Comments on Viva la Wino!: Chateau Laroque Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2000 & 200...

i've had some bad luck with the bargain bdx...

2010-03-08T23:06:10.913-08:00

i've had some bad luck with the bargain bdx's (with age) over at KL. picked up a few bottles of 1997 Langoa-Barton - they had them for $40 - and they were uninspired. i think 97 wasn't that great of a year, and likely there was a glut over at the chateau. k&l is usually on point, and they can get a few good bottles in via direct imports, but i think i've gotten to that point where i'd rather put the money elsewhere with other regions/varietals

Well, that's the reason that I've held off...

2010-03-08T11:20:56.570-08:00

Well, that's the reason that I've held off. You can get a lot of awesome things for 35$...and an okay, too young and not too thrilling Bordeaux is too rich for my blood too. K&L always has a few aged Bordeaux's that are in that price point anyways...and those are more interesting. I just looked and they still have the 99 Labegorce for 37$, or a few other things from the earlier part of the last decade for less.

Yep, seen Labegorce too. Too rich for my blood. ...

2010-03-08T11:04:24.595-08:00

Yep, seen Labegorce too. Too rich for my blood. I'd love to find 'typical' vintages at decent prices, but the Bordeaux price structure is unreasonable.

Yeah, the only reason that I picked them up is tha...

2010-03-08T10:31:47.413-08:00

Yeah, the only reason that I picked them up is that they were both there. I wouldn't have picked up the 05 in a void. Actually, I don't know if your Costco has it, but the Chateau Labegorce may be pretty interesting. I've had a 97 and a 99, and both were pretty good for around 20$. What's interesting is the 05 is 35ish dollars, and it was 50$ when it first came on the market. Probably because that's a relatively expensive bottle for most people and there is a lot of cheap Bordeaux out there right now.

Saw the '05 Laroque at my local Costco. '...

2010-03-08T10:14:12.753-08:00

Saw the '05 Laroque at my local Costco. '00 would have tempted me at $25. Paying a premium for young Bordeaux that require age to get interesting or drinkable just isn't a draw for me.

Definitely agree with the salty cured meats thing....

2010-03-07T22:01:34.110-08:00

Definitely agree with the salty cured meats thing. Don't drink lots of Bordeaux, mainly because it's expensive. I'd love to drink more, but there are so many wines that are less expensive. Take Chinon, for instance: Joguet is about 45$, and it's more or less the equivalent of a first growth. Of course, the first growth is like, 550$. I'm going to take Joguet every day...unless someone else is paying or I suddenly become obnoxiously wealthy.

i hear you on wine/cheese pairing - i don't ev...

2010-03-07T15:19:37.236-08:00

i hear you on wine/cheese pairing - i don't even bother putting much thought into it any more, and go with what's around and things haven't really gone completely awry. salted/cured meats and wine however - good stuff.

i haven't done any scientific tracking of all of your reviews, but i would say that you normally don't drink too much by way of bordeaux, right? in any case, i think i need to start going to your Costco - the one near me sucks w/r/t wine selection.