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Brady Daniels

How do y’all do it? February is Burgundy EP month. So painful.

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Always enjoy them sitting on a porch on a beautiful Summer day/eve, or as a splendid paring with some nice, light fare...but not once has a Rosé put me in that deep contemplative zone of oenophilic bliss. No rose has ever “put me in that deep contemplative zone of oenophilic bliss” but I am complet...

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Yay! Took everything offered, as usual. I love me some Sandlands.

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This just freaked me out. Dammit.

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Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑
January 16th, 2019, 5:48 pm
I think a few years would probably help this one, though.

I wonder how long we will keep saying this for virtually every 2005 burg. Someday!

Kinda explains the joy of lesser vintages, like, say, 2017.

Thanks for the note, Michael.

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Brady, Where did you taste Coche? I am jealous... But it was very nice to see you. Three bottles at a Domaine Direct dinner at Noble Rot, and one on Thursday, when I thought you were busy. Agreed, it was good to see you too, but next time we must pre-select a meal time, and record it with pen, not ...

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I was able to get to a few of the En Primeur tastings this year. My tenth consecutive vintage, yay. Honestly, the best thing about Burgundy week is that it provides an excuse to meet up with friends and drink ridiculous wines. After the fourth Coche, my buddy and I agreed we had a great year last we...

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Sorry Robert.

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D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
November 18th, 2018, 5:31 pm
Turns out I have both the ‘08 Mugnier and ‘08 Roumier Chambolle. Could be a fun side by side.

In most years I think the Roumier would win the side-by-side handily. Of course that doesn’t mean it’s better, just a bit bigger and more concentrated.

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Try Mugnier's village one night, and Roumier's the next. So different, but both sublime. I suspect preference might depend on one’s mood.

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Early 90's Laurent? I’d guess the black label was a warning of death from 200% oak.

/s

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Alan Rath wrote: ↑
November 18th, 2018, 4:41 pm
I thought he didn't use much if any whole cluster?

As far as I know, all Mugnier wines are 100% destemmed. I suspect Kent's perception relates to the 2008 vintage character.

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The 08 was a much better wine than any vintage of their Marechale. I love Mugnier's Chambolle, but this is debatable. I think their Marechale is criminally looked down upon, because there is two times as much of it as all their other wines combined. I think Clos de la Maerechale truly holds its own...

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This was maybe not my best wording regarding the Exposition wines- chalk it up to an insanely long harvest where we still have things in the middle of fermentation with Thanksgiving around the corner. For me, the Exposition wines were made in a style that heavily emphasizes winemaking decisions tha...

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More than I would have thought, that is for sure.

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A delicious mine-field. Just interesting how to Burg guys, Jayer is perfection (and the very few I've had have been fantastic and delicious). But Jayer used lots of new oak, destemmed, and according to Fourrier, used "Roundup" in the vineyards (at least early on). Hi Peter, thanks for the link. I d...

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After a stop into Vinopolis, we just had our first Goodfellow, the 2015 WV Pinot at just over $20 This is the equivalent (not the same) as a brilliant Bourgogne from a ripe vintage, an inexpensive wine, approachable young, that hopefully shows the potential of the SVD’s. When I say it isn’t the same...

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why sad? all wine being better at least in this report, not withstanding those left unreported in other words, if aren't enjoying good wine, you must be working hard at that Interesting. Do you really believe that wine is objectively better? To the extent that we get 34 perfect wines, when one or t...

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Thanks for the suggestions. I expected a stronger Burgundy response, although didn't know what it would be. Had a steak frites with a Bourgogne Rouge for $25 at Le Relaise Entracote in NY... enjoyed it... and was curious how folks would go upmarket with it. Hoping to purchase from a local NY store ...

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Hi Portland Bersekers, My wife and I recently moved from London. She’s British, I’m from Chicago. We were trying to figure out how to meet some of you. I was wondering if there were any burg lovers interested in joining an off-line? Place: TBD Date: TBD - I’d love early December, so it’s nice and ho...

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I’ve been a few times. Though I enjoyed it, you can go through a great deal of money very fast, sampling “must-try” wines. Honestly, I prefer sharing fewer wines with friends at a good restaurant. To me, watching the evolution of a single great wine over the course of an evening is more enjoyable th...

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Will this account for multiple windows per wine? For example, with Burgundy the wines can be great for their first few years, then again after ten or fifteen years. But that window of disappointment in between is a killer.

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Having met Jeremy and having read his notes for many years, my strong guess is that he has drunk wines from many if not most vintages. I would assume that he understands the vintages in between. Hi Howard, Yep, that was my point exactly. Truly the entire point of my post. I wanted to demonstrate th...

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Hi all. Long time, no see. What is this obsession with “best”? Doesn’t this miss the entire point of Burgundy? Isn’t it more fun to understand and appreciate differences in vintages rather than make blanket proclamations on quality? 99, 02, 05, 09, 10, 15 are all profound vintages, but less so witho...

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I don't buy the wines, but have greatly enjoyed the bottles I tried. There was a unique desert-grass note to them that I've never experienced before or since. I like wines that go beyond their fruit, and I think Lato wines do.

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James Wright wrote:flavour

Buy claret for flavour. Buy zin for flavor.

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Good post Don.

I just wish you'd flesh it out a bit and provide details to back up your assertions.

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I enjoy non-fruit bombs because acidity creates tension, non-fruit notes provide interest, and age can produce subtlety and beauty.

Nothing wrong with fruit bombs, but I prefer something different with food.

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Mel Knox wrote: Why not ask us what American Pinots remind one of RSV??

Oh, I know, I know! Because no American Pinot does?

Pretty sure Jens was using RSV as an example of his generosity, not his target wine. Not really sure what your point is.

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I, too, was totally wrong about 2009 burgs en primeur for the same reasons. I love them now. Expensive mistake as I backfill.

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Gerhard P. wrote:I´m a bit puzzled:

And ALL wines (if I´m not mistaken) are rated the same (93 pts.)

Of all the posts I've read on WB, Adrian's was at the bottom of my list for requiring a sarcasm tag or smiley.

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S. Stevenson wrote: One add, if the WS feels shunned by a prestigious winery, they make them pay.

Manfred is surely suffering from their lack of coverage. I feel for him.

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I just received my wishlist confirmation (yay!), so don't despair if you haven't heard. It seems to be an incremental process, rather than a mass email

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Most of CA would be delighted to have old-vine Pinot planted at the same time as much of this baby-Musigny.

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I must have missed something. What happened to David Z? Why does WB claim the user doesn't exist?

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I disagree that the Bedrock Heritage wines are a separate category. Almost all the great zins we could name, fall into this category, regardless of what the bottle says. Thanks for writing this, Larry. I was getting itchy fingers, but you saved me the effort. Lots of great mentions here. But, I if ...

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Many of the posts in this thread* say more about the posters than the subject. It fits very well with the overall ugliness of 2016.

* Not just Dennis'

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I am rarely motivated to write-up events after the fact, even when the wines show well. But now I feel like a little kid at Christmas Eve. Most of my lunches and dinners are surprises, often blind. But, tonight's dinner has been planned for months and I am REALLY looking forward to it. Plus it'll be...

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So, the seller is an ass, and the buyer is a fool?

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I'd give that Janasse CdR a try, too. It should appeal to a CA-oriented palate.

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Funnily, I'd recommend against Ridge because it is pretty ubiquitous in the U.K.

The Sampler ( http://www.thesampler.co.uk/store/ ) carries at least a couple of the wineries suggested above (Bedrock and Scholium). Maybe consider them if you want to avoid international shipping.

Good luck!

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I wonder if we'll ever know DRC's choices in 2016?

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I haven't touched my 09's or 11's yet.

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Saw the email while out. Said to myself, "I'll order when I get home." You know the phrase, "Blink and you'll miss it"? Apparently, I blinked.

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Do you really think that the best way to suppress a negative viewpoint is to bump the two year old negative viewpoint?

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Fourriers with JC? What would Jesus score?

I opened a 2002 Combe aux Moines last week and it was sadly flawed. A bit corked on top of stewy fruit. Very odd, very un-Fourrier.

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What should this riduculous score of 75 tell us? An expression of your aversion against the style? I thought a score has something to do with quality, not with love or hate. You would prefer we all use an 89-100 point scale, so long as a wine isn't flawed? I don't score, but I do rejoice when someb...

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Has Gaja's style actually changed much over the years? Perhaps preferences for their "old style" really reflect admiration for how well Gaja ages?

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I love Morey, knew they'd be getting killed in the poll, and voted for them.

In the end though, Gotta catch 'em all.

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