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In my experience orange wine was the term used most in the US
during a spike in interest about 7 years ago.

What Adrian said: people staying home buying wine at auction should help lift wine prices. For now as far as I see the risk of economic pain continues to be for those outside of the community of buyers of high-end wine (the type you would consign). When/if wine prices go down other traditional liqui...

Good reference Keith, thanks.

RIP Frank and condolences to your family.

Thanks for the note.

Broadbent

Indeed!

Anyone taste any premier cru or grand cru 2018 White Burgundy? I did a search of thread titles to see if this topic had already been discussed but came up with a review of Rousseau wines and a few other things but not a thread on WB. (if I am missing it please I would be glad to be pointed to it.) I...

It is amazing, no doubt.

Good view of Howell Mountain from the home site.

Correct - the high note of pure distilled spirit, which I believe is grape brandy Indeed. However, at least I associate the term "brandy" with oak-aged grape-based spirits, so if a wine is showing a "brandy" character, it normally translates to having an aroma of, say, Cognac or...

Brandy component? Do you mean the spirit that is used to fortify the wine or something else? I've never had any brandy-like qualities in a Banyuls myself. Love the stuff - and the same goes to the other fortified wines of Roussillon as well. Correct - the high note of pure distilled spirit, which I...

Last night popped a 1969 Mas Blanc Saint Martin Banyuls 375ml.

Nice sweet/dry contrast, quite lively, nice fruit qualities, good Christmas cake spice kaleidoscope - but the brandy component seemed out of balance/pronounced not integrated.

What’s your experience with Banyuls?

My guess was SQN

Didn’t guess the reviewer

For the record, I do think J. Selosse belongs in the highest tier, and I’m not sure who his company would be there. Perhaps Anselme? Could you please explain a little bit more? I'm not entirely sure if this makes any sense. Sorry, you’re right. Anselme is the father and Guillaume is his son. Looks ...

Is 1971 an off vintage in Bordeaux? Maybe not for those who know, but if say 15 years ago you had to rely on vintage guides like Parker when buying at auction you would think so. So instead of looking for 71s I was looking for 66s, 70s, 75s, 78s, 79s, 55s, 61s. Not that he liked all those vintages ...

Nice!

1971 Cheval Blanc . . . 8 or 9 years ago 1976 Haut Brion . . . 15 years ago I agree too re: 2011 Napa I am particularly interested how wines typically made in more of an extracted, heavy style will fare. I have a hunch that some of the best of them will make for very nice wines at age 30, whereas si...

1971 Cheval Blanc . . . 8 or 9 years ago 1976 Haut Brion . . . 15 years ago I agree too re: 2011 Napa I am particularly interested how wines typically made in more of an extracted, heavy style will fare. I have a hunch that some of the best of them will make for very nice wines at age 30, whereas si...

I have not done this but have read for Dunn type wax to soften with heat like a cigar torch.

That’s great!

I’ve had vieux Pineau because made with XO cognac but never a vintage Pineau.

Any idea when it was bottled?

Really nice video William, thank you.

Missed opportunity, indeed.

There’s nothing like personal experience, Karl. The big set of advice guy are getting from so many people is correct - the best approach is to mature top end Bordeaux and in the meantime enjoy either wines meant to be consumed earlier or aged Bordeaux at auction or ideally both. By doing that and op...

All include ground shipping to lower 48 from VA All prices presume PP FF or no fee Venmo Merry Christmas and thanks for looking! I am the original owner of these wines: 1 x 2009 Rougeard Breze $210 1 x 2012 Trapet Chambertin 750ml $325 1 x 2012 Trapet Chambertin 1.5L $800 1 x 2010 Joly Coulee de Ser...

I have 1971 Latour if anyone is interested. More than $300 though.

Well done.

Thanks for sharing.

David,

Good that the wines you have gotten at auction have been well stored!

Much better than the opposite.

Seems like you could buy one from a local wine shop cheaper than driving somewhere.

Or, send me a FedEx label and I’ll ship you one no cost.

I recently shipped two bottles FedEx VA to WA and the
shipping cost ground was $29.

That does not include my time or the packaging.

Nice!

thanks

Rare

JG 97

Lowest WS $899

Get it for $800 ground shipping Venmo or PayPal FF

I do quite a bit like Falkenstein. I am glad David pointed out the stylistic change because I do think there is some truth to it but I hadn’t consciously noted it. When I think of the Falkensteins of today and compare to the 1983 JJPrums I cut my teeth in in the late 90’s they are much different. Of...

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑November 29th, 2020, 6:20 pm The 2005s are likely to be very long lived wines. They do not meet the current fashion (Not having out of balance blistering acidity), so will probably be available through various channels. Provenance as you say is key.

How did this current fashion come to be?

FWIW I have bought Dom P from unverified storage and it showed fine. It’s just that for the most part I choose not to do that anymore. And I am very glad that all the wines are doing well for Brig.

Tried the 2018 Schlumberger Princes Abbes recently and it is dynamite, best vintage I can recall tasting from them. Disclaimer: some of the people I work for at present have a financial interest in the winery. Haven't had the 2018 but those vintages of Les Princes Abbés I've tasted I count among so...

B. Buzzini wrote: ↑November 28th, 2020, 1:03 pm I had bottle #2 and #55,865 out of 55,865 of the NV Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Lot NV 46 Bottled in 1978
at one point!

How was it?

I do believe wine generally speaking is sturdy enough to survive non-cellar temperatures but I also have found from experience (buying older wines from a wide array of sources over the past 25 years) that there is no substitute for properly cellaring wine. It kind of goes to what you want to get out...

Tried the 2018 Schlumberger Princes Abbes recently and it is dynamite, best vintage I can recall tasting from them.

Disclaimer: some of the people I work for at present have a financial interest in the winery.

FWIW I opened a bottle of 1968 Robert Mondavi CS last night with spc and a very good fill level and the bottle was shot. I bought it at auction; at this point I don’t specifically recall but it was likely part of a larger lot (as opposed to a single bottle) but time and money would have been saved i...

Put in an link when posting in cc that takes the poster to the donation/pay location prior to the post being completed Then they either actively commit to contributing or actively choose not to. So keep the free will aspect but also make the pathway for contribution linked to cc posting Probably get...

Nice!

Mark Golodetz wrote: ↑November 26th, 2020, 7:34 am The 1955 I had from a very good cellar was dead when I opened it a couple of weeks ago. Glad you had a good bottle. Drank one of your 2012 Trapets as a data point. Surprisingly open, primary of course, but very promising. Will wait five years for the next one.

Glad it was enjoyable.

Interesting!

TN: 1959 Ch. Carbonnieux, Graves de Leognan Purchased at auction a few years ago, bottle in good condition, fill base next. Upon opening foil the cork was slightly depressed. Removing with The Durand the cork disintegrated. Tasting note here some four hours after opening, last taste: Mature Bordeaux...

Hi, This weekend I am meeting with a good friend to swap some wines, me some recent WB, he some 00 Bordeaux he bought en primeur and has had in his cellar since receiving it. I am offering here a few bottles of the 00 Bordeaux I will be taking in at the cost value we used to value them. So same cost...

I had a glass issue with a bottle of 2007 Raveneau fwiw.

I have bought past vintages of wine at auction for 20+ years. I have learned that there is always wine out there, always fine wine out there. IMO using poor conditions is an easy way to narrow the choices of what to bid on. So I don’t bud in wines with poor condition. It could be fine this bottle yo...

Like others I have had these grapes but different vintage and elevated by different hand.

Very good fwiw

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