Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

Filling in for Patrick again this week.

Been rather quiet here since everyone seems to have adopted healthier lifestyles, with a couple of notable exceptions.

I'll go 1st. Have recently received/imminently hope to receive:

2005 La Fleur de Bouard
2005 Paloumey
2005 de Malle ($19/750 seemed too good to pass even though I open like one a year)

2005 Croix de Gay
2003 Chasse Spleen
2006 Sniff Oh Lafeet
2006 DdC (rouge)

I have neither consumed nor purchased a bottle of wine in three months.

I have been drinking, buying and consigning wine like a madman the past couple of months. All while losing 17 pounds I didn't even know I had! It's a lot of fun Jim. You should try it.

This is a dilemma!
It's like learning how to talk again!

Hound - are you talking 17 British pounds, do you have the flu, or are you skiing every day?

I've made a few purchases, I confess;
2007 Anderson Conn Valley Eloge (Calif.)
2007 Soos Creek (this is a small Washington producer; an ex-Boeing engineer that produces some outstanding Washington Bordeaux blends that age well, from excellent Washington vineyards, for $20-$30/bottle)
1989 Leoville Las Cases
1990 L'Evangile

And I hope to make a few 2009 basic Bourgogne purchases. I'm just trying to get enough resveratrol to stay healthy.

Just a tad more exercise maybe, but mostly I stopped the frustration eating at lunch. Plus I highly recommend almond milk.

I've been a very bad boy, but they say confession is good for the soul.

Well, these were purchased from Premier Cru over 4 years ago, but I've been told (for the last 18 months) that they are coming "any day:"
2005 Angelus
2005 Hosanna
2005 La Fleur de Gay
2005 L'Eglise Clinet

And these, though recently purchased from Macarthur, may actually arrive before the '05s from PC.
2009 Angelus
2009 Cantemerle
2009 Haut Bergey
2009 Lalande Borie
2009 Talbot

That's it for Bordeaux. Not a lot, as I’m pretty well stocked in that department, but as I said, I've been very very naughty. Other recent arrivals or recent purchases in the pipeline:
2007 Beaucastel Rouge CduP
2007 Clos du Mont Olivet Cuvee du Papet CduP
2007 Janasse Vieilles Vignes CduP
2007 Mordoree Rein du Bois CduP
2007 Pierre Usseglio Mon Aieul CduP
NV Krug Brut Rose Champagne
2002 Pierre Peters Cuvee Speciale Les Chetillons Blanc de Blancs Champagne
1993 Pajzos Esszencia
2007 Jessup Cellars Cabernet Juel
2007 Jessup Cellars Table for Four
2008 Screaming Eagle Cabernet
2006 Shafer Cabernet Hillside Select
2007 Shafer Cabernet One Point Five
2007 Shafer Syrah Relentless
2007 Jessup Cellars Cabernet Juel
2007 Jessup Cellars Table For Four
2009 Jessup Cellars Chardonnay
2009 Jessup Cellars Sauvignon Blanc
2009 Peter Michael Chardonnay Belle Cote
2009 Peter Michael Chardonnay La Carriere
2009 Peter Michael Chardonnay Cuvee Indigene
2006 Sine Qua Non Chardonnay Mr. K Noble Man
2006 Sine Qua Non Marsanne Mr. K Straw Man
2007 Sine Qua Non Syrah Dangerous Birds
2007 Sine Qua Non Grenache Dangerous Birds
2008 Sine Qua Non Grenache The Line
2008 Sine Qua Non Syrah B-20
2008 Sine Qua Non Roussanne Jinete Bajo Vin de Paille
2009 Sine Qua Non Roussanne/Viognier/Chardonnay On The Lam

The really twisted thing about this is that, except for the '05 Bordeaux, it was all financed by the Chinese infatuation with Lafite.

That's an impressive list. And a wise way of funding it.

"Any day"......PC's customer service people must have had scripting from an attorney!

Since the beginning of the year, no Bordeaux..

3 bottles 2007 Oreno Sette Ponti
1 bottle Rosso di Montalcino Casanuova delle Cerbaie 2006
2 bottles Montefalco Rosso Riserva Fongoli 2005
3 bottles 1997 Felsina Rancia Chianti Classico
3 bottles 2002 Guiraud (splits)
2 bottles 1994 Isole e Olena Vin Santo (splits)
2 bottles 1997 Dal Forno Recioto (splits)
12 bottles Pierre Peters Brut Reserve Blanc de Blancs NV
1 bottles 1994 Togni
2 bottles 2006 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova.
6 bottles 2005 Lopez de Heredia Rioja Crianza Cubillo (splits)
6 bottles 2001 Trimbach Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile (splits)
2 bottles 2006 Ch Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape
6 bottles 2007 Marquis D'Angerville Volnay Champans (splits)

Way too many, stopping now, on a freeze till June.

Lucie and I will be in Berkeley for four months this fall. I have been buying older wines to be delivered there because I don't have a legal and convenient way to transport a lot of wine from home to there.

I'm, literally, running out of room and so have tried to slow down. I'm back in the land on pinot noir again and have been buying half cases of 08 Oregon especially various St Innocent bottlings. Various 07 CA cabs though nowhere close to what the good Dr. above has been purchasing. A few more 07CNDPs as well as I've been pleased with the bottles I've opened. One of my summer whites is the 09 Francois & Jean-Marie Cherrier Sancerre, "Les Chailloux" Vieilles Vignes. Some NV champagne and Sauternes (including a few 02 Guiraud splits-I imagine from the same retailer as Jacques). Trying more Italians and Spanish reds. Hmmm...no wonder I'm overloaded.

I started buying again over the last six months, to reload my cellar after a long period (over 5 years) of not buying anything -- I'm sort of all or nothing so I decided I couldn't buy at all if I wanted to control spending. I spent way more than I intended but I'm sort of glad I did as prices have gone up significantly just since I started buying (particularly the Bordeaux; Burgundy prices seem to be more stable but a number of the 2005 Burgundies I wanted to lay down seem to have disappeared from the market). I'm really sorry I didn't think to buy during the 2008-2009 crisis when I could have done even better.

Probably time to stop buying the big guns again now. Only issue now is my cellar is still heavily weighted toward the last decade (2000 and after). Hope I won't have to wait another five years to drink any of them!

Here's most (not quite all) of my haul:

2001 Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée Réservée Domaine du Pegau 4 bottles
2005 Bouchard Pere et Fils Le Corton 4 bottles
2005 Domaine Moillard Clos de Vougeot 3 bottles
1996 Barolo, Bussia Prunotto 1 bottle
1996 Barolo, Bussia Prunotto 1 bottle
2001 Barolo, Vigneto Arborina Elio Altare-Cascina Nuova 1 bottle
2001 Barolo, Vigneto Margheria Luigi Pira 1 bottle
2001 Barolo, Vigna Cappella di S. Stefano Podere Rocche dei Manzoni 1 bottle
1996 Barolo, Brunate Ceretto - Bricco Rocche 1 bottle
1999 Barolo, Vigna Rionda Luigi Pira 2 bottles
2003 Château Pichon-Longueville, Baron 5 bottles
2003 Chateau Leoville Barton 4 bottles
2005 Clos Vougeot, Musigni Gros Frère et Soeur 6 bottles
2001 Château Pichon-Longueville, Baron 3 bottles
2001 Château Pichon-Longueville, Lalande 3 bottles
2002 Corton-Bressandes La Pousse d'Or 6 bottles
2001 Château Suduiraut 3 half bottles
2001 Château Suduiraut 2 bottles (full)
2005 Château Suduiraut 3 bottles (full)
2000 Châteauneuf du Pape Château de Beaucastel 2 bottles
1998 Hermitage Rouge, Marquise de la Tourette Delas Frères 1 bottles
2000 Château Yon-Figeac 3 bottles
2007 Volnay, Clos des Ducs Marquis d'Angerville 3 bottles
2005 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Cailles Bouchard Père et Fils 1 bottle
1999 Château Léoville Poyferré 1 bottle
2005 Corton-Perrieres, Vieilles Vignes Vincent Girardin 2 bottles
2005 Chateau Conseillante 2 bottles
2004 Chateau Conseillante 3 bottles
2003 Chateau Cos D'Estournel 2 bottles
2001 Chateau Palmer 1 bottle
2001 Giacomo Conterno Cascina Francia Barolo 3 bottles
2005 Chateau Branaire Ducru 4 bottles
2005 Chateau Beausejour Becot 4 bottles
2000 Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere 4 bottles
2000 Chateau Lynch Bages 5 bottles
2005 Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere 2 bottles
2009 Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere 5 bottles
2009 Chateau Leoville Barton 2 bottles
2009 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste 4 bottles
2008 William Fevre Grand Cru Chablis Les Clos 3 bottles
2007 William Fevre Grand Cru Chablis Vaudesir 2 bottles
2007 Dauvissat Chablis Le Foret 2 bottles
2009 La Pousse d'Or Clos de 60 Ouvrees 8 bottles
2009 La Pousse d'Or Clos de la Bousse d'Or 2 bottles
2009 Geantet Pansiot Gevrey Chambertin Poissenots 4 bottles

DavidG wrote:1993 Pajzos Esszencia

That is a seriously great desert wine. A steal at the $140/500ml I bought it for...

Glad to hear that, Mike. Have yet to crack one. Last Esszencia I had was a '96 Stanza, which was memorable stuff.

Have mainly purchased odd bits in France and six packs of recently released Nebbiolo from 06 and 07... In fact I'm seriouslytemtpted by some £35 a bottle Brovia Barolo Crus, but I am attempted to save, so that I can pick up roughly 10 cases of 2010 BX. If I don't, the wife will kill me! It is our anniversary vintage and it is her favourite region for wine in the world!!

My most recent were a case of St Innocent '09 Special Selection futures and a case of '07 SI Momtazi, plus mostly singles of things to pick up and drink in Berkeley in the fall, including

2000 La Louviere
1970 Gruaud-Larose
1966 du Tertre
1989 LaGrange
1996 Smith-Haut-Lafitte
2002 Louis Latour Corton Grancey
2000 Faugeres
2000 Fombrauge
2000 Terrey-Gros-Cailloux
2002 Domaine Michel Juillot Mercurey
1975 Brane-Cantenac
1986 Le Boscq
1986 Thieuley
1989 de Fieuzal
1995 Vieux Fortin
1996 Lanessan
99 Beaucastel
08 Ramonet Chassagne Morgeot & Boudriottes

Mmm, '70 Gruaud, would love to hear what that one's like when you open it.