Bordeaux Recommendations

[jdaw1]

Is that a Wine Society label?

[DRT]

Is that a Wine Society label?

A&N...

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[LGTrotter]

Sorry, Owen, I had submitted my bid before you told me to stop and am now the proud owner of these beauties...

Pas de tout Derek, the 1970 is one vintage that I would endorse wholeheartedly. Even the lower depths have at least tasted like they might have been decent wine once upon a time. And Army and Navy have got a good press on this forum for their port bottlings at least. As you say, what could possibly go wrong?

[djewesbury]

Should I drink my lone bottle of Léoville Las Cases 1970 with the bone-in shin of beef that I'm going to cook for several hours tomorrow? Is there a 'drink up' theme that I'm detecting here?

[DRT]

Should I drink my lone bottle of Léoville Las Cases 1970 with the bone-in shin of beef that I'm going to cook for several hours tomorrow? Is there a 'drink up' theme that I'm detecting here?

That is a much more special bottle than any of my 1970s, all of which have been bought recently on BidForWine.com at between £15-£25 per bottle and are used as house claret.

Yes, you should drink it.

[DRT]

Tonight is my night off so I have opened a bottle of Château La Tour de By 1999 to share with Mrs T.

[djewesbury]

Tonight is my night off so I have opened a bottle of Château La Tour de By 1999 to share with Mrs T.

Excellent. It's claret weekend!

[DRT]

Château La Tour de By 1999

Purchased a few months ago from FRW @ £102 per dozen IB. They have 6 cases left if anyone needs a solid, if unspectacular, house claret and is prepared to wait the customary two months for delivery.

[LGTrotter]

In my usual role of swimmer against the tide a 2004 Billecart Salmon. Note to follow with references to Hagakure and his advice on the way of the Samurai. I would advocate a 1970 leoville las cases, provided the mood was sombre.

[djewesbury]

Good sombre?

[DRT]

Good sombre?

Hopefully not as "good" as gin in such circumstances.

[LGTrotter]

Good sombre?

Hopefully not as "good" as gin in such circumstances.

I was thinking reflective rather than wrist slashing.

[djewesbury]

Good sombre?

Hopefully not as "good" as gin in such circumstances.

I was thinking reflective rather than wrist slashing.

Phew. I like your new scoring system by the way.

[LGTrotter]

Phew. I like your new scoring system by the way.

Thanks, I was torn between that score and the slightly lower score of 'form is emptiness and emptiness is form'.

[djewesbury]

We'd need a new strand called Wine and Spirituality.

[DRT]

Sorry, Owen, I had submitted my bid before you told me to stop and am now the proud owner of these beauties...

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Try as I might I cannot find any reference to this producer anywhere on the web or in my books but did find "Château Maine Gazin" (note spelling) from the same region selling at £83 for a case of their 2005.

What could go wrong?

I received this message from the courier - sorry for the inconvenience so i have refunded you in full.

We have been informed by our depot that this parcel has been returned to them. Unfortunately this item has been damaged through the network and advise that the parcel contains liquid. Due to health and safety we have to advise that the depot is going to dispose of the item.

[LGTrotter]

I was being nice before, you're better off without an unknown 35yo St Emillion. Put a bet on the footie and try to recoup your Brasil-Croatia losses. *crossing all the extremities*

[AW77]

That's really a shame. But you should always try to see the positive side of things: this accident helps you in your health and diet efforts.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Call me cynical, but I always get suspicious when a courier depot decides to dispose of something which is alcoholic.

If you want to be bloody minded, ask them exactly which Health & Safety regulation requires them to dispose of the consignment. And if it was my company give me full details by email please.

[DRT]

I was being nice before, you're better off without an unknown 35yo St Emillion. Put a bet on the footie and try to recoup your Brasil-Croatia losses. *crossing all the extremities*

That's really a shame. But you should always try to see the positive side of things: this accident helps you in your health and diet efforts.

I am not too distressed about this loss, but I do think it is a very sad way for these bottles to go given that they waited nearly 40 years to be drunk.

Call me cynical, but I always get suspicious when a courier depot decides to dispose of something which is alcoholic.

If you want to be bloody minded, ask them exactly which Health & Safety regulation requires them to dispose of the consignment. And if it was my company give me full details by email please.

I share your suspicion, but it was not your company. It rhymes with Herpes, and I wish it on the git in the white van who broke or nicked my bottles.

[djewesbury]

G77 Mag anyone?

[AW77]

I just saw an ad for this book in the TLS today. It might be of interest to this thread:

Title: Land and Wine: The French Terroir
Author: Frankel, Charles
Hardcover: 280 pages
Publisher: University of Chicago Press (4 April 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 022601469X
ISBN-13: 978-0226014692
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Land-Wine-The-F ... 0226014692

[DRT]

Purchased today from BBR for experimental purposes...

Sociando Mallett 1996
Cantemerle 2000
Pichon Baron 2005


I believe this is known as taking one for the team.


Reports to follow in the coming weeks.

[DRT]

BBR are taking 20% off their BoB wines if you buy 6 or more.

The 2010 Pauillac, Ch. Lynch Bages was hard to resist at £135 IB.

...and I might also have bought these by mistake...

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[djewesbury]

Oh well done Derek. You just made me buy 12 bottles of wine at nearly 3 o'clock in the morning. I hope you're proud of yourself