So what have you bought lately?

Nicklasss · Post by **Nicklasss** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 1:01 am

The 2016 Chateau Argadens is surely a convincing everyday Bordeaux that most BWEers that like classical/traditionnal style, will appreciate.

Personnally, on par with Tour Saint Bonnet as best qpr of Bordeaux.

rthomaspaull · Post by **rthomaspaull** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:20 am

2015 Malartic Lagraviere Rouge (95.5 from me), 2015 Grand-Puy Lacoste (96), 2015 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge (96) and 2016 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge (96.5). rthomaspaull

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:22 pm

Three out of four excellent choices RT!

rthomaspaull · Post by **rthomaspaull** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:44 pm

To JimHow: I assume that the non-excellent choice is the 2015 Malartic Lagraviere, but I find I have been liking it more and more. Believe it or not, it now qualifies under my "system" as the lowest possible "first growth quality" in a fine year (Wine Advocate Vintage Rating 96 for Pessac-Leognan). Under the system (100 +96)/2 = 98 and 98-2.5 =95.5. rthomaspaull

Racer Chris · Post by **Racer Chris** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:29 pm

Richard, Jim is prejudiced against GPL.

rthomaspaull · Post by **rthomaspaull** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:59 pm

To Chris F.: Many thanks for the info. 2016 GPL seems very popular with many wine critics, but "chacun a son gout". rthomaspaull

Racer Chris · Post by **Racer Chris** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:25 pm

I'm a big fan of the 2014. I didn't try the '15 or the '16.

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:36 pm

To JimHow: I assume that the non-excellent choice is the 2015 Malartic Lagraviere, but I find I have been liking it more and more. Believe it or not, it now qualifies under my "system" as the lowest possible "first growth quality" in a fine year (Wine Advocate Vintage Rating 96 for Pessac-Leognan). Under the system (100 +96)/2 = 98 and 98-2.5 =95.5. rthomaspaull

I've really liked those 15 and 16 Malartics, as Chris says, I'm not a big GPL guy.

William P · Post by **William P** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 9:28 pm

JimHow wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:36 pm
To JimHow: I assume that the non-excellent choice is the 2015 Malartic Lagraviere, but I find I have been liking it more and more. Believe it or not, it now qualifies under my "system" as the lowest possible "first growth quality" in a fine year (Wine Advocate Vintage Rating 96 for Pessac-Leognan). Under the system (100 +96)/2 = 98 and 98-2.5 =95.5. rthomaspaull
I've really liked those 15 and 16 Malartics, as Chris says, I'm not a big GPL guy.

The 16 Malartic is a keeper.

JoelD · Post by **JoelD** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 9:55 pm

JimHow wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:36 pm
To JimHow: I assume that the non-excellent choice is the 2015 Malartic Lagraviere, but I find I have been liking it more and more. Believe it or not, it now qualifies under my "system" as the lowest possible "first growth quality" in a fine year (Wine Advocate Vintage Rating 96 for Pessac-Leognan). Under the system (100 +96)/2 = 98 and 98-2.5 =95.5. rthomaspaull
I've really liked those 15 and 16 Malartics, as Chris says, I'm not a big GPL guy.

I've got a few of each of the 15 and 16 Malartic. May pop a 15 soon and see how it is, friends have said it is showing well now but should improve. Which of the two have you preferred?

Comte Flaneur · Post by **Comte Flaneur** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 3:36 pm

I picked up 6 2018 Jacques Carillon Puligny Villages for £246.60 in bond which was a 20% discount

The discount was sufficient to assuage my wariness of the 2018 white burgundy vintage

jal · Post by **jal** » Mon Mar 08, 2021 3:47 pm

Comte Flaneur wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 3:36 pm I picked up 6 2018 Jacques Carillon Puligny Villages for £246.60 in bond which was a 20% discount

The discount was sufficient to assuage my wariness of the 2018 white burgundy vintage

Good luck, I loved all three of the 2018 Jacques Carillon Puligny 1ers I've drank, hopefully the village will be great also.

rthomaspaull · Post by **rthomaspaull** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:13 am

To JimHow and Chris F. : I wonder who first said: "Never assume: it makes an ass out of u and me."

Nicklasss · Post by **Nicklasss** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:34 pm

Drinking more white lately,

4 x 2018 Bonnet-Huteau Muscadet-Sèvre-et-Maine La Gautronière.
3 x 2018 Marc Colin Chassagne-Montracher 1er Cru Vide Bourse.
2 x 2019 Jacques Prieur Sancerre

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:46 pm

I have bought very little in 2021 with very little on the horizon. I really think this time I have effectively hit the end, with 900+ in the cellar. When are they opening the border Nicola? I’ve got my vaccine appointment this week I’m excited!

JCNorthway · Post by **JCNorthway** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:58 pm

In recent months, I have been buying "smaller" wines that do not require a decade of cellaring to be enjoyable. Among recent case purchases:

2018 Vajra Dolcetto d'Alba Coste & Fossati
2018 Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo
2018 Louis Michel Chablis
2019 Picq Chablis
2018 D. Barraud St. Veran
2016 Thibault Liger-Belair Bourgogne Les Charmes
2017 Ormanni Chianti Classico (reload)
2017 Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva
2017 Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva (a second case for future enjoyment)
2018 Roco Pinot Noir Gravel Road
2016 Matrot Maranges Vieilles Vignes

I should be set for a while.

stefan · Post by **stefan** » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:31 pm

The only wine purchase I have made since Feb. 16 is

6 2018 Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir Cuvée Louise @ $110 + shipping + sales tax.

This was an automatic purchase because of my D.D. wine club classification. My classification gives me maximum discount on all purchases, which improves the QPR rating of the Louise to Really Bad.

Jon, I usually buy my smaller wines locally, but I have not been in a store for over a year. I did get a 6 pack of the wonderful 2018 Louis Michel Chablis that I picked up in a nearby town. Other than that, the smaller wines we have been drinking are Oregon whites and Pinot Noir (such as Drouhin Arthur and Dundee Hills, for which I pay $32), and Chianti and Ridge Zins that I have had for a while.

rthomaspaull · Post by **rthomaspaull** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:09 am

The following are certainly not left bank red Bordeaux, but lately I have been enjoying a reasonably priced Morgon Cote de Py, and my wife and I have had some 2018 Sancerres and similar Sauvignon Blancs. as well as low-priced but very enjoyable Chards with little or no oak. rthomaspaull

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 5:41 pm

3 bottles of the 1978 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge for $79/per

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:57 pm

3 bottles of the 1975 Sterling Reserve Cabernet

jckba · Post by **jckba** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:18 pm

Blanquito wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 5:41 pm 3 bottles of the 1978 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge for $79/per

Nice score on a my birth year btl and hopefully yours will be just as good as the one Dale brought to that offline at Sutton Inn a couple of years back.

Picked up 4 btls of 2006 d’Issan for $45/btl from Ben @ Cellaraiders in his most recent new cellar email.

Musigny 151 · Post by **Musigny 151** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:34 pm

The 2006 Issan is a seriously good wine, and an incredible deal at $49.

I have been doing a final buy before bringing over all the wines that have languished in Europe during the tariff problems. Old vintages of DDC, Haut Bailly and especially Magdelaine.

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:30 pm

2018 Bibbi Graetz Casmatta. Vermentino, Trebbiano and Muscat Tuscan blend for $5.99 at Grocery Outlet. Dry and crisp with a moderately complex nose. My new house white. We get some of the Foley wines such as this here, probably from a local wholesaler.

Comte Flaneur · Post by **Comte Flaneur** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:37 pm

Cross posted: I picked some Annonce De Belair-Monange 2x6 2016 in a sale on Tuesday.

I also picked up some 2010s: Pichon Lalande 2x3 at 2X£400ib (Jane Anson: 100 pts), and 6 x Mouton after I read an article by Ray Dalio to ‘buy stuff’ ... and don’t leave your money in cash or bonds...’cash is (still) trash’...a good enough excuse for me...

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:10 am

6 bottles of 2019 La Conseillante en futures from MacArthur's.

So there.

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:34 am

Well done, BD!

stefan · Post by **stefan** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:22 am

Only six, Jim?

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:25 am

We will drink them in the great tasting room in the sky, Stefan.

Musigny 151 · Post by **Musigny 151** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:33 am

Encouraged by the suspension of tariffs, I bought four cases of assorted older Magdelaine, DDC and Haut Bailly.

stefan · Post by **stefan** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:47 pm

5 2007 Domaine Pierre Damoy Chambertin @ $186
1 2004 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru "Les Pruliers" $81

Racer Chris · Post by **Racer Chris** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:42 pm

3 2010 Château Bernadotte
1 2018 Château Grand-Puy Ducasse
1 2018 Château Labégorce
1 2018 Château Lalande-Borie
3 2018 Château Lilian Ladouys
3 2016 Château Tronquoy-Lalande

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:46 pm

-2 bottles of the 1973 Sterling Reserve Cabernet (to go with my 3 of the 75 just won)
-3 bottles of the 2003 Ridge Monte Bello (for Friday nights at the Convention)

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:49 pm

1978 Sterling Reserve is one of my old great Cabs, last tasted in around 1991.

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:59 pm

Claret wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:49 pm 1978 Sterling Reserve is one of my old great Cabs, last tasted in around 1991.

Great to hear! I think Forman had left by the 78 vintage(?). I’ve never had one of the Forman-era Sterling cabs, but I’ve been reading about them for years.

AKR · Post by **AKR** » Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:59 pm

Claret wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:30 pm 2018 Bibbi Graetz Casmatta. Vermentino, Trebbiano and Muscat Tuscan blend for $5.99 at Grocery Outlet. Dry and crisp with a moderately complex nose. My new house white. We get some of the Foley wines such as this here, probably from a local wholesaler.

That is a crazy price.

I tried to buy a bottle of his 2016 Testamatta flagship last week.

Vendor cancelled the order and declined to ship it ... after a week of waiting.

They just opened up a GrossOut by my mom's house, in a shopping center that has been vacant for at least a decade, populated only by skateboarders and pigeons.

Comte Flaneur · Post by **Comte Flaneur** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:35 pm

6 x 2010 Pichon Lalande
6 x 2010 Mouton
2 x 6 x 2016 Annonce de Belair-Monange
12 x 2017 Lafouges Meursault Cases Tetes
12 x 2017 Lafouges Auxey Duresss 1er Cru Boutonnièrs
A selection of Riesling from Peter Jakob-Kuhn (very rare for me to purchase Germans):
2 x 2017 Jacobus Riesling
2 x 2016 Rheinschiefer Hallgarten
2 x 2016 Quarzit Oestrich
1 x 2018 Quarzit Oestrich
2 x 2016 Hendelberg Erste Lage
2 x 2017 Sankt Nikolaus GG
1 x 2017 Doosberg GG

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:52 pm

Just wow. Awe.

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 4:11 pm

AKR wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:59 pm
Claret wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:30 pm 2018 Bibbi Graetz Casmatta. Vermentino, Trebbiano and Muscat Tuscan blend for $5.99 at Grocery Outlet. Dry and crisp with a moderately complex nose. My new house white. We get some of the Foley wines such as this here, probably from a local wholesaler.
That is a crazy price.

I tried to buy a bottle of his 2016 Testamatta flagship last week.

Vendor cancelled the order and declined to ship it ... after a week of waiting.

They just opened up a GrossOut by my mom's house, in a shopping center that has been vacant for at least a decade, populated only by skateboarders and pigeons.

GO 20% off sale starts on April 7. Stick to real wineries, not the private label plonk which is 95% of the inventory.

Nicklasss · Post by **Nicklasss** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 5:06 pm

2 x 2015 J Denuzîère Côte-Rôtie
1 x 2016 Domaine de Veyran Saint-Chinian
1 x 2018 Asphodèle (dry white from Climens, 100% sémillon)
1 x Céline et Laurent Tripoz Crémant de Bourgogne

Comte Flaneur · Post by **Comte Flaneur** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 5:28 pm

JimHow wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:52 pmJust wow. Awe.

I blame Ray Dalio

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... -economics