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Russell Faulkner

If producers sold onto the secondary market sure.

They don’t so the IRR is different.

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Yes. Read the following posts. Grunhaus and others too.

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How much of all Champagne is Brut? 80%? More probably?

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Well, it seems quite a lot of GG magnums will be auctioned.

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Yes. I don’t eat much meat so Kabinett for me. And Champagne. Obviously.

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I think offering GG at auction is a mistake. If for no reason other than the auction already taking far too long!

I’m surprised smaller members would be in favour of it since it seems even less likely their wines would be included if the best ones offered even more wines.

Let’s see.

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Best not repeated I’d say.

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Troy Stark wrote: ↑
July 10th, 2019, 4:28 pm
As they say in Champagne, non-dosee is like a woman without makeup.

Who exactly says that please. I’d like to know to avoid buying their wine.

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Several prior threads. Ernst is by far the most interesting place in town IMHO. But I suspect it will be sold out for your dates already.

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My president if Herr Von Schubert.

Who is this Trump fellow? Maybe the Rheinhessen VDP?

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I don’t think a GG will go to auction at the Grosser Ring during at least the current presidency.

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Another. I’m less keen on this. Oaky and a bit soft.

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Last night. This was a lot less tannic and worked surprisingly well with some simple pasta, tomato and mushrooms.

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Nice. Highly allocated in the Uk. Luckily I got some elsewhere too, and a single Niederflorsheimer Frauenberg.

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I’ve heard that all the wines have botrytisied grapes. But don’t recall the source.

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It’s a lot harder to make Kabinett than Spatlese and Auslese I believe. We are seeing prices rise for a good few ‘old fashioned’ Kabinett wines. Which I view as a good thing. Though Egon’s Kabi can often creep up in alcohol. Currently drinking 2004 Le Gallais Auction Auslese. Beautiful despite a dod...

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I’m going to miss Etihad/Emirates...

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Is that a question?

It’s 7 years since I flew BA F, but I’d say that’s a good price.

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This is amazing. My first White Kabi from Julian (I think).

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Full bottle. Euros. But on release in the region.

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dbailey wrote: ↑
July 4th, 2019, 7:36 am

David Glasser wrote: ↑
July 4th, 2019, 6:00 am
Love Salon, but 1996 was the last I bought more than 1 bottle of. Too rich for my blood.
Same here. Wonder what my mags of the 96 are worth on this basis!

Sell. Sold all my Salon.

Short Salon, Long Comtes

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I don’t post many tasting notes because I am lazy. But this was wonderful! So a lazy TN: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzf14TinTAc/?igshid=d30y94bx905y So pure and precise, spicy acidity, flowers and just ripe mango and a little black tea. This is so packed full of energy and excitement, minimal botry...

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Dan, the list(s) above are the closest thing you will find I think. I can’t be sure what you were drinking in the 70s as it’s before my time.

As to harvest in August. Well 2018 was the earliest harvest ever and the first one to occur during the auction.

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Drinking the 2016 Kabi now. Beautiful stuff. Absolutely textbook!

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Auction GK 05 was absolutely beautiful tonight, so light yet so concentrated.

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Yeah no problem. I’ll run it at 60 degrees 24/7 for all 5000sq ft.

The power comes from the magic electricity tree.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/07/22/europe-to-america-your-love-of-air-conditioning-is-stupid/ My parents just put a small unit in their bedroom but none of the neighbours have air conditioning. It’s pretty bad environmentally. I know how much we have to pay here to keep ou...

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Loads. Anything with mushrooms (stuffed and baked, risotto, pastas), roast marrow or corguettes (we slice them almost through at close intervals and rub or sauce the layers), Meaty fish with either of the above, dishes with wild rice, a whole host of cheese based dishes, sprouts. Literally dozens of...

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There’s certainly more liquidity with 750s.

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If I want to drink it. Magnum

If I want to sell it. Bottle

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Drinking this tonight, by far the most ‘tannic’ of the wines we brought back, all honey and fresh almonds with a taut finish. I wouldn’t want to drink it every night but very enjoyable. About $20 and the most expensive wine we bought IIRC

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/07/22/europe-to-america-your-love-of-air-conditioning-is-stupid/ My parents just put a small unit in their bedroom but none of the neighbours have air conditioning. It’s pretty bad environmentally. I know how much we have to pay here to keep our...

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None. I bought six bottles of VCC in 2012. Apart from a bottle of Petrus in 2010 that’s it for the decade.

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Alan Eden wrote: ↑
June 16th, 2019, 8:53 pm
So people would generally prefer wine with zero alcohol.

Did not expect that result

Doesn’t seem a logical conclusion based on the question you asked and the poll.

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Is the implication that the first growth pricing is reasonable?

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Tom, remember you can buy 35 cases of Kabi for that.

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Ok. My favourite is the St Regis.

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Does the ‘draft’ stuff last longer than jars? I assumed not as a worse seal but I’ve never had one last more than 3 months.

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Questions like this are not so helpful without context I’d imagine.

I’ve only stayed on one. It was very nice (the St Regis) but I couldn’t possibly say it’s the best unless I had stayed in all the others, or at least a representative sample.

Sorry.

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Greg’s views on the current state of the quality wines produced in Georgia are invalid or irrelevant.

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Yandex is the ‘Georgian Uber’ it’s not quite as smooth but it worked fine in the city. Taxis (it works Ruth normal cabs as drivers) are very very cheap but mostly pretty shitty.

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It seems that much of Germany has been immune to these rises.

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Enjoy. Sounds a wonderful trip.

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Pheasants tears is an interesting one. It’s the only wine from Georgia I had tasted and remembered in the UK.

But didn’t see it for sale once in Tibilisi. Maybe they have a savvy owner/export manager.

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Lots of comments here that don’t at all reconcile with what I actually saw and tasted last week, five days in Tbilisi. For anyone really interested check out the range at 8000 vintages. I would have spent much longer there but family duty called. I’d suggest anything they stock is of high quality. H...

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Yes I can’t reconcile those with the photo above.

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I wonder if they actually made it. Google search the producer and only architect style photos seem to come up.

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I was in Tbilisi last week. There are many excellent wines available and for very little locally.

A store called 8000 vintages says they ship internationally but I didn’t ask about logistics. Huge range and very knowledgable staff.

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A real loss for London.

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