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stefan

Great and informative thread, guys. Jim's comment

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We have some of the best writers in the world right here at BWE, now in its 27th year.....
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was spot on.

stefan

Good going, guys! By chance I am sipping right now on 2022 Goodfellow Temperance Hill Berserker Cuvee Chardonnay and tested the 2016 La Lagune Thursday night.

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Gosh, your descriptions do not resemble any Col D'Orcia Brunello Di Montalchino I have drunk. OTOH, I have only drunk them with dinners that called out for a Brunello.

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How does modern Beychevelle compare to the second growth St Juliens? The market values it more that Barton, Poyferre, and Gruaud in the 2019 vintage.

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It is particularly interesting that you two differ on the wines. The biggest surprise for me is that the 1986 Mouton did not rate higher. It has been 15-20 years since I last I drank this wine. At that time, the 1982 Mouton was showing better, but I thought that the 1986 might surpass the 1982 in 15...

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Good, BWE QPR wines you drank! Jim, we drank 1985 Pichon Lalande last night and 1983 Pichon Lalande tonight. Both are still going strong. The '85 has a heavenly bouquet, while the '83 is perfectly balanced. Last night we also drank the powerful 2005 Pichon Baron. While the PB would win in a competit...

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EIGHT murder cases?

I hope that they are not all in Lewiston. Last year there was only one homicide in your home town.

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OOh-la-la!!

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It looks like the 1996 left bank wines have finally mostly reached their "plateau of maturity". Last night we drank 1996 La Lagune and Cos d'Estournel. I would not say that the Cos has peaked, but it is now mature and very pleasant to drink as the tannins are resolved. The '96 La Lagune ha...

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Is it true that when Gilman visited Montrose and left his trunk open, he found it empty when he returned to his car?

stefan

i now use a Durand on all wines that are 15+ years old. Sure, it is unnecessary for most wines that are 15-20 years old, but the pain of dealing with a broken cork is less than the pain of using the Durand instead of a simpler devise 20 times.

stefan

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how many of us have backup Durands?
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Despite having bought five in my lifetime, I do not have any backups (meaning no more than one in any house in which I have wine).

stefan

When 1998 Conseillante is the worst wine in a tasting you know that you have drunk well!

stefan

The downside is that La Tour d'Argent does not have their wine list online.

stefan

Have you eaten there previously, Jim? Will you eat Canard ala Press? I bet they still have many Burgundies that are well under retail, and many Burgundies go well with their pressed duck. I wonder if Guide Michelin is considering giving La Tour d'Argent a second star. I haven't been since it was dom...

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They announce her obituary every six years, and Draculina rises from the dead every time to win by 20+ points....

stefan

AI can do a lot. For example, I asked ChatGPT to analyze Jim How, the moderator of bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com, in the style of Don Rickles and got: Jim How! The man who’s tasted more Bordeaux than a French oak barrel and still acts like every post needs a background check. I’ve seen customs agents ...

stefan

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12 x 1986 Gruaud Larose.
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Yumm, doggie!

stefan

I love tasting such older wines. Our latest success was a beautiful example of the 1970 Nameless wine, which I had not drunk in the last thirty years but much enjoyed when it was a young adult. The fruit was much fresher than that of the 1970 Latour you describe, and no trace of brett.

stefan

Basically the same for proving mathematical theorems. A close mathematical friend was stuck on proving a new theorem. His son suggested that he use the Google AI, which he did. Sure enough, the AI claimed to prove the theorem. The proof was wrong, but my friend pointed out the mistakes and made sugg...

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Thanks, Stuart.

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Thanks for the great and useful notes, Stuart.

Didn't Moet start the Plenitude Program around 2014? Were the P3s from 1971 and 1972 bottled only after that time, or were the bottles resting in the cellars and labelled only after the
Plenitude Program was initiated?

stefan

We are waiting for you and Nalan to come to Oregon, Michael. We've been back a week getting settled and taking care of issues, mostly now resolved. Our SubZero was cooling only to 59, but a tech came out quickly to make a temporary fix and will do a permanent one on Wednesday. I unpacked 175 bottles...

stefan

Condolences, Nic. Losing close friends and relatives is a hard part of life. It is especially difficult when the departed is young.

stefan

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I had pegged her age at least ten years younger…
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Yeah, I hear that a lot. Sometimes when we are out a stranger asks her if she is taking her father to dinner.

stefan

Happy Birthday, Izak! Sounds like you have a great plan for celebrating it.

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Absolutely! Tonight my regret is not having bought multiple cases of '82 La Lagune at release and storing it well.

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Thanks, all, from Lucie & stefan. We had a nice celebration. Bar Purlieu performed well, and the '82 La Lagune was indeed outstanding; as good as the bottle that Jacques brought to a Stuart bash that included all the '82 first growths and where LL outperformed Lafite and Margaux and competed wit...

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Tonight we'll take stefanJr and family out to Bar Purlieu, our favorite restaurant in Eugene, to celebrate Lucie's 82nd birthday. We'll drink a Champagne from their menu (probably a Vilmart) and have a 2000 Leoville Las Cases as our second wine. The first, of course, will be a La Lagune, a 1982 that...

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I wish I’d bought more 1964 Ch Latour back in the day.

stefan

Thanks, Stuart. That is excellent information.

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Sure, David. Come to Oregon. Jan and I would love to host you and Peggy.

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You never know about these things. For example, I discovered that Lemurians are still around. Sometimes you can catch a glimpse of one from our daughter's house on Mount Shasta. Our government would improve if Lemurians entered the political arena.

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Oh, I see that Jeff Leve has a nice description of the estate:

https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/bo ... %20Pomerol.

stefan

In a sense, Jim. It is managed by Baron. But AXA is the owner. Isn't it a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel? I would expect that to be displayed on the label, but I don't see it on the picture you posted.

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Reviewing my test history, I see that my last PSA test was five years ago even though I had high grade bladder cancer in that interval with PCG treatment afterwards and many follow up tests. I'll correct that next time I have blood work done. (For the non docs, people who have bladder cancer have 19...

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>> since most prostate cancers are slow growing and something else will likely get me before developing metastatic disease. >> That is a good argument for opting out of surgery if you strongly suspect that the cancer is low grade, but isn't a biopsy is needed to determine whether the prostate cancer...

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Docs, is there any downside in doing an annual urinalysis? The cost is low, and there are a number of possible problems that might be caught.

stefan

Nice contrast in your mini-vertical, Jon. I have drunk almost all of the 95s I purchased on release. I do have a few in Oregon that I bought at auctions. I think that overall 1995 is a better vintage than 1996, because while 1996 is better on the left bank, the 1995 right bank wines are far superior...

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I took advantage of a half price sale to pick up some modest items for drinking soon.

2 2021 Lacoste Borie
2 San Felice Poggioetc Chianti Classico
3 NV Frerejeanfrere Ciel Grand Reserve Champagne

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