ChangeMe 
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
 | | 03-23-2005 04:33 AM |
| i have my 1st one of these set for 2020. | | | |
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Seek
Upstate NY
Wine Thief
Posts: 2772
| | 03-25-2005 11:41 AM |
| I think you may be tad long on that date Anthony for a starting point. I would plan to open 750's of this in 2011-2013. By 2020 you will wish you had started drinking these earlier. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 03-27-2005 01:16 AM |
| seek,
at 49 degree storage and as per the old man's advice, i plan on holding. i only have 2 and i don't want to waste them. | | | |
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Winoman
Herndon VA
Grape Puncher
Posts: 778
| | 03-29-2005 06:11 PM |
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It should be a capital offense to drab that wine at this age. We need a graemlin shaking its head in disbelief.
LOL - I hear you. I also want to take my (due) credit for coining the word - to "DRAB" (its propper use is always all caps BTW! )
I was of the understanding that both 98 and 01 were more typical (backward) vintages for Beuacastel (and 2001 is for CDP in general...not so sure aboput 98...) - while 2000 was considered to be an unusually sweet and fat one for them (though don't know in general). With that knowledge (  ?) I DRABBED a few (375s) of the 2000 (as well a a 750 in a restaurant up in Maryland) and gotta admit - they were absolutly wonderful! Still I wasn't planning to DRAB any 98 or 01 anytime soon (at all) - but have considered DRABBING some of the 99s - which I am of the belief is a younger drinking vintage (in general) for CDP in general (but not sure about Bue - and think likley not - as 2000 was unusual I think). Man I love CDPs!
Anyway - leads me tho think that it would be fun to do a forum vintage chart for various regions...wonder if it might be doable...problem is that I'm not sure if we have tasted all the vintages (with sufficient representation of wines and such) per se as a Parker, Johson or other professional taster does...still it might prove interesting to see if we could form consensus for a region (like CDP for example) over the last decade or so of vintages...anyone have any insite or wish to comment (and is this sugestion perhaps worthy of being moved to its own thread?
In thew meanwhile - happy DRABBING - eh? | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 30915
| | 09-25-2005 05:02 AM |
| Poped another 375 tonight.
If this stuff is going to get better I don't know how.
The sweetness of the nose has leveled off a tad showing red meat, leather, and truffles.
Opaque garnet color.
Huge in the mouth. A quick expolosion of black rasberry followed by hints of leather, spice and sweet ripe plums.
Superbly balanced.
And a nice 30second finish of the rasberries.
This is one of those scarry wines that is way too easy to drink.
95 points.
I can't tell you anything about socks because I was playing an Eric White. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts: 11169
| | 09-25-2005 01:21 PM |
| I hope you save one of these for its fifteenth birthday. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 09-25-2005 01:40 PM |
| b-o, i just picked up some more. i can't wait to pop one a long time from now  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts: 11169
| | 09-25-2005 01:46 PM |
| Funny guy! | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 09-25-2005 01:49 PM |
| no seriously. i now have 6 of these. this is the 1st cdp i ever bought and i haven't touched any of them yet. my plan is to pop one around 2015-2020, based on info received. | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 30915
| | 09-25-2005 04:15 PM |
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I hope you save one of these for its fifteenth birthday.
I have several more half-bottles (which is what I drank last night). Also a mag and a 3L.
On their 15th anniversary I'll be 74.
Considering that in what years to you think I should drink these Board_O?... Or somebody else who is a drabber unlikke B_O? | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts: 11169
| | 09-25-2005 08:10 PM |
| I'd save that 3 liter for your 79th birthday. | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 30915
| | 10-01-2005 09:51 PM |
| My 79th birthday will be in 2021. I have reserved that birthday for the 1921 Yquem.
Maybe I need to start having birthdays every six months. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts: 11169
| | 10-01-2005 10:02 PM |
| Only one bottle on your 79th birthday? Don't wimp out on us! | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 30915
| | 10-03-2005 03:17 PM |
| ok ok ok
All of you can have the 3L Beaucastel and drink the Yquem by myself! | | | |
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Tim
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1465
| | 10-16-2005 02:55 AM |
| I'm there! Like a good little soldier I haven't been a Drabber on either of my 375s or 750s, but given 2021 may be a little early on a 3l, I would more than happily sip this while David wastes his juvie d'Yquem... | | | |
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davidandrose
Aurora, CO
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1687
| | 01-16-2006 06:34 PM |
| - 2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (1/16/2006)
Had a restaurant vigorously double decant this for about 2hrs prior to dining, then consumed over 2 1/2 hours. Beautiful coloring, nice grape aromas and flavors. tobacco, crushed dry leaves. Silky smooth mouthfeel and a lingering, flavorful finish. Don't have many CDPs, but glad to have several of these. Very Enjoyable. (94 pts.)
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 30915
| | 01-20-2006 07:41 PM |
| excited graemlin | | | |
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