Comments on: 1st Growth Bordeaux: Margaux,Mouton Rothschild and Haut Brion – Episode #150

By: John J.

John J. — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:51:50 +0000

Nice episode Gary, noticed you pointed out that alot of folks are requesting episodes you have already done. what a shame.
Well I have 1 you havent done, and have never even mentioned. In fact I’ve never heard of anyone do a blog on this wine. Although any material I find on this wine has always given it nothing but praise, sometimes astronomical accolades.
So Gary my question for YOU is, WHEN WILL YOU BE DOING AN EPISODE ON VIN JAUNES?

By: JBooms

JBooms — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:35:14 +0000

Ok, ok…I am delurking.

Currently going through every single episode, in chronological order. Hope to be caught up in a couple months.

On the Bordeaux front…I’m still kicking myself for not purchasing a second bottle when I bought a ‘90 Leoville Barton for my former boss ten years ago. I know… second growth, not first… but you get the point.

Hoping to make a journey to the Wine Library soon.

By: Fangorn81

Fangorn81 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:00:59 +0000

QOTD: Hmmm…a Rothschild wouldn’t hurt!!!

Ha.

By: vivaitalia

vivaitalia — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:08:48 +0000

You said the Margaux was perfect and scored it a 96. What could it possibly take to get a 98-99-100? Actually I think 96 is the highest score i’ve seen in any WLTV episode.

By: TommyBoBo of WI

TommyBoBo of WI — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:42:09 +0000

Oh, My, GAWD!!!! Can I drink out of the spit bucket??!!

By: Vinacull

Vinacull — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 14:51:54 +0000

Gary,
Big congrats on 150, and this was a great way to celebrate. Like the other commenters, I can’t believe you were rinsing your glass with 1st growths at about 30 bucks a pop! Back from the old school days, I give this EP a 95. With brutes like this, you could have used some Iron Shiek or Hulk Hogan for tannin support. Cheers, CK

By: Mindmuse

Mindmuse — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:16:50 +0000

Dude!, you’re rinsing your glass with $30 worth of premier grand cru Bordeaux. Surely you actually own more than one Bordeaux glass. I think I’d use a clean one for each bottle. Are you just doing that to be cruel to us?

By: Joe P.

Joe P. — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 17:42:35 +0000

Congrats on 150. Sorry I’m late to the party…work, kids, you know. Anyway, thanks for the first-growth treat. It’s nice to drink vicariously through you! jp

By: mr.francophile

mr.francophile — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:26:41 +0000

Congrats one the big one-five-o! Finally an episode Mr. F can truely apperciate. Nice line up. Glad to see my sleeping beauties are doing well. I may have to pop a margaux in the near future. I found your notes on the mouton quite interesting. Usually pauillac has more mineral tones than what you described, no earth, led pencil, or barnyard? Say it aint so…….. Huge mouton fan, im definately curious, but think i’ll wait for it to put on somoe secondary flavor profiles, let it get rid of the baby fat a little. Speaking of sediment, were any of the bottles throwing of any sediment, for bordeaux their still young, but would like to know. Cheers!

BTW- You’ve chugged d’quem and cristal, you need to drink some fine 1st growth red out of the bottle to round it out, perhaps the margaux, followed by a lil screagle!

By: LXA_Harris

LXA_Harris — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:45:19 +0000

Congratulations on your milestone! The most expensive wine I’ve ever had was $22/bottle, so I wish I had some sense of what it was you’re talking about with these wines. Oh well. I figure I’m living my wine-loving life through you. Keep on Enjoying!

On the whole new-world old-world thing…. do you have some very, very, very polar wines (one extremely old-world and one extremely new-world) that are common and under $20? I want to taste side-by-side to truly understand the difference.