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I shared an '01 Roumier Clos de la Bussiere with friends last night, and it was quite backward, with little fruit showing. Quite tannic and, overall, a bit rustic. No pleasure given. That's my usual reaction to their Bussiere... Well, this could be vintage dependent. I had an '07 Bussiere recently ...

John Morris wrote: ↑
September 25th, 2020, 7:51 am
I shared an '01 Roumier Clos de la Bussiere with friends last night, and it was quite backward, with little fruit showing. Quite tannic and, overall, a bit rustic. No pleasure given.

That's my usual reaction to their Bussiere...

I got takeout from Atomix for Arnold's birthday a little over a week ago. My conclusion was, unfortunately, that one should not get high end takeout if there is a good chance one of the people involved will have to work late and the food will end up sitting for 3 hours. It was still very good but it...

1996 Huet Le Mont Moelleux 1er Trie
1998 MC GM Riesling Auslese 375

Mike C. wrote: ↑
September 23rd, 2020, 12:26 pm

Barry L i p t o n wrote: ↑
September 23rd, 2020, 12:23 pm
Last year of Burt's direct winemaking, no?
Thought it was 1997 (http://www.princeofpinot.com/article/1795/)

Yes, 1997 was the last year.

Calsac l'Echappee Belle

Love it. Since I was the only one drinking I took the opportunity yesterday to test pouring the remainder into a bunch of 3oz glass bottles. Lost a lot of Champagne as it overflowed but it was still quite good today, albeit with far fewer bubbles.

2001 Jadot CSJ last night was in a very nice spot. Red cherry with hint of mint, mid-weight, persistent, tannins nicely resolved. I think we may finally be past the off and on showings of the vintage. I've only had good showings of 2001s in the last few years. I regard it as a "safe" vintage to ope...

Been awhile since I've had an '09, but every vintage people have said will never close down, eventually closes down. Putting aside that this is a non-falsifiable statement, do you have some examples in mind? 99 is a classic example. I remember lots of "will never shut down" comments back then. But ...

Exactly. People are too impatient. A wine - or vintage - shuts down and people write it off. This is what happened with 1988s - beautiful and delicious when first in bottle and then the fruit went to sleep and people - most notably Parker, who never understood Burgundy (although has apparently now ...

Winebid specifies the #28 which was the auction wine.

There was also a #27 GG Doctor which was not an auction wine.

Fortunately I save my back issues of MFW.

I fondly recall the only Sherry Equipo Navazos ever released from Florida, their famous Manzanilla Pasadena.

This sounds like fun Jay. Sorry the palate didn't measure up to the nose. I can only imagine how great those Meo wines were. Thanks to Jay’s generosity, I don’t have to imagine. I think I had tastes of the first two at a couple of our Saturday get togethers before COVID. Really fine and vibrant. II...

Ha! So true and I am guilty of multiple offenses! But OPs don't always know that not just the answer, but even the question itself is what we judge it to be. neener You guys did better than I thought. I told my girlfriend that no matter how I phrased the question, 80% of the answers would be "champ...

I think zin is a good bet, too. But I have to say that this thread is really a Berserkers classic. OP says. "I have A, B, C and D. Which should I serve with this food." And the responses are: K, L, M and N. Ha! So true and I am guilty of multiple offenses! But OPs don't always know that not just th...

Craig G wrote: ↑
September 20th, 2020, 9:13 pm
Is that even possible?

It is if you omit Suckling from the list of reviewers.

This was the fifth bottle from a mixed lot of 1972 Alexis Lichine Clos Vougeot 375s. The first 4 were Meo, 2 were wonderful, 1 was corked, and one was madeirized. This is the Pierre Engel bottling and it's quite different. Very pale color. Beautiful , captivating nose of underbrush and cherry. On op...

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September 19th, 2020, 4:49 pm

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
September 19th, 2020, 3:41 pm
Sentient wines...we’re doomed.
I'm sorry Dave, but I can't open the cellar door.

D@vid Bu3ker wrote: ↑
September 19th, 2020, 3:41 pm
Sentient wines...we’re doomed.

I blame GMO

Hey, those wines better be careful what they say. CERN is a very important research center.

Jay Miller wrote: ↑
September 18th, 2020, 10:45 am
One of the places on the list is just off the Bayonne Bridge in Staten Island so I'll have to give it a try.

Actually that was on a list that on from a link on this list, not from this list at all.

Howard Cooper wrote: ↑
September 18th, 2020, 1:06 pm
Point four. I am holding onto my 2005s because based on what I have been tasting I think I will really like them in a few more years.

If by a few you mean 10 then I concur.

My concern has always been that I might be dead before I'd enjoy drinking them.

One of the places on the list is just off the Bayonne Bridge in Staten Island so I'll have to give it a try.

I also miss buying my old favorite Burgundies, Rougeard, Allemand, etc. and for all those wines I miss buying I somehow still manage to buy too much good wine every year. If they attract new buyers because of the higher price that would be a success transition to a Veblen good. If they lose buyers ...

If Comtes was a Veblen good, this thread would be going very differently. I'm pretty sure the people posting here aren't your average customer (although we do like a good bargain): https://www.wineintelligence.com/downloads/us-portraits-2018/ LVMH's entire brand is Veblen goods. At a certain point,...

Since this thread is already way off-topic.... Question for Von Schubert fans: is it reasonable to say, at least as a rough rule of thumb, that in general Abtsberg > Herrenberg? Or do we not go there? For my palate, yes. But this should not be taken to mean that Herrenberg isn't also wonderful.

I'm not but I checked the gardenweb forums and found this thread: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2274894/reliability-of-jenn-air-appliances-or-what-brand-should-i-get It's from 12 years ago but the general response was "friends don't let friends buy Jennair" Maybe they've gotten better since then?

DanielP wrote: ↑
September 16th, 2020, 7:07 pm
Also, the change to extra long bottles is a real killer. You can't find boxes that fit!

von Schubert? Please tell me it isn't so. As of what vintage?

That's the reason I stopped buying Julian Haart despite having a love affair with the wines.

Well, the talk of higher prices already scared me off. I took some of the money I had budgeted for 2008 CdC and bought some 2006 Vilmart CdC I found at a good price instead. Not sure what’s going on with vilmart cdc as I recently picked up some cases of the 07 for a crazy price. No idea. They're bo...

While I don't store there (I opted for my local JC storage) I know a lot of people who do and all are happy with the service.

And as everyone else says, Marc is great. Other than his tendency to take 10x as long as any other living human being to taste through a set of wines.

Well, the talk of higher prices already scared me off. I took some of the money I had budgeted for 2008 CdC and bought some 2006 Vilmart CdC I found at a good price instead.

Russell Faulkner wrote: ↑
September 16th, 2020, 8:26 am
I’d agree generally. But they aren’t a shade on the 97s!

What is?

I loved the wines she made under her own label and under the M. Esmonin label through 98 after which the new oak took over. 99 was the last vintage I bought as a result so I can’t comment on anything more recent.

I have been enjoying the wines from Chandon de Briailles for many years (I think the oldest I have had is 1999). I cannot think of a winery over this time period making wines that taste less like a new world pinot noir and was very puzzled by the OP's post. I had a 2007 recently that was wonderful....

Funny, I had the Stockholm Syndrone vs. 2003 La Turque several years ago at Xmas, and the SQN was the HANDS DOWN winner. Wasn't even close. The 2003 La Turque was so over the top and and sweet, it was really hard to enjoy. The Stockholm was outstanding, and something I would seek to drink again for...

Aren't all the SQN wines going to be big, jammy, and alcoholic and get 95+ points anyway? If you like that style who cares about the reviews...just buy them. And taste like Black Forest Cake. The 2010 Stockholm Syndrome Syrah was outstanding on Sunday night ... The name itself explains why you enjo...

I know public health concerns must be considered but I believe NY positive rate is at or close to the lowest in the country. I don't know how officials can expect any restaurants to be left to open next year if indoor dining does not open to at least 50% capacity by winter. Major corporations are a...

Chris Crutchfield wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 8:25 am
I like me some Comtes, but at these prices it's an easy pass.

Yep

I have no idea of quality or price post-purchase but Mayacamas used to make a fantastic version.

If so, they would probably be in Volnay. 2001 Volnays did not have a good reputation but the only ones I bought (d'Angerville Clos du Ducs) have turned out better than I thought they would and are excellent. Yes, but the OP specified CdN But, your post didn't, at least as I understood it. It was im...

Might be easier to ask if any usually good producers didn't make great wine in 2001. If so, they would probably be in Volnay. 2001 Volnays did not have a good reputation but the only ones I bought (d'Angerville Clos du Ducs) have turned out better than I thought they would and are excellent. Yes, b...

Might be easier to ask if any usually good producers didn't make great wine in 2001.

The title of my thread is a riff on The World's Greatest Superheroes, a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip that ran from 1978 to 1985. Concurrently, the The Amazing Spider-Man strip ran from 1977 to 2019 and the The Incredible Hulk strip ran from 1978 to 1982. This was way back when newspapers ...

It's a sliding scale... A case at $120, 4-6bottles at $140, max 2 at $160, nothing if above $160 This is pretty much where I am as well, give or take a few dollars. The question for them will be if there are enough price-insensitive buyers to pick up the slack from people like myself who splurged o...

Amazing how well Mosel 2012s in general and WS in particular are showing these days.

So a little over 3 years later this bottle is still quite beautiful albeit not quite as expansive as it was immediately after opening.

Nice warmth on the approach, soothing caramel and toffee and the light of a warm spring day on the palate and a long and comforting finish. Lovely clarity.

It sounds similar to what BI Wines in London does. I buy wine from them but don't invest so I have no idea what sort of returns they've had.

Victor Hong wrote: ↑
September 9th, 2020, 7:55 am

Marc Hauser wrote: ↑
September 9th, 2020, 7:53 am

Perhaps we could do total return swaps, bundle them, tranche them out, wrap them with insurance, bundle those into a single tranched product, and then have the first synthetic wine CDO squared.
What is a CDO?

Clareterized Debt Obligation

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Interesting. When I was at the Paulee Grand Tasting in March (seems like 100 years and another lifetime ago now) the 2017s were really friendly - wide open and easy to drink. And, they had so much more to offer than when I tasted them from barrel in Burgundy in the summer of 2018. I was thinking th...

In the 2016 thread of similar subject I had: 1. Joseph Drouhin 2. Clos Roche Blanche 3. Rhys 4. (Tied) Taittinger, Egon Muller 5. Fourrier Now it's 1. Joseph Drouhin 2. Clos Roche Blanche 3. Allemand 4. Rollin 5. Rhys 6. Egon Muller No huge changes. While I'm not buying Drouhin or CRB anymore I'll n...

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