originally posted by Robert Dentice:
originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
a couple of my 93 point wines
Nice answer. How did you get the toast and Chocolate in the wine? Reveal your spoof tactics.
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Agreed. I love this, and the 90 Troplong Mondot too.originally posted by Brad Kane:
'90 Leoville Las Cases.
originally posted by Rahsaan:
I can't think of any inconsistent wine loves, but I do have a somewhat irrational attraction to Haribo and various synthetically fruity candies. Perfect for long airplane rides.
There are downsides. The eventual headache, the destruction of the palate for several hours. But there is fun when in the eye of the storm!
originally posted by Salil Benegal:
Agreed. I love this, and the 90 Troplong Mondot too.originally posted by Brad Kane:
'90 Leoville Las Cases.
originally posted by .sasha:
originally posted by Tristan Welles:
Does La Conseillante count as spoofed?
SFJoe and I received an unconfirmed report the 1971 is not.
I suspect you will get different answers if you ask how many non-spoofed wines there are in Bordeaux these days, among the well known properties, depending on the degree of spoofiness one wants to consider.
Professor Gilman, for example, published a list of so-called traditionally made Bordeaux not too long ago, and I think he was being a little generous. But I completely understand his point of view; his list is consistent if you just lower the bar a little.
originally posted by Lou Kessler:
WorriedJeez, I had the same dream the other night and thought it was from something I ate. I'm really worried now!originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
I got careless. I started drinking and playing cards. Next thing you know I was in a laundromat. Then I was in a church Bazaar, and there was an organ-grinder, and he had a monkey who wanted to make a deal. One thing led to another. Last thing I remember was being at the crossroads at midnight. Robert Johnson was there, too. And some guy with a cigar...
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
originally posted by Lou Kessler:
WorriedJeez, I had the same dream the other night and thought it was from something I ate. I'm really worried now!originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
I got careless. I started drinking and playing cards. Next thing you know I was in a laundromat. Then I was in a church Bazaar, and there was an organ-grinder, and he had a monkey who wanted to make a deal. One thing led to another. Last thing I remember was being at the crossroads at midnight. Robert Johnson was there, too. And some guy with a cigar...
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.