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I just got email from First Bottle pimping the 2016 Pontet-Canet, complete with reviewers scores.

Here they are:

WE - 100

VN - 99

WA - 98+

JD - 98

Drum roll, please.....

James Suckling - 97

Have you ever seen this before??

Paging Craig G, paging Craig G...........

J.Vizuete wrote: ↑
September 16th, 2020, 8:19 am

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
September 16th, 2020, 7:21 am

William Kelley wrote: ↑
September 16th, 2020, 7:19 am

Yeah, almost ready...
Still drinking through my 17s
1917s that is

Paging Craig G, paging Craig G........

J.Vizuete wrote: ↑
September 16th, 2020, 8:19 am

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
September 16th, 2020, 7:21 am

William Kelley wrote: ↑
September 16th, 2020, 7:19 am

Yeah, almost ready...
Still drinking through my 17s
1917s that is

Paging Craig G, paging Craig G........

Hart Davis Hart

AD Northup wrote: ↑
September 4th, 2020, 5:18 pm

Dave McIsaac wrote: ↑
September 4th, 2020, 4:14 pm
Grabbed 3 more bottles of the 2016 Produttori del Barbaresco barbaresco...... in the PA State Store, of all places......Left one for some lucky soul!
How much? Might have to head into town tomorrow...

$50

Grabbed 3 more bottles of the 2016 Produttori del Barbaresco barbaresco...... in the PA State Store, of all places......Left one for some lucky soul!

Sherri S h a p i r o wrote: ↑
September 1st, 2020, 8:49 am
Gazpacho!

Just made some using Nola's MIL's recipe - delish!!!

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F.Daner wrote: ↑
September 1st, 2020, 11:01 am
Btw, the 14 Farella was excellent with a one hour decant. Opened it for the Zoom session but consumed it a little too early. Still pretty young so will leave alone for another year or so.

cheers

Fred,

That is one helluva long decant!!

Oops!!!! Well done, Leah - hope you and your family are doing well.............

Crowned Heads Las Calaveras Edicion Limitada 2018 Watching motoGP. White as snow ash. A lot of tension on the draw. Not getting a lot of smoke but waiting before I hit it with the perfect draw I did finally hit it with the Perfect Draw and it opened up nicely. Earth and spice on the palate with a b...

Rich K0rz€nk0 wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:42 pm

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:37 pm

Dave McIsaac wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:33 pm

Don't be such a Groucho
Groucho is pretty far a Fields, isn't he? The Pryor examples were all political figures. Your attempts keep getting Wilder
Yeah, and mixing politics and comedy could be a Dangerfield, tread on lightly

For sure, or you could Tippecanoe with Tyler II

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:32 pm

Dave McIsaac wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:29 pm

T Welch wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:27 pm

Sherman, why not?
Looking for some Quid Cuomo??
Ouch. This earns you zero marx

Don't be such a Groucho

T Welch wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:27 pm

Dave McIsaac wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:26 pm

T Welch wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:23 pm

I'll grant you that.
You're giving him quite a bit of Lee way
Sherman, why not?

Looking for some Quid Cuomo??

T Welch wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:23 pm

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:22 pm

Dave McIsaac wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:14 pm

You are Hillaryious
compared to a major talent like you I am barely bush league
I'll grant you that.

You're giving him quite a bit of Lee way

bruced wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:22 pm
This is like a clay court rally. Who will tire out first...

It won't be Margaret

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:05 pm

Dave McIsaac wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 1:02 pm

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 12:17 pm

You know me; if I did any better, it'd be a Merkel
You're just Biden your time.......
And here I thought your effort would come-up-Pence

You are Hillaryious

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 12:17 pm

Alan Rath wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 12:11 pm

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
August 14th, 2020, 11:47 am
I think all wines served at State Dinners are domestic but when requested by the first family, foreign wines are Putin the cellar.
Xi whiz, that was bad
You know me; if I did any better, it'd be a Merkel

You're just Biden your time.......

Buzz is back in the saddle......... Great to see!

So, I got an email today that the Chard had dropped to my price point, and there was a link that expires tomorrow (which, of course, is the day I am moving). Went to the website, and it is charging me $48/per. Put in the BD code and bumpkis.

Maybe Michael can chime in here.

They should make you whole - no ifs ands or buts - they can seek relief from Fedex

Reading the title got me drooling - how about posting some ceviche/gazpacho recipes in Epicurean?

Love love love gazpacho

Let us get to the key question. How do we get Popovich, Reddick, Hart, etc., to participate in Wine Berserkers. They would learn a lot and we would have a ton of fun getting to know them. Remember when Keyshawn posted here for a short time? He and I PMd a few times. What did he PM you? “Just Gimme ...

Robert.A.Jr. wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2020, 4:49 am

Scott Brunson wrote: ↑
August 5th, 2020, 5:25 pm

That’s awesome

Love the toenails, Scott!!

Corey N. wrote: ↑
August 3rd, 2020, 11:30 am
Rougeard:
2013 Clos
2014 Clos
2014 Poyeux

Looks like somebody is pulling their ballah pants on!!

Jim, On another thread, Chris Freemott posted that the early Grassl stems were too light, and they are now making them a bit heavier. I don't know if you made more than one purchase of the Libertes (at different times), but that might explain the differences in the weight of the Grassls. Fun experim...

Great move Todd!

Carollee, we miss Dick a lot, too! I always enjoyed his (your) posts immensely!

Brent C l a y t o n wrote: ↑
July 28th, 2020, 8:49 am
I'll make sure to forward this to Lyle so he can tune in.

Lyle's got his game on today!!

2017 is a vintage year for port. I have a couple of bottles of 2000 put away for when my daughter turns 21 next year.

Should be entering its fine drinking zone.

Tom G l a s g o w wrote: ↑
July 31st, 2020, 4:17 pm
Buzz, hoping you have a full recovery. I didn’t know you were a Steelers fan.

Yep, he is one of the smart ones..........

Thanks everyone, appreciate the well wishes! Btw, the testing for covid is a joke! Took 15days for my results to come back. So much for the contact tracers... Wow! Glad you're ok but as a fellow Steelers fan, it makes sense you kicked Covid's tail champagne.gif Any sense (no pun intended) on how yo...

I use these in the bottom rack - works fine.......

Curtis Chen wrote: ↑
July 24th, 2020, 12:40 pm
Good price, but I'm not rushing to buy these. Found the 08 for $199 (shared some with one my favorite forumites, xoxo) and know someone who got it for even less(Fu!), so I'm pretty sure I can find '12 for under $200 all-in. YMMV.

FIFY

Nicely done, Frank

Has anyone checked in on the 2000 TGVP?

My daughter has a 21st birthday coming up next May, and I have a couple bottles of this set aside for that...

Spent some time in NE Ohio and noticed how expensive wine was compared to NY. Amen. The selection here is anemic at best, and the cost is usually greater than the cost to ship in from elsewhere. Practically none of the wine that is talked about on this board can be sourced from an Ohio retailer. Wh...

Tony, you can edit your posts yourself - just click on the little pencil thing when you hit "post reply"

Neal.Mollen wrote: ↑
July 6th, 2020, 12:48 pm

Anton D wrote: ↑
July 6th, 2020, 12:14 pm
I am looking forward to Francois' tasting notes.
He hasn't opened his case

He's tasting through his 1867s........more approachable young......

What the hell is Bionic Frog? It’s a shiraz named after a critter. You guys have those too right? [cheers.gif] [cheers.gif] Thanks Scott. We have a whole vinous zoo full of them. I like the name though. Jeremy - Cayuse's owner, Christophe Baron, is French, hence the frog. If you have met him, you w...

Sounds great Dale!

What do you know about this winery??

Dan-I am brutish at making people look bad, one of my many shortcomings. I rather boorishly corrected Tom Hill about Benito Dusi having passed when I should have just shot him a PM rather than embarrass him publicly. Tom-if you read this please forgive me. Markus-I would say that Thackrey's Rossi v...

+1. Just bought a bunch of of the '15 in halves, and am hoping I don't have to wait forever for them. Speaking of "forever," I just pulled the cork on a 88 Trotanoy to celebrate my continued existence on this side of the dirt for another year. Cork was reluctant to leave the bottle but came out cle...

Continuing my Bordeaux adventures. Opened a 2016 La Dame de Montrose, as a peek into what the grand vin could be like (I'd love to buy a bottle or two of 2016 and/or 2019 Montrose, but not willing to commit infanticide). Quite open with a short decant, muscular and slightly animalistic, with cassis...

I have Buzz with the shaming lead over William 5.5-4, but William is charging hard............

Mel Hill wrote: ↑
July 2nd, 2020, 9:19 pm
Maison Ilan

*Drops mic*

How does everyone put their glasses in the dishwasher? I was hoping to find a rack like in a commercial dishwasher that would fit in a home dishwasher. I have a Bosch and it has the spot to hold wine glasses but that didn't get my hard water stains off particularly well. I use these https://www.ama...

Glenn L e v i n e wrote: ↑
July 2nd, 2020, 8:30 am
Anybody want mine just reach out. I get a good allocation including mags and I’m outta work now after a COVID-19 Force Majeure release from my contact.

Sorry to hear this Glenn. Be well.

Hi all, Finding those relatively inexpensive yet hard to acquire bourbons in Texas is a real pain in the ass unless you show up to stores daily and hope for the best. Looking for the following for cash or trade at release pricing. Weller Antique 107 Eagle Rare Blanton’s Stagg Jr. BP McKenna BiB EH ...

Things can change. Pittsburgh went green 6/5 with a return to socially responsible dining. 6/30 with a recent upsurge in cases and all booze is shut down. Things in PA are now being handled on a county-by-county basis. Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) is as Tom posted, but you can still get drinks in ...

Michael Martin wrote: ↑
June 26th, 2020, 11:55 am
If any of you ever lived or passed through a town with a papermill, you will forever have the "corked" smell in your head. It is not easily forgotten.

Try living in a town that had a cork mill, like my grandparents and father did. Nasty beyond nasty.

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