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  Bordeaux     
Vint Product Btls Price
1998  Ausone 12 $580
2004  Calon Segur 12 $84
2005  Chateau Beausejour -  Duffau Lagarrosse  24 $86
1979  Cheval Blanc 9 $278
2009  Clerc Milon (magnums) 12 $149
1982  Cos D Estournel 17 $389
1990  Cos D Estournel 7 $228
1970  Cos D Estournel  5 $138
2005  Duhart-Milon (half bottles) 24 $68
1966  Gruaud Larose 1 $168
1942  Haut Brion 1 $780
2004  La Fleur Petrus (magnums) 6 $384
1978  Leoville Barton 2 $118
2004  Leoville Barton 12 $98
1981  Leoville Poyferre 12 $78
1964  Margaux 11 $380
2004  Mouton Rothschild 12 $468
1987  Mouton Rothschild  24 $418
1969  Palmer 1 $188
1970  Palmer 1 $280
1995  Pichon Longueville Baron 10 $138
1966  Troplong Mondot 1 $146
1983  Vieux Chateau Certan 12 $152
1995  Vieux Chateau Certan 12 $180
2000  Vieux Chateau Certan 12 $248
2004  Laville -  Haut Brion Blanc  10 $186
2008  Laville -  Haut Brion Blanc  12 $418
2003  Doisy Vedrines  48 $24
       
  Burgundy     
Vint Product Btls Price
2007  Chevillon - Nuits St Georges Les Cailles 36 $88
2008  Chevillon - Nuits St Georges Les Chaignots 1er Cru 12 $72
2007  Chevillon - Nuits St Georges Les Roncieres 24 $84
1998  Gouges Henri - Nuits St Georges Les Saint Georges 12 $88
2000  Gouges Henri - Nuits St Georges Les Saint Georges 12 $78
2008  Chevillon - Nuits St Georges Vielles Vignes 36 $56
2007  Comte de Vogue - Bonnes Mares  6 $318
2003  Drouhin-Laroze - Bonnes Mares  12 $118
2003  Drouhin-Laroze - Chambertin Clos de Beze  24 $138
2008  Drouhin-Laroze - Chambertin Clos de Beze  12 $144
2008  Drouhin-Laroze  Clos de Vougeot 12 $106
2007  Dujac Domaine - Clos de la Roche 5 $238
2007  Dujac Domaine - Echezeaux 4 $216
2009  Ponsot - Clos de la Roche  12 $568
2004  Ponsot - Clos de la Roche  12 $164
2009  Ponsot - Griotte Chambertin  6 $328
2008  Rousseau Armand - Clos de la Roche 3 $238
2009  Rousseau - Clos de la Roche 4 $398
2008  Rousseau - Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St. Jacques 6 $258
2002  Rousseau - Mazis Chambertin 1 $320
2004  Rousseau - Mazis Chambertin 3 $228
2008  Rousseau - Mazis Chambertin 3 $236
2009  Rousseau - Mazis Chambertin 4 $338
       
  Italy     
Vint Product Btls Price
1990  Bertani  Amarone Recioto 1 $218
1947  Borgogno  Barolo Riserva 2 $468
1952  Borgogno  Barolo Riserva 2 $188
1957  Borgogno  Barolo Riserva 3 $260
1995  Castello di Ama - Vigna L Apparita 6 $138
2007  Ceretto -  Asij -  Barbaresco  6 $42
2006  Ceretto -  Asili Bernardot -  Barbaresco  60 $58
2007  Ceretto -  Bricco Asili - Barbaresco  6 $42
1961  Conterno Giacomo  Barolo 3 $548
1955  Conterno Giacomo  Barolo Monfortino 2 $1,020
1961  Conterno Giacomo  Barolo Monfortino 1 $980
2008  Giacosa Bruno  Asili di Barbaresco  6 $168
1997  Giacosa Bruno  Barbaresco Santo Stefano 6 $150
2008  Giacosa Bruno  Barbaresco Santo Stefano Albesani  6 $148
1998  Giacosa Bruno  Falletto Barolo di Serralunga  12 $148
1998  Giacosa Bruno Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto 12 $178
1999  Solaia  Antinori 11 $188
       
  Port    
Vint Product Btls Price
1963  Dow 1 $280
1942  Graham 12 $980
1960  Quinta Do Noval 6 $138
1955  Taylor 2 $380
1992  Taylor 24 $238
       
  Spain    
Vint Product Btls Price
1997  Bodegas Palacio -  Glorioso Gran Reserva 24 $38
1976  CVNE Imperial Reserva  12 $140
1982  Grupo Yllera - Reserva 24 $68
1969  Marques de Murrieta Etiqueta Blanca Ygay  12 $108
1981  Marques de Murrieta Etiqueta Blanca Ygay  24 $66
1982  Marques de Murrieta Etiqueta Blanca Ygay  24 $56
1981  Muga Gran Reserva  22 $158
2004  Numanthia 12 $88
1982  Vega Sicilia Tinto Valbuena 3 Ano  12 $160

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NEWS

Divine Vintages –

2008, 2009 and 2010


     I have often noted that great vintages occur in 3s, which is a divine number. Although we may be required to skip a year occasional, they are: [1926, 1928 and 1929], [1947, 1948 and 1949], [1952, 1953 and 1955],  [1959, 1961, and 1962],  [1988, 1989 and 1990] and [2003, 2004 and 2005]. Those of us who have had the privilege of tasting these wines would agree that they are, in fact, divine, but what about now. I would argue that 2008, 2009 and 2010 trilogy is one of the greatest example of a wine divinity of all time.

     Although the 2008 Bordeaux vintage had a wet spring and a cool summer, the grapes benefited from a spectacular Indian Summer allowing some winemakers to pick into late October. Long hang-times are what enable winemakers to produce wines that are high in acid, high in density, and retain high levels of tannin, all attributes of the 2008 vintage. Also enabling the vines to produce extracts with a fruit bowl of flavors, were the extremely dry conditions from the  mid-summer months through harvest. The combination of these events produced very small yields, all resulting in a vintage of at least excellent quality. According to Robert Parker, "there are wines as profound as 2005 and vastly superior to 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003 (with some exceptions in that unusual vintage), 2002, 2001, and 1999".

     Unlike 2008, which had a persistent string of detractors early on, the 2009 Bordeaux vintage brought no "cat calls" from the audience. In some unusual opening remarks in the April 2010 edition of the Wine Advocate, Parker states, " 2009 may turn out to be the finest vintage I have tasted in 32 years of covering Bordeaux." Clearly the strongest performers in both the Medoc and Graves eclipsed the best vintages of the last decade and, perhaps, the last century. When compared to the uncommon and sensational 2005 vintage, on average, the 2009s had even higher residual sugar, higher alcohol and higher polyphenols (tannin). In fact, at the Union Grande Cru Exhibitions of 2010 and 2011 attended by EWR, the tannin associated with the 2009s made reliable tasting notes impossible. In a recent tasting in January, 2012 the wines have evolved substantially and are, as the press proclaimed,  "otherworldly".

     In the true fashion of a legendary trilogy, 2010 stands tall in comparison to 2008 and 2009. It is hard to conceptualize a third wine in the trilogy that was more highly extracted, with higher alcohol and higher acid than 2009, but 2010 was all of this and more. Many consumers shunned the 2010 vintage having already been bludgeoned by the high prices of 2009, but these wines stand on their own merits. 2010 was another drought year, but unlike 2009, the summer was more like 2005 with no dramatic heat waves. The weather remained dry from the early summer months through harvest surpassing 2003, 2005 and 2009 for lack of precipitation. All of which,  explains the extreme richness and high acidity of the vintage. The 2009s will always be more precocious, but the profundity of 2010 will be difficult to surpass.

     Ultimately, wine aficionados will make their selections based on personal preference. I enjoy wines with charm and elegance, such as the 2008s, but I can also appreciate the grace of a well aged Bordeaux from a profound year like 2009 and 2010. I have also benefited  from owning cellar treasures that seem to accrue in value, regardless of economic conditions. We recently received more than 500 cases of wine from the 2008 and 2009 vintages and have a long list of 2010 Bordeaux available as futures, all purchased by us, en primeur. We hope you will take advantage of this new offering and experience the divine nature of the 3.

EWR