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The 04 and 08 L. Barton are $75-$80 today. Not really that tempting, though I see the 2014 for $59. Not that I'm buying wine or anything...

Blanquito wrote:The 04 and 08 L. Barton are $75-$80 today. Not really that tempting, though I see the 2014 for $59. Not that I'm buying wine or anything...

Wow. Slowly the 08 prices are creeping up a bit. Couple of years ago I bought 08 Barton for 43 bucks. There were barely any takers at that time and I saw that deal at the store for couple of months straight...

Blanquito wrote:The 04 and 08 L. Barton are $75-$80 today. Not really that tempting, though I see the 2014 for $59. Not that I'm buying wine or anything...

Not to tempt you, but the 04 LB is a special wine, not just a good wine. Really remarkable in its complexity and texture. In a place now where it has lively fruit but the delicacy sophistication of a much more aged wine. Clearly better than e.g. the 2002 LB which is a very good wine. I loaded up at $60 but $75 is not a bad price for a wine that good.

2004 is an underrated vintage and drinking very well, maybe one of the best of the ought vintages for drinking now.

2 Haut Bergey and 2 Barde Haut. Both 2012
Bwe'ers can be so predictable....

And a dozen assorted Fevre Chablis and six 2012 La Conseillante.

6 packs of 2014 Clerc Milon, Pape Clement, Giscours, and Rauzan Segla, the first 2014s I have purchased. But these are mostly for my kids to drink after I have adjourned to That Great Tasting Room in the Sky. I need to get started buying wine for Lucie and me to drink in the fall.

I bought a case of Belair 2000, which is a thrilling wine, which I got for $50 a bottle, the polar opposite to Pavie
I bought a six back of Hosanna 2011 also at a good price
I bought a case of Leoville Lascases 2010 - just had to do it and get it over with (a sixth of the price of Latour)
Am eyeing a case of Leoville Barton 1999, in fact it is in my cross hairs

A mixed case of 2015 Kabinetts.

Mixed case of Jacques Copinet NV

6 2009 D'Armailhac
4 2012 Kirwan
4 2012 Gruaud Larose
3 2012 Larrivet Haut Brion
2 Chenevieres Chablis L'Homme Mont 2014
1 Billecart Salmon NV
1 Lallier Grand Rose NV
1 Mailly Rose NV

Still nothing for the fall...

Case of 2008 Montrose for $1059 (or $88.25/per) from Wine Connection.

This morning at Twin Liquors semi-annual dollar sale:

12 2007 La Lagune
12 2010 La Lagune
6 2014 Ridge Geyserville
6 2014 Ridge Lytton Springs
1 2014 Ridge East Bench Zin
8 2005 Paul Goerg Brut
2 2014 Ken Wright Carter PN
2 2014 Ken Wright McCrone PN
1 2014 Ken Wright Shea PN
5 2014 Herve Azo Cote Lechet Chablis 1er Cru
4 2010 Lange Reserve PN
4 2009 Larose Trintaudon
2 4 packs splits Woodbridge Chardonnay

I scooped 7 bottles of GPL 2000 at the equivalent of $85 a bottle

Comte Flaneur wrote:I scooped 7 bottles of GPL 2000 at the equivalent of $85 a bottle

Excellence price, Ian. Have you had the 2000 recently?

I got 3 bottles of 2004 Pol Roger for $59 each in NH per Gerry's enablement.

3 2012 La Mission Haut Brion
4 2010 Siaurac (Lalande Pomerol)
2 1982 La Lagune
2 1985 Leoville Barton
2 1982 Certan de May

Chris Bublitz

1 case at my favorite local liquor store:
1 2003 Chateau Potensac
3 2009 Chateau Marsac Seguineau
3 2010 Chateau La Matheline
3 2011 Chateau d'Arvigny
2 2011 Querciabella Mongrana

Blanquito wrote:

Comte Flaneur wrote:I scooped 7 bottles of GPL 2000 at the equivalent of $85 a bottle

Excellence price, Ian. Have you had the 2000 recently?

I had it a bit over two years ago Patrick in a GPL vertical dinner. It edged out the 1996 to be wotn. So I have been on the look out. When I collect them I will broach one and report back.

Strangely enough, I sold my case of 2000 GPL in 2011 for $1,000, so about the same price you just bought it, Ian.

I know you are not a big fan of GPL Jacques. My favourite vintages are 1995, 1996 and 2000. I was less enamoured by the 2005 and I hear you on the 2009.

Chris B well done in snagging some 1985 Leoville Barton. I tried it last night and Neal Martin's note nails it. I wouldn't pay that price for it, however.

Twelve different bottles of rare single malt scotch from K&L. They've got really good prices on a huge and unique inventory of whiskies, many of which they direct import from Scotland. Most are 18 years old, cask strength and unusual.

But I pulled trigger mainly because I think shipping booze (especially spirits) will become ever harder and the scotch selection in Colorado is limited and pretty expensive.

One case of 2014 Niellon Chassagne Montrachet les Champ Gains
One case of 2014 Jacques Carillon Puligny Montrachet les Champs Canet
And some champagne
Four bottles of Agrapart NV
Six bottles of Billecart Salmon Rose
Six bottles of 2010 Ulysse Collin les Pierrieres

No red Bordeaux or red Burgundies these days. It's white wine weather in Florida and i keep running out of these.

The latest Skinner auction ended today and while a lot of the prices were absurd I managed to finagle a few lots.

- 1989 Ch Lynch-Bages- 11 btls
- 1989 Tertre Roteboeuf- 2 btls
- 1990 Ch L'Evangile- 3 btls

Good haul Gerry!

I recently bought six bottles of Ch. Pontet Canet - 3 x 2011, 3 x 2012, and six bottles of Ch. Cantemerle 1989

2 Magdelaine 1982
5 Magdelaine 2009
2 Cantemerle 1989
4 La Tour Blanche 1988 (375 ml)
3 Rieussec 1986 (375 ml)

11 bottles of '89 Lynch!
Wow!

I FINALLY managed to grab a few bottles for the fall:

1 1975 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac
1 1970 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac
1 2012 Maison Ilan Morey-St-Denis 1er Cru "Les Chaffots"
1 1988 Rieussec, Sauternes
3 2002 Nicolas Potel Pommard 1er Cru "Epenots"

I still have a long way to go....

Well, Stefan, at least you have the first weekend covered.

Yeah, Patrick, as long as don't have guests.

A few more for our fall in Berkeley:

3 2007 Doisy-Vedrines
3 1999 Lanessan
2 2004 Barde-Haut
1 1990 Certan de May
4 2002 Arlaud Charmes-Chambertin

JimHow wrote:11 bottles of '89 Lynch!
Wow!

I just had to pull the trigger. It's my anniversary year and it's been on my radar for years but never stepped up. I paid thru the nose at $280/btl but the retail is $300+ and don't see this getting any cheaper. The bottles are also pristine condition all with good fills. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on opening my first one tonight at Michael Malinoski's birthday bash. Any decanting advice?

8 hours!
This wine is really closed right now.

JimHow wrote:8 hours!
This wine is really closed right now.

Wow! Thanks for the heads up. I've been reading as many recent notes I can find and everything confirms what you're saying. It scares me a little though going that long.

Yeah, I would give it a good couple hours Gerry.
That $280 price is a decent price compared to what it is going out there at both retail and auction.
K&L had it going at retail for $399 recently.

7 half-bottles of the 1990 Grand Puy Lacoste
3 bottles 2008 Pichon Lalande
1 bottle 1983 Climens (never had this one before)
Some Cali Syrah and Chardonnay for the scorching summer that awaits us in Denver.

1x 2010 Ch. Meyney
2x 2010 Ch. Marsac Seguineau
5x 2010 Ch. du Moulin Noir
12x 2012 Ch. D'Arvigny
2x 2012 Ch. Talbot
2x 2014 Ch. Lilian Ladouys

Blanquito wrote:7 half-bottles of the 1990 Grand Puy Lacoste
3 bottles 2008 Pichon Lalande
1 bottle 1983 Climens (never had this one before)
Some Cali Syrah and Chardonnay for the scorching summer that awaits us in Denver.

Nice score on the 90 GPL.

It's been 134 days since my last (non-restaurant) wine purchase.

Well done David, look away now.

1. One case of Pontet Canet 2012

2. Six bottles of Robert Chevillon NSG Pruliers 2015
Three bottles of Robert Chevillon NSG Cailles 2015 (I asked for six but only got three in the burgundy lottery)

3. Three cases of Cave Duplessis Chablis 2014 (one of Petit Chablis @$15 a bottle, one of Chablis @ $20 a bottle and one of 1er Cru Montmains @$25 a bottle, all of which I think are keenly priced, pre-Brexit prices I suspect.)

I got the last of the 2014 Louis Michel Montmains at K&L for $29, Ian, during the BWE convention. It is really good.

On close out at K&L today I got two bottles each of
2011 Elio Grasso "Gavarini Chiniera" Barolo
2010 Mauro Veglio "Arborina" Barolo.

The Grasso is my first purchase of 2011 Italian wine. I have concentrated on buying 2010, but how could I pass up the Elio Grasso @ $50?

stefan - 2011 is a useful vintage in Barolo. It was a hot year but the wines are accessible and pleasurable. I am drinking an outstanding bottle of Giacomo Fenoccchio Barolo Bussia 2010 tonight with lasagne, it is nice but needs a quite few more years to reach its peak. The 2013s are the next big trophy vintage in Barolo after 2010.