Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Rieslingfan

I have one bottle of the 2001. Will have to check that out.

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1998 Château Clerc Milon - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (1/1/2016) When will this wine really come around? Seventeen years on it is still tight and unyielding, showing much more tannin than fruit. It does still have quite a lot of depth/density, but the lack of development over 17 years is a r...

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As long as they are picking clean fruit, biodynamics should not have any negative effects. How much positive it really has is unknown. What is true about biodynamics is that producers who use it are very mindful and attentive, which goes a long way to getting good fruit. Wet years are an issue becau...

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The 2004 PC has been a favorite from 375ml for the last couple of years. Still have 12 halves left.

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I had an Emiliana Coyam (Chile) yesterday that was very good, restrained and elegant.

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Had the '01 QC lately Harry?

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Jim,

I might suggest that you have lost the enthusiasm for reading the same, hackneyed words about the same wines, over and over again.

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One more big fan of 2001 Bordeaux, but I do find 2001 Pape Clement to be an oaky mess.

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Like!

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Sounds great. I opened the 2001 PLL, and while the texture was glorious, it was corked to hell and back.

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As with any movement there are good and bad examples. One instance of a headache is not data about biodynamics. Sooty you are hurting, but there is only an anecdotal link. As for hardly typical, let's add Nikolaihof, Leroy, Dujac (organic), Lafarge, Lapierre, ZH, Weinbach, Pontet Canet, Wittmann, et...

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Several years in the cellar have worked magic on this wine. I have never seen quite this level of transformation. It's still quite ripe, with a bit of a roasted edge, but it now has shed enough fat to expose a structure and allow a subtle earthiness and minerality to enter the picture.

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I don't know about Rolland, but the '99 did not taste like a Rolland wine.

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1999 Château Moulin Saint-Georges - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (2/27/2014)
A lovely, balanced, classic weight Bordeaux that delivered fruit, spice, cedar and a gentle tannic spine. This is in a lovely place right now, but with no fear for the future.

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There is an excellent interview with Bob on Levi Dalton's I'll Drink to That podcast.

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I thought this would be fairly evolved, but it is actually quite young, tight and in need of further cellar time. Sadly it was my last bottle, so I won't find out what it is like when it matures. at least it sacrificed itself in the protection of the Grand Vin.

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Happy birthday. Thanks for the St. Joseph note.

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I would not be concerned.

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I know I am a bit of a shill for his portfolio, but the Terry Theise Champagne catalog is well worth reading.

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Answering a question above, 2004 is a lovely vintage, but it is no 2002.

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Curious as to why you listed those Jim. As for impressions, I picked the Bollinger Grande Annee, and did so because not only is it delicious, but it is the best value of the top tier wines in your list. (I don't know the Duval-Leroy Femme well enough to assess it.) The Bollinger Special Cuvee is a f...

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I'm not a huge fan of 2004 Lytton. It seems less than ageworthy to me. I was offered mags and passed because of that. I sure hope 40 is not the half way. I hit 47 in 14 days! Though I have said that if I am ever told I have one of those rotten, degenerative conditions that I will ASAP hike to a high...

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Thanks. I have a 2000 La Dame de Montrose in the queue.

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Burnt rubber is a descriptor I associate with reduction.

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That PC note is very useful. Thanks.

2002 Lafite didn't cost $600 on release but it does now!

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Last thing I need is more Riesling.

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Very nice. I did not get an offer for the Badstube Kabinett. Too bad, as Badstube is a personal favorite. Ended up with Himmelreich Kabinett which is not so tough to take.

Generally I do not start drinking Prum Auslese until age 15 or so. Never had one that was too old.

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Well done my subjects. I haven't had the 2001 SHL in quite a few years, David, I bought about a half dozen of them for like $30 at PJs a few years back and drank all of them within a year after my purchase. I know. I know.... I have only got 3 left from my 6. The rest survived due to physical inacc...

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Might need to dig up one of my 2001s.

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Little bit of coffee/chocolate, but also some tobacco elements. Liking this quite a lot.

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I thought I had the '98 standing up. Turns out it was the 2001. Ah well, no problem. Early going it is still showing a good bit of oak, though it is starting to turn cedary. Dark fruit is still prominent as well. Will be following it over the next couple of hours.

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Thanks for the Baron note. I will steel myself to wait a few more years.

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2003 is a dodgy Champagne vintage anyway.

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Prum has been uniformly outstanding as far back as I can recall. 2000 and 2006 were maybe not up to snuff, but other than that it is all stylistic preferences based on the vintage.

As far as Grosses Gewachs, Prum make virtually zero dry wine.

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Ok, 2001 Kabinett is pretty much ready to go. For those who like only moerate maturity so is the stable of 2001 Spatlesen. Leave the Auslesen alone for 3-5 more years. 2012 is a very good ripeness AND good acidity vintage. Based on a couple of handfuls of wines from bottle (Prum, Selbach, Schaefer, ...

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2005 was an extraordinarily ripe vintage. Nice to hear that you found the acids sufficient. I have not enjoyed 2005 from much of anyone lately, finding them flaccid at best.

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The last several years have seen more approachable Prum wines. They still have the density for long aging though.

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The only 2012 Prum I have had so far is the Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett, but it is fantastic. 2012 is a good ripeness AND good acidity vintage, so I would buy, buy, buy. I did. (though my pricing was $3-$5 lower, but that was pre-arrival)

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There is an inordinately huge stash of Rhys building up at Schloss Bueker. There is so much promise there. The ? is when will it come to fruition.

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K'Plah! ( that is a little bit of Klingon for DavidG)

Only '09s I have had are La Prade and Hourtin Ducasse. Both were very enjoyable wines. I did not buy a single bottle of classed growth in 2009. 2005 is where they lost me.

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