Ken Gargett Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said: '48 Fonseca has really sublime. Still grapey! Awesome color and plenty of life to it. Would've thought it was a '66 or even younger. Did not drink like a pretty old port. I gave it 98 points. 77 vs 80; the WOTN was tie between the '77 Warres and '80 Graham. '77 Dow was little off, '77 Fonseca was tasty, and '80 Dow was still young. For me it was 3 points between the lowest and best, but the color an appearance of the '80 was more than just 3 years younger. I am not going to chase any '77 vintage at this point. Next year I bet a lot will be consumed globally as it is an anniversary year. Saturday night I had an '85 Croft (nothing special, but better than I remember) along with a magnum '02 López de Heredia Viña Tondonia. i've still got almost at least half a dozen of the warres so pleased to hear it is drinking well. love to see the fonseca 48. had a few wines with half a dozen mates on saturday - one of our better tastings - Theme was Grand Cru or something you thought was that sort of quality level. The Jadot was a bit oxidized but everything else was utterly stellar. The first two champers were warm-ups. The rest blind. Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs NV Pol Sir Winston 2002 Philipponnat Clos des Goisses 2000 Colin-Morey Chevalier Montrachet 2008 Brunello Marroneto 2010 Rayas 2001 Kusuda Pinot Noir 2014 Lafite 1990 Giacomo Conterno ‘Monfortino’ Barolo Riserva 2008 Rousseau Clos de Bezé 2006 Vietti ‘Riserva Villero’ 1996 Chave 1990 (magnum) Jadot Batard Montrachet 2006 Zilliken ‘Forstmeister Geltz’ ‘Rausch’ Gold Cap Auslese 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 On 12/12/2016 at 5:08 PM, Ken Gargett said: Theme was Grand Cru or something you thought was that sort of quality level. The Jadot was a bit oxidized but everything else was utterly stellar. The first two champers were warm-ups. The rest blind. Pol Sir Winston 2002 The Bolinger must've been extraordinary. '02 is the hot vintage from them right now and Sir Winston bottles are always top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 42 minutes ago, BrightonCorgi said: The Bolinger must've been extraordinary. '02 is the hot vintage from them right now and Sir Winston bottles are always top notch. Pol Roger, not Bolly. but it has always been superb. 02 my fave vintage since 96. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 On 6/12/2016 at 6:16 AM, bundwallah said: Don't know about that one. Was thinking large scale fraud along the same lines by an individual or group. I know counterfeits are out there but is someone faking cigar vintages to the same degree as these two did with wine? If so , refrain from using real names of anyone who is active and not accused / convicted. You ever heard of a guy who goes by the forum handle "Triple Liegro"? That would be my pick for one of the worst cigar scams in recent memory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boopdeep Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 On 12/6/2016 at 9:30 PM, BonVivant said: the scams of Monsdales with Enrique Mons, who did start those Monsdales in the 90s are still going on, with folks claiming that they are rolled after the man, Enrique Mons, retired in 2013, and died shortly atrer? On 12/6/2016 at 9:32 PM, BonVivant said: And the scams with Taboada's custom rolled cigars??? Give me a break On 12/6/2016 at 9:38 PM, BonVivant said: and Reynaldo?????, being the manager of LCDH - where does he have time to roll bullshxt bundles for anyone who comes to his LCDH???? I really call bullshxt Care to elaborate on these claims? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkhead Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 On 12/22/2016 at 8:09 PM, polarbear said: You ever heard of a guy who goes by the forum handle "Triple Liegro"? That would be my pick for one of the worst cigar scams in recent memory I was trying to remember this guys handle... very much like the documentary where the people who had gotten scammed refuse to believe it and attested to the quality being to good to be fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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