Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Ah ok. I see the name on my supermarket shelves here in Maine and I was wondering.

Folks used to chase it here in the South.
It's OK.

its kind of oaky

AKR wrote:its kind of oaky

I think that's what Rob said, but with a Southern accent.

Been buying some grower Champagne. Collon. Hard to beat for 29/btl.

6 packs of '03 Suduiraut and '98 Coutet and '09 MARZIANO ABBONA BAROLO TERLO RAVERA.

I was a late entrant to the 1985 tasting, so I bought six bottles of Gruaud-Larose 1985. The first one was astonishingly good. All my other options for the dinner were taken. I am really glad I bought the six rather than a single bottle.

Picked up a mixed 6pack of some 2013 Aubert Chardonnays in 2 btls of the Ritchie @ $119.99, 2 btls of the Sugar Shack @ $127.49 and 2 btls of the CIX at $127.49 from Surburban during their annual summer inventory close out.

So as I was browsing the Norwalk CT Total Wine site today at lunch and came across the 2010 Pichon Lalande for $119.98/btl I quickly modified the order to a case order at which point there was an additional 10% discount that kicked in bringing down the cost per btl to $107.98 before tax. Now with pricing for this starting at $175, I think that this was a stellar mis-priced item find.

83 Ducru, 83 Lynch, 2 04 Chevillon NSG Perrieres, 70 Beychevellle, 78 La Lagune, 4 00/01 OR PN 6 '12 Harper Voit PN Strandline, cases of St Innocent '13 Shea, Justice, Temperance Hill, and Zenith PN, case'13 St I. Freedom Hill Pinot Blanc, 6 '12 St I. Momtazi PN, 97 Chehalem Ridgecrest PN, 98 Chehalem Rion Reserve PN, 6 '03 Suduiraut.

Stefan is still my wine buying hero.

I bought 188 bottles of burgundy in The Cote D'Or last Tuesday and Wednesday. Mainly whites but among the producers Jean-Baptiste Ponsot, Girardin, Marc Colin, Sauzet, Michel Colin Deleger, Chartron et Trebuchet, Clotilde Davenne, Gros Frere et Soeur, Daniel Rion and Domaine Bart.

Back here in London I bought single bottles of Chateau De Pommard 1976, Chateau De Pommard 1983, Pichon Lalande 1981 and Gruaud-Larose 1986.

Wow! That's quite a haul Ian. Well done!

But with all that white Burgundy, I have to ask how long you plan on cellaring them and your thoughts on premox. I'm a white Burg lover but pretty much gave up on the stuff about 15 years ago due to premox. Are there now a group of producers who have managed to figure it out? Or is there still a risk across all producers?

Most of it will be consumed within a year David, and MEK will buy a chunk of that too. The average price was €22 a bottle so mid-range rather than high end. Most of the whites are 2013s.

Well that makes perfect sense. Young burgs can be satisfying but the aged stuff was one of my favorites. It's still frustrating to think about what I'm missing because I'm unwilling to roll the dice on expensive bottles to age 10-15 years or more.

I also still shy away from the white Burgs I love because of premox. I still buy an occasional Batard or Corton Charley and cross my fingers, but mostly I keep to 1er Crus and village wines and drink then younger than I would like. Unfortunately, in my experience there is no substitute for white Burgundy.

Me three. I have a bunch of premox I can't drink but cry when I pour it down the drain.

Picked up a 6er of 2010 Casanova di Neri White Label BdM for $44.99/btl + Jersey tax from the Total Wine in River Edge NJ after the 6btl mix and match 10% discount.

83 Lynch, 88 Rieussec, 3 06 Hermitage La Chapelle, 3 76 Ducru.

I bought a six pack of Michele Chiarlo Barolo Cerequio 2007 and a case of Louis Remy Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Derrière La Grange 2002, after tasting a enthralling bottle of the 2001.

stefan wrote:83 Lynch...

Good bottles of this are showing so well these days, as you no doubt know.

Yes, Patrick; that is why I bought another one. The '76 Ducru is probably not very good, but I know that the provenance is good.

Picked up a 6er of the 2010 Mastrojanni BdM from Westchester Wine Warehouse for $49.99/per and had a nice conversation with Ken Irving who is their Director of Fine Wine.

Mixed 1/2-case of 2013 Ojai Vineyard Pinot Noirs.

Picked up 6ers of both the 2012 Evening Land Seven Springs Pinot Noir @ $44.99/per from The Wine Buyer (aka Bottle King) w/free shipping and then the 2012 Evening Land Seven Springs La Source Chardonnay (96WS) @ cost from a friend.

Last night we had the 2008 Evening Land 7 Springs. Very good, but it was outshone by the 2012 St. Innocent Shea Special Selection. If Mark Vlossak had made the '08 7 Springs I am sure that it would have been better that what Dominique Lafon produced.

When I read the quantity and quality of what some are buying, I feel like Tom Yorke in his song "Creep" : "I don't belong here"!

2 bottles of 2012 Clape Cornas, 1 bottle of 2011 Côteau de Tupin Stephan Côte-Rôtie, 1 bottle of 2012 Barbarine Gangloff Côte-Rôtie.

Nic

2012 (mostly) right bank.

1 2000 Potel Bonnes Mares, 1 2003 Penner-Ash Shea, 6 2010 Scopone Brunello L'Olivare. More importantly, I found a bottle of 1989 Talbot that I did know that I had. Lucie & I drank it last night to welcome her return from CA. It is much better than HWSRN said in 2002. After we drank it I looked for it on line. The lowest offer is over $100, so Parker's 87 score did not cause the price to go through the floor, unfortunately.

Jim, you've got too many men on the field.

Which one is Da GronK?

All from WineBid purchased over the summer, singletons except where noted. Can't wait for shipping weather!...

2 1995 Leoville-Poyferre
2 1995 L'Evangile
1996 Duval-Leroy Brut
4 1999 Monbousquet
2004 Montevetrano
2 2010 Pascal Cotat Sancerre Chavignol La Grande Cote
2 2013 Ridge Geyserville
N.V. Eric Rodez Brut Cuvee des Crayeres
1983 Domaine De Chevalier
3 1983 L'Arrosee
1988 Paul Jaboulet Aine Crozes-Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert
1990 Domaine De Chevalier
1995 Grand-Puy-Lacoste
1995 La Gurgue
1998 Canon
2000 Monbousquet
3 2010 Ridge Monte Bello Chardonnay
1975 Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande
2 1978 La Lagune
3 2000 Domaine De Chevalier
2003 La Tour-Haut-Caussan
2006 Cabot Vineyards Kimberly's Syrah
2008 Wind Gap Chardonnay
2010 Montepeloso Eneo
1985 Gruaud-Larose
3 1990 Magdelaine
2 1998 Pichon-Longueville Baron
2004 Magdelaine
2007 Hamacher Pinot Noir
2007 Radio-Coteau Vineyards Savoy Chardonnay
2 2009 Beychevelle
2009 Wind Gap Gap's Crown Vineyard Chardonnay
2012 Peay Vineyards Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
1996 Sociando-Mallet
1988 Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande
3 2001 La Chablisienne Chablis Fourchaume Les Vaulorents
2 2005 Beychevelle
2 2005 d'Armailhac 375ml
2010 Alzinger Muhlpoint Gruner Veltliner Smaragd #46
2010 Braida di Giacomo Bologna Barbera d'Asti Bricco dell'Uccellone 375ml
2 2010 Pascal Cotat Sancerre Chavignol Les Monts Damnes

Patrick, what is your WineBid moniker? Mine is stefan.

Blanquito of CO.

I know I've accidentally outbid you once before (a bottle of the 78 Lagune), I did it from my phone and in the mobile interface I didn't see the Stefan of TX until later on my laptop. Now I am always very careful, especially with any lots of Lagune!

Thanks, Patrick. I never outbid someone whom I recognize as a BWE colleague.

You did very well at WB in the summer!

Yes stefan. I saw few times your moniker and recognized it was you... Good to know Blanquito's moniker also...

Thanks to CV's post in the deals thread, I was able to secure 6 btls of 1978 Leoville Las Cases for $103.99 each from K&L on an insiders advandatage pricing special.

jckba wrote:Thanks to CV's post in the deals thread, I was able to secure 6 btls of 1978 Leoville Las Cases for $103.99 each from K&L on an insiders advandatage pricing special.

I am glad you got your birth year wines... Enjoy...

Well our bdays are getting close. The weather is getting cooler . So it is shipping time. I have a bunch of 2009 Cantemerle, so got a bunch of 2010 Cantemerle. Been drinking it since the 1989.
And Susan and I got to know each other over a 1996.
Also sprang for some 2013 Strub Niersteiner Paterburg Spatlese.

Very nicely done, Rob, that 2009 Cantemerle is a beauty too.
I'm gonna order another 6 bottles of the 2010 from MacArthur's, a little more expensive than PC and some of the other places, but I like their really quick service.