Offline in San Francisco (July 23)

[Yao_C]

If you want to bring 1989 VCC, I could bring 1990.

Sounds great! I’ll go stand it up

I have an 06 VCC but not really same era

If we are interested in having a focus on Bdx with age, I do have an 86 CdE, and a few different 82 left banks

Not set on Bordeaux as a theme but selfishly would be v happy to experience any of those

Somehow I missed this posting and delighted to see offlines starting up again in SF. I’m late to the game to join this one but will certainly try in the future. Cheers everyone!

Would be lovely to meet up again, Rich. Perhaps the next one

[Vince_T]

Hmm, I was thinking of bringing 2001 texier Cote Rotie +CdP - lovely and different. But if there’s a pref for continuing the 89-90 right bank maybe a 1990 Figeac instead.

[Yao_C]

Hmm, I was thinking of bringing 2001 texier Cote Rotie +CdP - lovely and different

Let’s do the Texier, I’ve never tried any before

[Vince_T]

Hmm, I was thinking of bringing 2001 texier Cote Rotie +CdP - lovely and different

Let’s do the Texier, I’ve never tried any before

Sounds good!

[Stephen_Chen]

Funnily enough I was also debating between a red from Friuli or the 1990 Figeac… will probably also go with the former!

[Craig_G]

Two people have 1990 Figeac and nobody wants to drink it?

[Yao_C]

Agree with Vince.

It’s a French bistro, so it makes all the sense in the world to bring French wine IMO. That’s still pretty broad, but narrows it a little bit.

Funnily enough I was also debating between a red from Friuli or the 1990 Figeac… will probably also go with the former!

Let’s stick with the Figeac to preserve some semblance of theme

[Stephen_Chen]

Fair enough.

[KyleC]

Please add me to the waitlist, hope to meet y’all at some point at this event or future ones!

[Vince_T]

Two people have 1990 Figeac and nobody wants to drink it?

[AndyK]

We’ll probably bring one white/sparkling and one red, but could do 2 reds if that makes more sense…

For reds, I have very little Bordeaux but I could offer a 1985 Magdelaine to go with the theme.
Other options are 1989 Olga Raffault Chinon, 1998 Guy Bernard Cote-Rotie, or 1999 Clusel-Roch Cote-Rotie.

For whites, I’m thinking 2012 Fevre Preuses, 1996 Ampeau Meursault Perrieres, or 2001 Trimbach CFE.

Any thoughts?

[Yao_C]

We’ll probably bring one white/sparkling and one red, but could do 2 reds if that makes more sense…

For reds, I have very little Bordeaux but I could offer a 1985 Magdelaine to go with the theme.
Other options are 1989 Olga Raffault Chinon, 1998 Guy Bernard Cote-Rotie, or 1999 Clusel-Roch Cote-Rotie.

For whites, I’m thinking 2012 Fevre Preuses, 1996 Ampeau Meursault Perrieres, or 2001 Trimbach CFE.

Any thoughts?

They all sound delicious to me but I’ll leave it to others to comment on the reds. On the whites, if you bring the Ampeau I’ll bring 1996 Verget Bougros so we can play premox roulette

[Craig_G]

My friend Howard is proposing to bring 1970 Pape Clement.

[Yao_C]

My friend Howard is proposing to bring 1970 Pape Clement.

Lovely!

[AndyK]

On the whites, if you bring the Ampeau I’ll bring 1996 Verget Bougros so we can play premox roulette

Let’s do it!

I also have a 1996 Bouchard Meursault Genevrières if you really want to try your luck

[Jon_H]

I’ve narrowed mine down to three bottles:

1. 2006 VCC - to have alongside the 1989 and 1990 bottles being brought by Yao and Craig (assuming that’s still the plan)
2. 1996 Pichon Baron
3. 1982 Rausan Segla

Let me know if any preferences! I’m going to pick one and stand it up today.

[Stephen_Chen]

On the whites, if you bring the Ampeau I’ll bring 1996 Verget Bougros so we can play premox roulette

Let’s do it!

I also have a 1996 Bouchard Meursault Genevrières if you really want to try your luck

Recent bottle of '96 Ampeau Meursault Charmes was definitely still alive though maybe slightly tired. Bouchard sounds interesting!

Probably the '90 Figeac and '86 Gruaud Larose from me, unless I find something compelling in storage tomorrow.

[Yao_C]

1989 and 1990 bottles being brought by Yao and Craig (assuming that’s still the plan)

It is

[Vince_T]

Bottle logistics: Is everyone double decanting ahead of time? Bringing decanters or no?

[Yao_C]

Bottle logistics: Is everyone double decanting ahead of time? Bringing decanters or no?

Yes to double decanting. Will also pop the cork on the white to check for soundness