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Keith Levenberg

Something's not adding up here - A Seattle Somm told me that something had changed that raised the sugars of the older ones but not the more "recent" vintages vs. We were all amazed at how fresh and light the 1947 was actually a little lighter/sweeter/a little more like a burgundy than the 1981, whi...

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Grand Puy Ducasse

Keith Levenberg

This is what the Coase theorem would suggest. The fact that it hasn't happened yet indicates that something has made the transaction costs very high. You can't leave cultural factors out of the equation. In many cases, plots have been in families for generations or centuries. They don't look at the...

Keith Levenberg

This is what the Coase theorem would suggest. The fact that it hasn't happened yet indicates that something has made the transaction costs very high.

Keith Levenberg

I’m sure I’m in the minority, but I find the book interesting but frankly not all that useful. I’m not sure I need Doug and Allen to tell me that DRC, Rousseau, Dujac, Mugnier and the like - and their higher end wines at that - are good, and whether those wines are good doesn’t really tell me much ...

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Parker was brilliant to close his board to non-subscribers and to have Squires run the board like a tyrant. I mean, it sucked for those of us who were non-subscribers or didn't line up with his wine preferences, but the dude sold his company for $15M by positioning himself as the supreme arbiter of...

Keith Levenberg

Found it! I have no idea whose page this is: http://www.wine-people.com/paradise_at_the_milton_wine.htm It also links to Mark Squires' account: http://marksquires.com/novdec96.htm#nov1 It's mostly like what I said above but even trickier. Coche-Dury and Leroy white burgundies mixed not just with Mar...

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Somewhere on the interwebs there is an account of the Parker/Callahan tasting, I forget whose - maybe can be salvaged from the Squires board before it goes down - but it's a fascinating piece of history. This was from a simpler time when many drew the battle lines between old world and new world, as...

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woah, thermonuclear hot take that I haven't seen since literally every other gripe about natural wine for the last decade and a half.

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Is it welcoming now? Seems quite clicky, but I get that it fills a niche for some. It's still clicky and, unfortunately, not as vital as it once was as few of its most valuable participants and friends of mine, have died. But on the positive side it’s not as clicky and idiosyncratic as Todd experie...

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The anti-ITB sentiment originated in Parker's branding of himself as the "no conflicts of interest" consumer crusader. Loads of nobodies on his board decided that the way to raise their status and be somebodies was to act like they were Parker's little deputies, like Parker was going to personally a...

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There is no doubt that the bee is the hero of this story.

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Not gonna settle for anything less than a $30k bottle of Tarney-Coulant.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2019/07 ... s-burgundy

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I had the '16 Calon yesterday as well. It's a beauty indeed - Martin's note nails it - and I didn't notice any oak (even the typical St.-Estephe pencils was more like pencil fillings than pencil shavings). While it's premature to get on the 99 points/Best Calon ever! hype machine, I think the whole ...

Keith Levenberg

Thanks guys. And FWIW I wasn’t comparing Bordeaux to Burgundy either. I simply stated opinion of one of the so called Bordeaux experts ‘People who like Pinot, tend to like Figeac’. Rightly or wrongly I interpreted that as Figeac tends to be a lighter wine vs Ducru. Sounds like a very idiosyncratic ...

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By this logic, I could host a Pre-phylloxera Vines Dinner of Burgundy from 2016 and the like, because at one point in history those would have been pre-phylloxera vines. Not by any rules of logic that make any sense in this universe, unless you think you can actually taste the presence or absence o...

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KEITH LEVENBERG WROTE: 99 points August 8, 2012 - Instant Graves goodness, no doubt about where this one is coming from. Such detailed, complex aromatics - mixing smokiness with something mealy along with the enticing scent of something flambéeing in a pan. All of that and more show up on the palat...

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Not any more, but it was once! By this logic, I could host a Pre-phylloxera Vines Dinner of Burgundy from 2016 and the like, because at one point in history those would have been pre-phylloxera vines. Not by any rules of logic that make any sense in this universe, unless you think you can actually ...

Keith Levenberg

The 1924 is the best DDC ever.

Keith Levenberg

Under the reasoning of the Tennessee case, I don't see any way the bans on interstate retailing can survive. The short answer is that the case says that each legislative scheme has to be evaluated individually "based on its own features" and that they can pass muster if justified by legitimate heal...

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Chris S p i k e s wrote: ↑
June 26th, 2019, 7:29 am
I'd love to hear some of you smart attorneys interpret and opine on the implications of this decision and where things go from here.

more litigation

Keith Levenberg

Here is the passage people will want to cite in arguing that Granholm must now be read to cover retail sales as well as winery sales: The Association and the dissent point out that Granholm repeatedly spoke of discrimination against out-of-state products and producers, but there is an obvious explan...

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In general there's no need to pay much attention to the oak in classic Rioja. It's made for long aging, and also given a long elevage. So the American oak signatures often stick out when they're newly released, but they're seldom an issue later on, except in years that are on the seriously underfrui...

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Elitist? There is a Klimt poster in 1 out of every 5 freshman dorm rooms. #nerds I had Farrah Fawcet. But, I also didn't go to Columbia or Harvard. https://i.etsystatic.com/16090117/r/il/7ef827/1708916306/il_794xN.1708916306_13lr.jpg Worked great with tasting notes for beer. And still does. Looks l...

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I take Keith's point both about Klimt and about elitism. People who drink 1st growth bordeaux should not accuse others of elitism. They live in one of the largest glass houses on the block. There is indeed something a bit off-kilter about finding a tasting note on Dom Perignon Oenotheque insufficie...

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Elitist? There is a Klimt poster in 1 out of every 5 freshman dorm rooms.

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I also don't see the particular point of Klimt vs. any other artist, so in that sense, it was just showing off. Still, I'd prefer such impressionistic metaphors to all the foolish phrases reported on here, which are so much empty verbiage. Impressionistic metaphors are hit or miss, but that's bette...

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I just got an email quoting Decanter on the 2002 Dom Perignon P2 Plenitude Brut: "Gustav Klimt in a glass." Well, ok then. Is that like Sir Walter Raleigh in a can? Bravo, good find. Here's the whole note, which should be slowly and patiently savored like fine aged Parmigiano: "And so from P1 methu...

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So it's risen almost to the price of Trollat, even though they aren't retired. Having never had either Trollat or Gonon VV, do people who have had both think that, given they have Trollat's vineyards, they are really making the same wine? I've never had a Trollat but I've had all the Gonon VVs and ...

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John, you are being too nice. To me he seems to be saying that a crappy wine tastes good. It's like he sneezed, sharted, then gave it a 92. Please forgive me if that's too crass, ill take it down if it is. Wait, this is actually useful information. Every wine is either a total shart or a striking b...

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Oh, Bern's cellars are no colder than any other good wine cellar. Keep in mind the real oldies there spent their first few decades of life elsewhere, anyway. (They opened in the late '50s - obviously didn't buy their 1924s on futures.) So you, too, can have a Bern's-quality cellar! All you need is a...

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Not bad, but what the heck is "symmetrical focus"? That definitely goes on your bingo card. There are actually two simultaneous games going on here worth disentangling. There is the bingo card and the reverse bingo card. The bingo card is for pet expressions, preferably malapropisms worthy of socia...

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2000s still taste very young for the most part, even primary, but they're enjoyable and not closed. 2005/2009/2010 also young, but generally closed and not enjoyable in my book. I don't remember which of these vintages had stupid people saying, "such wonderful ripe fruit! Won't ever close!" - well, ...

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About a month ago Jeb Dunnuck wrote: Screenshot_20190511-230825_Messages.jpg Sorry, I'm new here... are you telling me people actually pay for this kind of misinformation? I had a 1928 Bordeaux last night and can assure all concerned that it isn't remotely the same experience as a young wine made w...

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I will back Kevin on the 1990, and since like 2 people independently called me a necrophiliac in the last week alone I don't think anyone will accuse me of "fruit driven" tastes. This was an epic wine a decade ago - the bottles at this dinner were lovely (I tasted from two) but a ways off from where...

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How clear the positions of Keith and apparently Charlie are on the welcome women face here - and while I totally disagree with Matt's position on Meadows, he is precisely right when he says "the fact that Russell’s original comment struck her differently from the way it struck you and me serves to ...

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I think there's a place for discussion of implicit male privilege How about on the Politics forum? Discussion of sexist rhetoric used when addressing women who post about wine, and women ITB who post about wine , belongs on the wine portion of the board, as far as I am concerned. Discussions of wha...

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This ought to be enough space to satisfy the local Burgundy cravings.

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KatrinaBI wrote:I think there's a place for discussion of implicit male privilege

How about on the Politics forum?

Keith Levenberg

Eyrie and Rhys are very very different, but they are my two favorite pinot producers in the US.

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Try Taskrabbit.

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Todd F r e n c h wrote:Guys, stop with the politics

So how come the Critical Gender Studies discussion is allowed to keep going?

Keith Levenberg

Maybe two dozen or so. I think it'll beat 2010 in my book. Can't wait till shipping season!

Keith Levenberg

Mount Eden and Varner (or whatever they're calling it now) are other Santa Cruz pinots that'll please Old World palates, but Rhys is the best.

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Well, that's kind of the point. And, by the same token, if male wine experts were routinely asked to stash their ego and put on a show of humility so that they could come off as more "attractive", it wouldn't smack of sexism either. Unfortunately, well beyond the big belllied egos of the wine world...

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KatrinaBI wrote:Currently extremely ticked off that Burlotto Monvigliero (which I buy year in and year out regardless) has essentially tripled in price for the 13 vintage b/c of Galloni's 100 point score.

+1. Just found out about this today. Been buying the wine for over a decade, never paid more than $55.

Keith Levenberg

If Antonio is able to get away with both 1) charging people money to read his reviews + 2) charging people money to write their own reviews, then color me impressed.

Keith Levenberg

I like 2014 a lot. But 2015 looks to be the best since 2005. When you taste them they are no-doubters. I'm with Peter on that one.

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Parker's base is 50 points General color and appearance can get up to 5 points Aroma and bouquet can get up to 15 points Flavor and finish up to 20 points...intensity,flavor,balance,cleanliness and depth and length Finally overall quality level or potential for further evolution and improvement...a...

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First off; [cheers.gif] To the previous few posts. It's been shown that Rudy successfully used the auction system to pump up the price of his wines, often bidding up wines he was cooking. Prices did retreat after the scandal, but as a casual observer, I wonder what the long term price impact was. D...

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