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Well, the Narvaux seems like a smart play!

Interesting that you opened an '05 GC, albeit Charmes. Good to know they continue to be promising.

I think it depends. To the best of my recollection, the most recent info identifies Domaine Larue. I don’t think the bottle identifies it anymore, so it could be from the Ballard curtet website or a retailer note. I just remember looking for that info at one time. The older bottles used actually li...

2014 Domaine Balland Curtet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru (7/1/2020) Slatey nose I associate with Puligny-Montrachet shows up on palate on entry, followed by a big whack of lemon, almost crystalline acidity, leading to a long...

I would have said '97 generally in Italy; and is '96 Burgundy the elephant in the room? They were really being talked up when I was there when they were released and not just by the old ladies sitting in the cellars where we visited. I'm still waiting on most of mine--and the ones I had, most notab...

I would have said '97 generally in Italy; and is '96 Burgundy the elephant in the room? They were really being talked up when I was there when they were released and not just by the old ladies sitting in the cellars where we visited. I'm still waiting on most of mine--and the ones I had, most notabl...

Yup, love the Carillon--relatively speaking I think it is a steal. Just ordered 3 more of the '17. still have some '14 in storage. Any experience with their other bottlings? Just grabbed a bottle of the 2016 Referts based on how much I enjoyed this one. Haven't actually, Ikka, Sounds like I need to...

Yup, love the Carillon--relatively speaking I think it is a steal. Just ordered 3 more of the '17. still have some '14 in storage.

A magnum of my favorite white wine - 2015 Cassis Blanc - Clos Sainte Magdeleine We had it with Crab Cakes - Interesting, Thomas, I used to drink these with great enjoyment when I lived for a few months in Cassis. On the few occasions that I had them back in the States, they never showed quite as we...

Been hitting the cellar a lot, too, that and gourmet goodies keeping us going... These are most memorable: '85 Beychevelle St. Julien '09 PYCM Chassagnes-Montrachet Vides Bourses 99 M. Gros Vosne-Romaneé Clos de Réas 95 Domaine Leroy Nuits St Georges Au Bas de Combe '06 Dom Perignon was not too shab...

Sounds like a beauty, love the note. Mainly drink the BB's, but this makes me want to go out and source some.

Interesting, I wouldn't have guessed about the Leo Poyf; lovely dinner--but no chance for me either, sadly.

Thanks for posting, Matthew, Interesting conversation. Back in the day I tried some Hirsch: the 2010 San Andreas Fault, if I recall. I wasn't wowed by it and at the price point at that time was hoping to be. Solid wine, but a little foursquare and heavy on the palate. But maybe I opened to soon? (Dr...

Yes, nice note, Blake,
I have some as well. Maybe I will have to open this weekend to go with baby backs and black truffle corn pudding.

Enjoy!

Merci beaucoup, Laurent,

I thought as much!

Oui, merci, Laurent, Both the Cotat note and Jayer-Gilles note are especially interesting to me. It's good to know the Cotat lasts that long; I will hold on to some of my '14's. Jayer-Gilles is a somewhat controversial producer, no? Especially perhaps for his use of oak--even in his lower level wine...

GTK, Tomás,

When so they hold the Essência? It would be fun to attend when all this madness is over.

I don't use CT to track inventory, and I tend to drink a lot of different wines from different region and winemakers. Over vintages, Walter Scott La Combe Vert and various Calon Segur's would have to be up there, as well as Dancer Les Corbin, Billecart-Salmon Rose, Fourrier's G-C and the sisters' (M...

Thanks for these, Markus,
So much of interest is happening in Portugal and at such good value, it's hard to keep up, though I am of course familiar with both of these producers.

Love 93's and also and find lots of "value," relatively speaking, in Clos St. Denis. Unfortunately prices have escalated. My last good CSD buy was the 2005 Drouhin from Premier Cru. I got some of the '05 Heresztyn at not a bad price. I could not resist the 2016 Dujac, tiny amount, at a crazy a pric...

I had a '95 Domaine Leroy Nuits St. George Au Bas du Combe, with a four course meal my family prepared, culminating in duck confit.
I posted a separate thread about the wine here:
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Love 93's and also and find lots of "value," relatively speaking, in Clos St. Denis.

Yes, Marshall,

That's right...I was saying the same thing. As I stated, I was exagerrating.

Nice note and cool wine! Question for you: the bottle specifically mentioned not to filter / decant for sediment? No, I'm exaggerating. On the back of the bottle, part of it reads (my translation): "put in the bottle according to our traditional methods, it [the wine] can or some day will present, ...

1995 Domaine Leroy Nuits St. Georges Au Bas de Combe - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges (6/22/2020) Very small production < 300 bottles total, in a vineyard tucked in a corner between Nuits and Vosne. Opened with lovely perfumed nose--in the glass some depth and complexity but a b...

2005 Truchot Clos de la Roche, purchased at Inn at Little Washington (for much less than it goes for now and even for what it retailed for then). No obvious flaws, but just flat--maybe still asleep. Nothing like the Clos Sorbes ('05 and others) I used to frequent Tribeca Grill just to drink.

A '96 I opened a few weeks back was totally shot, undrinkable, as were 2 '04 Girardin Chevy's. Fortunately, they were backfills and all retailers made good.

Orches, small town in Burgundy...

Thanks for the notes, Bob,

I've always been a big fan of '04 Brunello--some of which I still have. Are the '06's, generally speaking, their equals?

First thing I see when I open this email headed "The Perfect Wines For BBQ & Fathers Day Weekend! Inbox" from a well-known wine retailer is: Coche Dury Corton 2013 ~ 5 @ $1899 BH93 I've not seen much Coche Corton at the bbq's to which I get invited sadly. Any other similarly memorably ads show up in...

We drank a 2013 Meo-Camuzet Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Blanc Clos Saint-Philibert last night, bought on release. Quite a nice bottle, albeit different from most white burgundy we drink. Showed some guava and pineapple, perhaps owing to the site, and was more lush, less chiselled than some. Still, surpris...

Who knew?

Nice!

Nice idea, Charlie--
You have formidable organizational skills...in for 5, if I am not mistaken.

Thanks, Tomas, I've had some of the Mouchão, in fact older Mouchão (at AB Winebar in Lisbon). I really enjoyed them, though if I recall Eric Ifune, on this board, had got all the really old ones. If you mean BA Wine Bar in Bairro Alto, that's a really nice place with a nice selection. I should go b...

Thanks, Tomas,

I've had some of the Mouchão, in fact older Mouchão (at AB Winebar in Lisbon). I really enjoyed them, though if I recall Eric Ifune, on this board, had got all the really old ones.

Interesting thread; I don't usually buy much quantity either, 2-4 bottles of anything is the norm. I have 6 or so of some '05 Bordeaux (not especially sexy, Lagrange and Boyd-Cantenac) and also 6 of 2016 PLL. I tend to have @6 of Billecart-Salmon Rose and various Ulysse Collins champers at any time....

Yes, they are, thanks...lots of good stuff coming out of Alentejo, though I only know a tiny amount. This one sounds fun--how does it compare with their amphora offerings?

Thanks for the lovely note, Rudi,
I've got some of the 2000 and 01; I hope they show as well as yours--thanks to, or despite the change of style, which would presumably include your bottle?

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When you read through the CT tasting notes, this is a real Jekyll & Hyde wine - glad to see that you opened a "good" one. [cheers.gif] My stash has been buried since I got them, but one of these days I'm going to have to find them and open up a bottle just to see what I think. Yes, this is right; I...

Thanks, Jacob,
Nice note. I have one of these as well, which I think I will hold, but it's good to know that it would not be total infanticide, should I open it.

I have a handful of bottles from 2010 and 2012 but have not tried one. Looking forward to it but wanna give them some time. Yes, definitely give them more time, I thought the '90 could have easily slept longer. I'm sure you will enjoy them when you get to them, though--no doubt your kiind of wine.

I've had a couple of no-names from the 1990 vintage that rocked my wine-drinking world. This looks to be one of those, but only difference is that this is like an Indie rock that's been noticed by a known reviewer but still escaped everybody else. Nice. Yes, I love '90 as a vintage--I have to confe...

1990 Domaine du Jaugaret - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien (5/25/2020) Plum, blackberry, maybe a hint of sour cherry in the nose; on the palate a rounded presentation of the same favors, notable touch of acid, with a little green herb and mushroom leading into a not particularly long finish. (9...

Not sure to understand your protocol … Other people taste elsewhere ? everyone is tasting in their own homes Who prepares the samples ? Are they representative of the wine in bottle ? Any other comments on the other samples ? Laurent, here is the thread where Charlie first explained how to do this:...

Jim Stewart wrote: ↑
May 23rd, 2020, 4:34 am
Seems like an "eclectic" tasting to me, Paul. That's how I use the word.

ec·lec·tic
/əˈklektik/
adjective
1.
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

+1

Sounds like a fun get together (especially as I seem to recall having seen a pic of the view from your rooftop). Nice about the Qupe and also the Morey-Coffinet, as I believe I own some of the 2014.

Enjoy!

If I read Mark's comment correctly, have to admit I'm pretty surprised anyone would call the '86 LLC disappointing. Then again, probably more shocked that Jayson apparently thinks more highly of Giscours, so I guess one more example of how subjective palates can be. The tasting that always sticks i...

I also don't like wine clubs, while also being extremely fond of their (white) wines. I also have to say, I find the whole "wolfpack" thing kind of juvenile. It's a wine club, why not just call it one?

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