Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Nicklasss

I did not know that Château and this is a very sad report, especially when you describe where is located the vineyards. For fun, there is a Château : - Bellegrave in Pauillac - Belgrave in Haut-Médoc - Belles-Graves in Lalande-de-Pomerol - Bellegrave in Pomerol - Bellegrave in Médoc - Bellegrave, Mo...

Nicklasss

Nice notes RPCV.

Count me as a huge fan of the 2016 Domaine de Chevalier rouge. I understand well your description and agree. What a nice wine, drinking with lot of pleasure already.

A winner. The 2015 is excellent too. The 2018 need so much time… to maybe become better.

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Very nice report Alex. You did a very good tour, visiting some of ma favorites like Roilette, Thivin and Foillard. Did tou taste the Côte du Py Morgon at Foillard? This is simply one of my favorite red wine. When we were in Lyon/Ampuis in January, i thought going up north in Mâconnais/Beaujolais/Côt...

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Was fun to have a quick chat with Ian and Jim last night. Both were in great shape and Ian raised the level for bottles opened in presence of BWE BD. Thinking i’ll will be in London myself in just 40 days, as MC/Simone/Béatrice are going to Wembley Stadium to see Harry Styles show. I’ll stay with Ju...

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Very nice Jim.

What an epicurean trip!

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Long dinner with MC and the kids, we drank 2/3 of the bottle over 3.5 hours, long time analyze it. I opened it being myself a bit unsure about what we would have, but liked it a lot, and MC too (one week ago she told me she doesn’t to drink red anymore, only Champagne and white). I have 1/3 of the b...

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After a few wines at 20$, it was time to open one at 5 times 20$. And it wasn't opened in vain, because this Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Beaucastel, my favorite estate (as Rayas is harder to find), was divine after 90 minutes of aeration. Its slightly opaque red color, complex and delicate nose of purp...

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Comte Flaneur, very nice review of great wines from 1998. Incredible quality vintage on the Right Bank. I agree with stefan than when Conseillante end last, what a tasting! Cheval Blanc looks great! Happy to read Église-Clinet was top wine too, it nature really slowly. Even the rare an unusual Le Pi...

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Saturday evening. Deutz Champagne: very good, with notes of white and yellow fruits, a touch of oak, and slight nutty oxidation, and very dry. Plenty of fine bubbles. Remains light and airy on the palate. 3 white wines were okay, but so-so… Note: I like fresh white wines and/or wines with a certain ...

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Nice tasting and great report barsacpinci.

By reading, clearly a top tasting. Not surprise about the Mouton. Two nice 1989 Bordeaux. I’m a fan of Dunn, your 1997-1998 remind me why.
Nice performance from the Heitz.

Just missing an old Montebello… but your already drank really well.

Nicklasss

Found it back, what i wrote about the 2005, 2013 new year eve.

2005 Chateu Durfort-Vivens (magnum) : For New Year Eve, with my family. already quite good, with berries, black pepper, flowers, nice oak and more dark berries. Balanced in mouth, a very nice drink. TN : 91.

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Very nice post kevinH, on the stort of Durfort-Vivens. I had probably 2 or 3 vintages of that wine and concur that it is a very traditionnal or classical Bordeaux. I remember a magnum of the 2005 i opened during the Christmas or New Year holidays a few years ago. Should be able to find my comments o...

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Yes i remember yo liked it Jim. Pressured me to buy some.

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Did not bought Bordeaux for a few weeks/months.

Just bought a few bottles of the 2016 Château Labégorce. Looking forward to open one in the coming weeks!

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I’m scared to ask ChatGPT what it thinks about the 1993 Château Batailley…

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Too late, Elon Musk AI took control of BWE…

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Great tasting and notes Stuart.

I’m not sure i ever saw a P2 or P3 bottle, but look delicious.

The basic Dom Pérignon is a Champagne i like very much. The 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008 and 2013 have all been great to me. Just 2012 was a bitter sweeter so giving more young but less serious freshness.

Nicklasss

For the price, I like this Rioja. Still young, a bit atypical as it's not heavily oaked with vanilla/balsamic notes. The 2021 Lindes de Remelluri is dark, with a nose of red fruits (concentrated cherries and raspberries), roasted coffee beans, black berries, and dry soil. Medium-bodied on the palate...

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Thank you all.

Nicklasss

Last Saturday morning, i learn that a friend commit suicide. She was 40 yo, mother of a 1.5 yo daugther. Very hard, hiding their couple problems, her problem, isolate herself… sadness, incomprehension, anger… Today, my favorite uncle, the youngest of the family, died. He arrived 3 days ago, for a vi...

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Nice!

My very best birthday wishes for Lucy, such an important friendly woman for BWE crowd.

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A beautiful day, ending in… delicious flavors. Rack of lamb, cooked indirectly on the BBQ. Paired with a 2022 La Bastide Blanche. Bandol, a wine that's still relatively unknown? This one has a lovely medium red color, with an initial nose of meat and leather, along with blackberries. Over two hours,...

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Last night, three excellent wines. Savart's Premier Cru is a very good Champagne. 100% Pinot Noir, with a focus on finesse: very fine, abundant bubbles, a delicate nose of vanilla, minerals, white berries, and white peaches. The palate is wonderfully flattering, the bubbles providing structure, with...

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Have a good time in Bordeaux and San Sebastian, Izak.

Of course, looking forward reading what you think of 2025.

3 stars Michelin restaurant : good very early happy birthday to you.

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And now this : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ey-epstein

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Nice note Jim. That 2010 Château Pibran demonstrated that great red Bordeaux exist, out of Crus Classés.

Château Fonbadet is another safe bet in Pauillac.

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Nice wines John.

Angélus is a wine i did not had very often. GPL i had many, but the 1995 for the first time last summer at Jim’s place. I liked it a lot, as the 1995 Lagrange tried at the same time.

I don’t have 30 yo old Bordeaux, wish i had some.

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La Trucha 2024 Rias Baixas. I had a glass as an aperitif, to compare it with yesterday's Zarate. Very pale, still light lemon on the nose, white berries, honeydew melon, and a touch of sweetness. Medium-bodied on the palate, with lime zest, starfruit, and a saline, fresh quality. Remains light-bodie...

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Very nice report. I would like to have access to that type of tasting here, but impossible. 1996 is one of my favorite Médoc vintage, and liked everything i had from that vintage. I think that 2016 is an improved 1996, as better in Médoc, but also Right Bank and Graves. Last 1996 i had was the 1996 ...

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While Jim is having a (good or bad?) time with 2014 Ducru Beaucaillou, tuna poke bowl with Rias Baixas here. Clear yellow, almost white, minerals, light sweet green lemon, yellow lemon and sweet flowers. Little CO2 in moith, freshness, some zip, white berries, green lemon zest, not great length, but...

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By the way, i did not won the lotery, but i have a doctor! Lastbtime i saw a doctor (elseehere than in emergency mode at the hospital) was when i was 20 or 21 yo… First meeting with my new doctor this morning, many test and blood/pee/poop samples and pressure, heart measurements to do a good assessm...

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That visit at Ducru Beaucaillou in 2015 was… i can’t find the right word… let say different, a bit like Angine de Poitrine. While i think Haut Brion is one of the most consistent top Bordeaux, i would say that Ducru Beaucaillou is less consistent with very high highs, and some wines that you can’t f...

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Hi KevinH. I did not taste lot of second wines, but something is sure : they never seem to compete the first wine of the same Château. Another thing is that when they have more merlot than the first wine, especially in the Médoc, they tend to drink good earlier. Last thing, i think i prefer the firs...

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Very nice! As a fan of Saint Julien, of course i like Branaire Ducru. One of the 1994 i drank the most bottles is Branaire. I don’t have any 2014, but i have some 2018 (needs lot of time) and 2019 (did not open one yet). I’m starting to think i miss you Jim, as every damn Bordeaux make you think of ...

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Izak already have raised my interest for the vintage. I bought very low quantity of bottles but will stay aware to buy a few more.

Georgie Hindle of Decanter is very positive about 2023 as well.

Izak, Château Beauséjour is rated 97-98 on that vintage.

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Just received my last Decanter magazine on 2023 Bordeaux. Georgina Hindle is very positive aboutcthe vintage. Seems like these wines will drink well early in their life, but can hold age too.

Looking forward to taste them!

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A bit late writing lately, lack of time… Last night: Pascal Doquet Champs Libres Extra-Brut: excellent, a good mix of yellow fruits, with a bready crust and very slight oxidation. Good bubbles, very good and dry, as it's only dosed at 3 g/L. Very pleasant, well-made, and doesn't try too hard. Perfec...

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Classic!

Need to go down there one day to finally meet you jckba.

Two very nice Bordeaux you had there.

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Many thanks for the report Ian. I agree about 2016, being one (the?) of the best modern vintage. Everything is there, with complexity, balance, and never completely shut down. I have a few bottles of the ones you preferred… but i’ll wait a bit more before opening some. The one i don’t have but would...

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Jim, you’re the ultimate BWE! Really happy to read your review, as i have some bottles.

Haut Bailly is a great Graves wine. I like it since a long time. 100 Jimhow points for the 2019? Better than 2019 Montrose? I like that.

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