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p. raghib

90 Points James Suckling for a $185 Cabernet...I'd recommend running far far away. Do you otherwise follow/respect Suckling's ratings? I am generally about "Suckling -8" so yes, if the only review I saw was Suckling's and it was 90 there is 0% chance I would buy it. I am no Suckling fan, but his ra...

p. raghib

Anyone have any idea what will happen when an American tourist comes back to the US with a couple cases of burgundy? In the past, there was no issue since the duty was collected on alcohol volume. Now I'm not sure what will happen with customs. Trivial in the grand scheme of things, but since I am g...

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Tallulah in Birmingham

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Paul I bought a Napoleon similar to this 6 years ago at Bourlier on Woodward in Royal Oak. It has performed perfectly. https://www.napoleon.com/en/us/grills/products/gas-grills/prestige-series/prestige-500-p500pss-3 Jim, funny you mention Napoleon-that is the brand we currently have. The bad news i...

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I got rid of the gas grill when I got the Traeger. Gets to temp just about as fast. It doesn’t sear, but it still grills nicely for my taste when I need a quick grilled meal. I have a big green egg, so I don’t think a traeger is a fit for me- thanks though I’m a little surprised to see so much Webe...

p. raghib

I tend to use BGE more than anything else, but it is convenient to have a gas grill as well. The existing one is on its last legs.

What would you buy?

Thanks

p. raghib

I have interest subject to price...

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can probably delete, just saw Christophers ikea thread. perfect timing.

p. raghib

what do you use that are inexpensive?
thanks

p. raghib

If anyone ever passes through the Detroit area and wants to try some just drop me a msg. Like Kris it is my pleasure.

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Might try again. I see my allocation

p. raghib

thanks very much

-paul

p. raghib

Not to be argumentative, but I believe you have to add in 32.375% rather than 37%. I'm pretty sure their vig is 24%+8.375% sales tax. My mistake. I thought the vig was 28%. A Not really accurate. Of course it depends where you live, but if you live in NYC, then the effective rate is a hair over 35%...

p. raghib

All in all I would say a solid result and yet another indicator that Germany is again on the rise as a serious collectible- but at the very top levels none of those headline grabbing moments that can instantly set a given winery on fire in the eyes of the investor/collector. I'm not sure I agree wi...

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Robert hit the nail on the head. There was one bidder who wanted everything and didn’t care about price. He basically bought every Prum lot. I thought the prices were high when you add in roughly 37% to the hammer price for the vig and taxes. Last year I bought directly from the estate at lower pri...

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It is stunning to me how inexpensive German wines are. Simply stunning.

p. raghib

Switch to Aubert. Considerably less expensive and every bit as good, if not better. How less expensive is Aubert? Just curious, have only had the Pinot (which didn't do much for me) but really interested in trying one of their Chards, which get a lot of praise on here. $85-$100 per bottle, dependin...

p. raghib

Mark,

would you buy the book again?

thanks

-paul

p. raghib

For me, the current opportunity to buy German Riesling, particularly from the Mosel, is the greatest inefficiency in my wine journey. These are wines where the price could be raised significantly I love the wines, and while they are still cheap to other regions I still can't over the uptick in some...

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Well, I'm not a player in this market anyway, so nobody on the selling end cares about my opinion, but I'm very disappointed that he would take what must be an extremely impressive collection of wines for sale to scumbags such as Acker. Someone who has been in the wine business as long as he has an...

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It may seem odd that I get to France about 2x year I generally never make it into Paris. I've stayed in the 5th-8th and was just looking in the 11th. Probably going to go to dinner in the 11th in July and was just thinking about whether I should stay close or just uber over etc. Probably only 24-36h...

p. raghib

In no particular order: Ponsot, Fourier, Damoy

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JDavisRoby wrote: ↑
May 20th, 2019, 3:15 pm
Looks like a left handed shooting shirt to me. Pad against the butt of your shotgun when bird hunting or trap/skeet shooting.

This.

p. raghib

88 champagne can be profound, Sauternes/barsac also wonderful. Good luck on the hunt

p. raghib

Buy em. If you don’t want I’ll take em and send you a 20% finders fee.

p. raghib

Gone.

To those others who replied I’m sorry, it was first come first served-not an auction.

Cheers

p. raghib

these are friday's tix.my mistake.

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I thought I was going to be in Seattle for this show, can't make it. Two tix are pretty much free to a good home (hopefully you send me a bottle (of your choice)).

Chad Smith from the Chili Peppers is playing with them. Shoot me a pm.

cheers

p. raghib

Now that is one narrow scoring band for the evening.

p. raghib

Anyone been to troisgros recently? I’m curious about recent experiences and how you found the wine list.

Thanks
-paul

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I'm happy to buy or trade for a copy.

please pm.

thanks

-paul

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A friend of mine is going in Sept. Any idea who is good with folks that aren't super serious? Any good restaurant suggestions?
Thanks

p. raghib

Ref 3 line is "may" which I'm guessing must be maybach?? Thanks for the help I will drop them an email

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I am out of the country at the moment and just checked my email. Said package was delivered to my home which I find hard to believe. Any idea who it is?

Old pet peeves: get shipping notice from 3rd party that you can't reply to and it is already too late.

Thanks
Paul

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kids are 9-12. It will be a saturday. Jules Verne is closed at the moment for a refresh. thanks for the ideas
-paul

p. raghib

I'm going to be passing through Paris (layover) and thought I would take my kids to the Eiffel Tower so I made reservations. Wondering if anyone knows a good spot for lunch near there.

thanks very much

-paul

p. raghib

Greg K wrote: ↑
March 10th, 2019, 8:13 pm

Mich@el Ch@ng wrote: ↑
March 10th, 2019, 4:11 pm
I’ll probably go the next time it’s in nyc
I believe it's staying in NYC for 2020.

Correct. 20th anniversary

p. raghib

anyone know these folks? Do they actually own their inventory or are they trying to broker the middle? I ask because they were defaulting to case quantities on some wine which usually means they don't own it. I did read about the founder and he is a "first class oenophile"

thanks

p. raghib

Back in 2014 they had it listed for $32mm yowsa’

p. raghib

So many random thoughts: $15mm doesn’t go that far in the NYC area. What is victor doing cruising $15mm pads? What is with that stove hood??

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More here...
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2019/ ... -lambrays/
I had not heard that Jacques had been let go. Seems odd to bring in someone from grillet.

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Wow, if that is true Boris Champy didn’t last long. I thought Boris was a wonderful guy, and was excited about the future. And Jacques leaving Clos des tart...all puzzling

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They are great people and they make great wine. It is clearly a luxury good. I’m sure I will buy some btls thus year, but after a decade or so that could be it. I’ve never understood why people pay such a premium for the mags, but they pay it so I can’t blame them for charging it. Personally, I’d ra...

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My question is how large of a cellar are we talking about? If it is under 1,000 I guess it could make sense especially if your still wines are CA and don’t need a ton of age on em. Over 1,000 means you are crushing champagne.

Obviously if it works for you then go for it.

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What is current release price?
Very nice wine and great people

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alan weinberg wrote: ↑
February 9th, 2019, 2:42 pm
one word re this domaine: overpriced.

In France these are not expensive wines, but in the US the prices are crazy and I would not be surprised to see them go higher given his untimely passing.

p. raghib

2016. Better vintage, better tension, better balance, better energy. Less of it.
Just my 0.02
-paul

p. raghib

is there a worse label than Cayuse Bionic Frog?? The wine is great, but the label is no bueno. If I knew how to post a pic I would.

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I think all those late release Arnouxs from a few years ago were reconditioned. I didn’t like the RSV and the one b of 72 Suchots I had was good not great. Super night. I agree that the late releases seem far too young for the vintages on the btl. A friend of mine disagrees since "they could never ...

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