Carmes HB is the one wine that is lower in 2019 (13.5%) than 2016 (13.8%). A darn tasty wine, I might add, if you’re a fan of the high cab franc content and stem inclusion.
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I used to be able to get average score of all those present at Southwold but they have stopped sharing those.
Does anyone have those?
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La Mish and HB … yo!! 
I had this too a few months ago in a vertical and while it was the best wine out of 20 vintages, I had some detectable alcohol heat on the nose.
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This 2019 hype was driving me crazy 
Just ordered a bottle each of VCC, Montrose and LLC from Millesima to try out.
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I am happy to host a tasting of 2019s in the Spring. I have a dozen assorted wines, and am equally curious to try them.
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You may also like to see this article. I don’t think it’s in this thread
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Would love that.
BTW as we wait for the spring event if a couple of people in NYC want to do something small and open a few bottles of 2019, let me know and I will coordinate something.
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Did you also do the 2013 ten years on tasting, Matthew, it looks like there is no rush to get the notes out for that one. 
Ummm…”in 10 to 15 years time” is the unrealistic salesmanship there. The great 80s/90s vintages weren’t performing in ten years
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These alcohols look low for 2019. For example, multiple critics have reported that the 2019 Montrose is at 14.4% alcohol, considerably higher than you report here
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In brief, it was a shocker! Sauternes aside, the weakest vintage I’ve ever reviewed…
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They were absolutely glorious, based on a comprehensive tasting in 1994.