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Wine Watch in Fort Lauderdale is awesome.

You get what you pay for. To make wine at that price point, the corners cut are many. When you mechanically harvest and sort on that scale, you are guaranteed all kinds of suspect vineyard material in the tank than if you spent a couple more bucks. Plus the degree of chemical manipulation on some of...

I am fan of Groffier’s CdB and Arlaud CdB is great for the price.

Carter Y. wrote: ↑
October 11th, 2020, 10:04 pm

J.Vizuete wrote: ↑
October 11th, 2020, 7:07 pm
I want to know who got the 93 Quintarelli!
If I told you who got the Quintarelli, would you tell me who got the 08 Sauzet?

Still too hot here in Florida

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September 28th, 2020, 2:56 pm

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September 28th, 2020, 8:50 am

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September 27th, 2020, 5:08 pm

I saw you buy the 2001 VCC! Was tracking that lot. I was tempted. Good price.
VCC?
Vieux Chateau Certan (Pomerol)

Thanks

My impression was that the predictable things continued to be crazy, but that people are losing interest in what is not part of the craziness, particularly in Bordeaux. There were a number of bargains to be had in the Super Seconds, which didn’t seem so super, even in a great mature vintage like ‘8...

Why would some pay close to a grand for a case of 2011 Produttori del Barbaresco Montestefano? Pretty easy to find a lot cheaper at so many places.

I have been watching this also. For me at least, there are a lot of head scratchers in this auction.

Great note my man. Thanks

Check your Spam folders.

Sept 10th for 7th vintage of Ultramarine

Hudelot-Noëllat's Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru "Murgers" is usually quite accessible young.

I think I would like a mixed case. Think Geri would still honor these prices? lol

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Yes, interesting stuff. Alan makes good point the cardboard shipper used by Paul is a bit more well-built than most "pulp" shippers. First of all, thanks to Paul to taking the time to do these experiments. For my own purposes, I bought a bunch of temp monitoring equipment a couple weeks ago as I wa...

Wish the weather wasn’t so hot in Florida already

alan weinberg wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2020, 10:12 am

John J wrote: ↑
March 22nd, 2020, 10:07 am
Both Groffier Chambolles and Ramonet white are good deals
no Ramonet whites on list.

Just caught that.. the Rouge prices are about retail

Both Groffier Chambolles and Ramonet white are good deals

Love this wine.

Did anyone bite on the Prévost La Closerie offering?

All below 30 bucks a bottle ‘cellar savers’ Red 1: 2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo $22.10 Red 2: 2017 Hundred Suns 'Old Eight Cut' Pinot Noir $27 White 1: 2018 Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc $15 White 2: 2016 Domaine Francois Carillon Bourgogne Blanc $24 Bubbles: NV Tissot Indigene...

In the sense that an auction item involves one seller and potentially many buyers. There's a "scarcity" element to it, plus the social proof as evidenced by multiple buyers...And especially with the internet, where practically anyone can join as a bidder and contribute to driving the price up. Thes...

Was anyone opened a ‘10 Murgers with seepage lately? Curious to how these are aging.

Anyone tried any of the 2014 Vincent et Sophie Morey Bourgogne Blanc? Have some of their '14 1ers if you want to see if you like their style. We like them. That said, not sure if their bourg blanc will be better than the '16 Carillon at WPW after you add in shipping? Def will take you up on it. The...

Anyone tried any of the 2014 Vincent et Sophie Morey Bourgogne Blanc?

alan weinberg wrote: ↑
January 16th, 2020, 11:33 am
looks like it was pretty cold. Sounds good, though.

Yes

We initially overchilled it

RIP. Respect for a long and notable life. 1985 Clos des Chenes was one of the the wines what turned me into a Burgundy lover.

2015 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet (1/16/2020) Pretty evident menthol on the nose with delicious stone fruit and fine minerality. Acidity not as vibrant as other Ramonet village wines I have had, but I suspect this may be vintage r...

2004 was an excellent vintage for Red Burgundy? Dunno about that one.

Francois Carillon Bourgogne Blanc

Folatières comes from Terre Folle, wines that were faster approachable than many other premier crus in Puligny. Off course there are exceptions. This wasn't part of the domaine Louis Carillon but an acquisition of François in 2010. I have not had the opportunity to try any of his brother’s offering...

2016 Francois Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru (1/3/2020) Although he and his brother split the family domaine some years ago, his lineup of wines from top to bottom are incredibly solid. One of his 1er Cru offerings a...

I have a similar experience. I have had several Hudelot and Bachelet from '13 over the past couple months. Still very primary with pretty firm acidity is what sticks in my memory from those bottles.

‘08 Dom
NV Selosse Initial

Thanks for the note. I have a couple but have resisted popping one. Cheers

Any notes? How was it?

1986 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru (12/30/2019) I am a pretty big fan of this vineyard. One of my great pleasures of collecting wine is running across old vintages from this monopole. 1986 was one of the lesser v...

Is there a link?

I dont know if you participated, but the recently completed HA auction had some downright steals.

That's a candle/candleholder. Wally's is selling it signed for $3650.

Cool story. Wish they went into a bit more into what he likes to drink. Thanks for sharing the article.

I opened an ‘05 village Vögue a couple weeks ago and was struck on how fresh and primary it was out the bottle for a ~15 yo wine. ‘05 may end up being one of the near ‘immortal’ Burgundy vintages.

Anything is a great replacement for that soap dispenser that nobody ever uses! This looks like something that's a cute solution to a problem that doesn't exist, i.e. rinsing your glasses. It would be useful for me. My dishwasher is always too full for me to feel comfortable putting the glasses in t...

Anyone have one of these? For a hundred bucks, it looks like a great replacement for the sink soap dispenser.

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Had the Laflaive Macon Verzy on Thursday. Very big meyer lemon drop but balanced and approachable. Quite delicious after 30 minutes or so. Still at $65, overpriced! This was $35, is $65 the going tariff now? At $35 it was high end Macon with Lafon, $65 seems way too high to me unless it's on a wine...

For accessible wines at reasonable prices that show some site character, I'd suggest: - '14 Burlotto Barolo (the base wine, not the single vineyard designations). '15 is probably showing well now, if likely less elegant than the lighter '14. Both can be had for less than $50 - '12 Roagna Langhe. It...

I think reaching out to other expressions of Nebbiolo is also a good idea. 10-20 yo Produttori Reserva Barberesco is easy to find, delicious, and great QPR for what you get in the bottle. Also, as mentioned above, wines form Alto Piemonte are good and relatively cheap. I have a feeling once people f...

Don’t know what your price point for trying some Barolo, but Vajra’s Albe Barolo is a pretty available and usually accessible early that is a good wine at a great price point. If you want to spend some cash, maybe an ‘11 or another early accessible vintage from some of the better modern producers. I...

One of my favorite producers. Thanks for the note.

Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑
November 21st, 2019, 2:59 pm
No madness, Victor, just total bliss....

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How long do let your wine ‘rest’ before opening one.

Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose x 4 for $240 before taxes

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