2004 Chateau Margaux

[Rich_Stahmer]

okay, thanks

[ToddFrench]

@AnthonyA

@Rich Stahmer

Thanks for the note on the '04 Margaux. 2004 is my anniversary year and we usually celebrate with something from that vintage on the big day. Seeing as how only 4 years have passed, I have been drinking up my chards and pinots but no bordeaux yet. Maybe i’ll crack one of these this year. how long do you think i should decant?
thanks
Rich

Rich, because it was a Monday night, I only decanted it 2 hrs (though it was back in the bottle for about an hour before we started drinking it. The wine really came together about 5-6 hrs later so I would decant it 4-5 hrs. and swirl it a few times during that time. The nose of this wine after 5-6 hrs is simply amazing…if you like the aroma of a Goodyear tire and leather

Reduction??? Wha-whaaaat?

[John_Cabot]

@Denny P e n t e c o s t

@AnthonyA

@Denny P e n t e c o s t

I realize that a point score gives us a starting point which is good. On the other hand, it makes prices go up, sometime unrealistically, it gives us expectations of a wine that might not be in our wheelhouse or a wine that was particulary good that night for whatever reason…THAT bottle, the food,the friends and so on. Personally, and you know this, I would rather read the tasting notes and hear someone say things like OMFG, seamless, precise, amazingly balanced, ect. than a numerical number alone. It’s the tasting notes that I feel is more accurate than some numerical score alone. I rest my case

Did you find an owner for the pup???

It’s hard to follow points with experts, let alone average joes. Nice notes, btw.

Yes, we found a home for the mutt, at 4:45. The shelter turns off the switchboard at 5:00, when they finish the day’s ugly business of putting down the unwanted dogs. We made it by 15 minutes.

Sorry for the thread drift but that Healer looks just like ours. Why did you give it up? Too hyper?

[Denny_P_e_n_t_e_c_o_s_t]

@John Cabot

@Denny P e n t e c o s t

@AnthonyA

I realize that a point score gives us a starting point which is good. On the other hand, it makes prices go up, sometime unrealistically, it gives us expectations of a wine that might not be in our wheelhouse or a wine that was particulary good that night for whatever reason…THAT bottle, the food,the friends and so on. Personally, and you know this, I would rather read the tasting notes and hear someone say things like OMFG, seamless, precise, amazingly balanced, ect. than a numerical number alone. It’s the tasting notes that I feel is more accurate than some numerical score alone. I rest my case

Did you find an owner for the pup???

It’s hard to follow points with experts, let alone average joes. Nice notes, btw.

Yes, we found a home for the mutt, at 4:45. The shelter turns off the switchboard at 5:00, when they finish the day’s ugly business of putting down the unwanted dogs. We made it by 15 minutes.

Sorry for the thread drift but that Healer looks just like ours. Why did you give it up? Too hyper?

John,

I didn’t give him up. I’m active in a Australian Cattle Dog rescue group. This particular shelter does a terrible job of getting info out on dogs they’re about to put down. We had an afternoon to find a home for him, as he was scheduled to get the needle that evening.

If anyone ever has any questions about the breed, or is considering adopting a rescue, I would love to help. We get dogs fixed and vetted for less than $100 and only ask for reimbursement of those fees.

Denny