A nice and serious episode. I like it much better when GV flies solo and tastes vino without the distraction of guests.

QOTD: 1982 Margaux. Was a gift. Popped it in 1995 when I graduated law school. Pretty-pretty juice.

A nice and serious episode. I like it much better when GV flies solo and tastes vino without the distraction of guests.

QOTD: 1982 Margaux. Was a gift. Popped it in 1995 when I graduated law school. Pretty-pretty juice.

WOW….who’s got it better than you…….and ….. oh yeah, IAN!!!!!

I mean really bro….France, drinking wine for free and making money while you’re doing it. I’m in the wrong business. In fact, I need to come out of retirement and do what you’re doing.

Maybe I’ll steal Ian and open up a wine shop here in Jersey since you don’t call me or stop by…..lol

That was a great show homey. I wish I was there with you guys. You know we would have tooooo much fun!!!

QOTD: I had a 1959 Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac and it was better than sex. A friend of mine Miles Feinstein left it for me at a BYOB one night because he had to run and I wasn’t even sitting with him. He stopped by my table and said finish this for me will ya and left. A full bottle. Can you believe it?

That’s one hell of a tasting!

1977 Grand Puy Lacoste — a fifth i believe. It was nice very smooth, and rather light in color (this was in 2002, so the tasting note is a bit limited).

QOTD: 82 pichon lalande or 82 cheval blanc

qotd…..bummer for me, i’ve not had an oldordeauxer

Hope you have more episodes from Bordeaux!
QOTD: Red – 1982 chateau Mouton Rothschild
White – 1983 Chateau D’Yquem

QOTD: I haven’t had any…sad

Gary I have two ideas for the show:
#1 shoot in front of a green screen and lay in custom backgrounds or fancy rooms, outdoor scenes, puppies, or whatever, later.
#2 Can you do a show on budget cellaring. Or should we not bother unless we have $$$$ to throw down on remodeling our house…what about if you live in an apartment. How could someone utilize a basement?

Thanks for the show…

Start the Tea TV Show!

I think the oldest wine I’ve ever has is 2001!
: (
I have my eye on a 1996 Chateau Battaille though!
(excuse me if I spelt that wrong- I’ve had a few glasses of vino!)
That’s what would be the best thing about being a wine critic- all the great things you’d have the opportunity to taste!
; )

’55 LLC.

Long time viewer, first time commenter.

Best bottle of old Bordeaux: 1983 Gruard Larose.

I still have an ’83 Leoville Poyferre begging to be opened later this year, so we’ll see how that goes.

QOTD: A ’78 Lafite ranks right up there. We opened it for friends to celebrate my 25th year of drinking and learning about wine (which happened to have started in ’78).

QOTD: The only Bordeaux I’ve had from before ’95 was the ’82 Calon-Segur at the 3/29 WL Party. Thanks for that!

Man, the comments are down these days. I think people want to see you back in action at the office. I love it! Thanks for sharing the trip with us.

QOTD: Notta.

Great Show!!!

QOTD: Best Bordeaux wine prior to ’95 vintage is a toss up between ’82 Chat. Lafitte, ’82 Chat. Mouton Rothschild, and ’82 Chat. Ausone. All are birth year wines I got to enjoy on my 23rd birthday.

Best bordeaux — 1982 Ch Margaux — simply heaven in a bottle from a great vintage. Very kindly bought for me for a birthday, which made it extra special.

I like this kind of show. Different topics than usual. As enthusiast, I have a cellar for aging wines and I am lucky enough to have tasted hundreds of older wines. Difficult to pick a favorite as many have their own personalties but I would hesitate between ’82 Ducru (highly rated by RP) or ’83 Pichon Baron (poorly rated by RP) One that I did not like was the ’83 Cheval (high RP score) and we had a few bottle to test for bottle variation. So obviously my palate occasionally matches RP and occasionally misses his perceptions. It is the same with other reviewers including you. That is why I don’t trust “score” but rather the “impression” a wine makes.

Good question. In the words of Ronald Reagan ” I don’t recall”. But I would like some of that Margaux. Tree bark…yum.

never had an older bordeaux

Love the old world set.
I’m ‘new’ to older Bordeaux, and the oldest I’ve had of any quality is ’98. So I don’t count. 🙁

Correction. I do count. It was a 1994 Lynch Bages. Seeing as how it was the only pre-95 for me, it is most certainly, without a doubt, the best I’ve had.

Great show GV. Unfortunately I have not had the chance to have a Bordeau

My message was cut in half, just like your episode! I was saying the oldest fine Bordeaux I had was 98 vintage! Cheers

QOTD: Well I have a big none to answer with because I wasn’t drinking much wine back that far.

GV love the setting that was really cool and I think when you mix the guest and just you shows you have more energy for both. Really like the retrospective idea as well.