillot-Clauzel, Pomerol 2 x 6 - this is the new Le Pin folks…

[JimHow]

6 x 2014 Duhart Milon
6 x 2014 Leoville Barton

[Musigny 151]

Some half bottles of 2022 Bordeaux. Montrose, GPL, Talbot, gaffeliete, Carmes and Pichon Lalande

[Gerry M.]

6 x 2014 Duhart Milon
6 x 2014 Leoville Barton

You just can't have too much 2014 Leoville Barton. It continues to drink way too nicely.

[JimHow]

Indeed, Gerry, these wines are a real sweet spot in a real sweet spot vintage for my taste.

[JoelD]

6 x 2014 Duhart Milon
6 x 2014 Leoville Barton

I somehow still don't have any of the 2014 LB. Do you have a good line on some at a decent price?

[stefan]

6 2013 Altesino "Montosoli" Brunello di Montalcino
6 2010 Scopone "Olivare" Brunello di Montalcino

[SF Ed]

My local crunchy grocery coop somehow gets an allocation of Labet (culty Jura wine). I saw it the day it got put out. Got 7 bottles of various Chardonnay and Savagnin cuvees from 2019 and 2020. Not cheap at $80-$100 per but super tasty and I'm glad to have them.

[robert goulet]

2002 Patrice Rion Chambolle Musigny Le Plan Des Dames
1999 Dom. Bernard Chave Hermitage

[Chateau Vin]

Several each of the following...


2019 Duhart, 60/per
2019 Clerc Milon, 60/per
2019 pagodas de cos, 40/per
2019 Giscours, 44/per
2019 armailhac, 40/per