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Jerry Hey

Eric Ifune wrote: ↑
April 4th, 2020, 3:18 pm
On the spur of the moment, a 1982 Mouton.

Winner!!

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I had the '10 Mouchere two days ago and it mostly mirrored your '08 with maybe a bit of reduction on opening. Great wine year in and year out, but sadly with the premox issues, '09 is my oldest bottle of this.

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I see you are drinking well. Glad it was a good bottle. I stopped buying after several '99 Combettes were oxidized and not even very old. I'm not sure how the recent bottling have held up.

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Thanks Don. And I too am done with Leflaive. Their new pricing should reflect all the premoxed bottles they have had until it is proven that they are back on track. And why buy Leflaive when PYCM is making such great wines??

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April 1st, 2020, 7:28 am

Kris Patten wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 6:20 pm
2014 was first vintage under DIAM.
My understanding is that most of 2013 Lafon was under DIAM as well.

Yes I just had a 2013 Lafon Clos de la Barre with a DIAM 30. The wine was extremely young and fresh.

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The 2008 has been excellent also...

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Kris Patten wrote: ↑
March 29th, 2020, 9:12 am
Happy Birthday Jerry, good to see notes on Grand Cru whites and Leflaive, they seem fewer and farther between.

I might have even gotten the 2007 from you, Kris. Maybe??

Yes there are almost no notes anymore on GC whites - just too expensive.

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For my birthday dinner yesterday I thought I'd crack open one of my last two bottles of Leflaive Chevalier. This used to be one of my favorite wines but with all the oxidation issues, I stopped buying. The last time I opened these two vintages for Alan Weinberg they were both oxidized so at least if...

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If I remember correctly, at Don's tastings for the 09 and 10 vintages, I preferred the 09. At dinner with Pierre-Yves Colin recently his 09 Batard was outstanding.

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What a nice Sunday night Champagne!! Stay safe and be healthy for your patients.

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Agree on the 2004 Pegau. Unfortunately it was so good even early on I finished my case a few years ago.

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I had this wine about a month ago and then was fortunate to have dinner with PYCM. I mentioned that I had this and he asked how it was drinking. I told him I thought it was beautiful and he said the last time he tried it he thought it was still a little too tight. So I'm taking this as this wine sti...

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2014 Caroline Morey (Pierre-Yves’ wife) Chassagne Montrachet Chaumees tonight. Killer, but a bit different flavor profile than the PYCM wines.

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My first adventures with wine and reviews were with MB - he tasted it all. What a life!

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2014 Vilmart Grand Cellier d'Or tonight. Young, bright flavors with lemon and great finish. This will keep for a while but I like Champagne on the younger side.

I'm with Winston Churchill on Champagne....

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alan weinberg wrote: ↑
March 14th, 2020, 9:50 pm
96B913B6-9A95-414D-AB2D-2F429D60EA79.jpegHere’s a closeup of the painting. Original oil.

It is magnificent - I've seen it in person.

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1999 Livera Chapelle Chambertin tonight. Might be a bit corked but even so the bottle was quickly gone.

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Le Cinq and Epicure are my two choices for lunch or dinner. Dinner at Epicure a couple weeks ago was as great an evening as you could ever want. Caviar on whipped potatoes and haddock, Foie gras and black truffle stuffed macaroni, veal with herb gnocchi, the most tender pigeon, and all that with fri...

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It's coming along nicely - love the floor and the color of the bin stain.

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It might be the best way to get through some very trying times for us all.

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I haven't had the '15 Banc from PYCM but the en Remilly was delicious last time I had it. I did try the '18 Banc at the Atherton tasting and thought it was one of the better wines that day.

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March 7th, 2020, 11:32 pm

Jerry Hey wrote: ↑
March 7th, 2020, 8:30 pm
Sounds great although the prices for this are now just ridiculous in the US.
Expensive, Butteaux so delicious.

And we have a winner!!

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Kermit Lynch is bringing in Forte Moutarde and in a recent test with Fallot vin blanc (which isn't available in the US), Maille, and Grey Poupon the Forte was easily the winner. Intense mustard flavor, even mores than the Fallot vin blanc and much more than the other two. I got mine through Greg at ...

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Sounds great although the prices for this are now just ridiculous in the US. I prefer wines like Boillot Mouchere and several 1er cru Meursault that are half the price of the MdT from Raveneau.

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March 3rd George Derbalian hosted a dinner at Petrossian in West Los Angeles with Caroline and Pierre-Yves Colin attending. Petrossian is one of the few remaining restaurants in LA where you can go to have a great meal in a quiet setting and actually hold a conversation without yelling at each other...

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What a great lineup!! Thanks for the notes.

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Another night with the '13 Ancegnieres. Still young and light in color with just a great nose and great length. In preparation for my dinner tomorrow night with Pierre-Yves and Caroline.

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Yes Chet please do report back. I'm with you on the greatness of aged white burgundy - it's an experience that can't be duplicated with other wines.

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Thanks for the notes on these. I'm having dinner with Pierre-Yves and Caroline Tuesday night.

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The rainbow eucalyptus are incredible, Braddah Hutts BBQ Grill is a must, Hamoa Beach, and waterfalls galore along the way. We had a guide for our family of 6 which took the driving out of the picture and we went all the way around. It is a long day and once is certainly enough. I'd pass on Mama's F...

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Thanks for your list of restaurants. I haven't been to any of those but Septime has been on my list but the reservations are impossible to get. I too have an aversion to natural wines as the only choice in many restaurants. We got back last week from 6 days in Paris and had some good meals, especial...

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Two very good wines - thanks for the notes. And NYT Cooking has some great recipes.

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My wife and I spent 12 days in yet another visit to one of our favorite places, France. This time we went to Burgundy for three nights, Paris for five nights, Ile de Re for three, and then back to Paris for the last night. We had some incredible meals and saw some great sites. Here are some of our f...

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I've been to Auberge Bressane several times. The food is standard Burgundian type fare with snails and frog legs and the wine list is very good and reasonable.

I am going to les Climats next week so with that large wine list, I'll have to decide on the wine before I get there.

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D'Angerville Volnay 1er cru from 2015 is in your price range and gets good CT scores. D'Angerville makes beautifully feminine Volnays with lots of fruit. One of my favorite Volnay producers.

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I opened a 1999 Lafarge Ducs on Saturday. Dark, meaty, full bodied and young. A little reticent at first but after an hour it started to blossom. M. Lafarge made a great wine - RIP.

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If it is maybe a one time family trip to Paris, I think a trip to the Eiffel Tower is a must for the kids especially. It's something they won't forget, judging from my two and my grandson. We've been to Paris twenty times and stay near Rue Cler, a great pedestrian food market street, and the Eiffel ...

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1988, 2001, 1986

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Second week of February for our trip. All our restaurants are within a half an hour walk, but hope we don't have to.

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It's an old school bottle and label but I do like the Grenouilles from la Chablisienne in recent vintages.

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I had 08 Dom vs 08 Vilmart CdC for Christmas eve and the favorite was the Vilmart which had more lemony spine and verve than the Dom with its brioche yeasty creaminess. It will be interesting to see how they both develop.

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I tried one last week and was also impressed. A great QPR.

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Christmas eve called for a blind tasting of 2008 Champagnes, Dom and Vilmart CdC. Most at the table identified the Vilmart and Dom; similar light golden color, with the Vilmart lemony focused nose and the Dom's brioche yestiness. The Vilmart had more spine and intensity while the Dom had more creami...

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The 98 Gouges LSG was fairly open and drinkable this week, but still on the rustic side. I'm not sure if more time would help or if the vintage characteristics would win out.

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Paul you are drinking very very well lately. Thanks for all your posts.

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What a wonderful tasting - thanks for some great notes.

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Thanks for the notes, especially on the 96 Groffier. My bottle a few years ago didn't seem quite ready so I'm hoping it has developed as yours has. And the 2001 Dujac Clos St Denis has always been a favorite.

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Some great wines in there - thanks.

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Drinking very well, Jeremy.

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Thomas Puricelli wrote: ↑
November 23rd, 2019, 4:52 am
Check out Hotel Drisco. Above cow hollow and the marina in pacific heights.

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