DaleW wrote:
> On Sep 23, 1:10�pm, Emery Davis > wrote:
>> Every year the Foires aux Vins is a chance to pick up some Borducks that
>> I wouldn't otherwise see. �Sometimes, there's nothing of interest.
>> Sometimes (like this year at Intermarche) there's a great teaser: 05
>> d'Agassac (sp?) for 12.5 EU. �Too bad they didn't have any of course,
>> but having gotten me there I did leave with a couple 02 du Tertre for
>> around 15.
>>
>> Leclerc's circular just arrived, all the usual suspects (interesting
>> they avoid 05 altogether, too expensive for the super market clientelle
>> I guess).
>>
>> They have a couple of interesting things, including 06 Bernadotte for
>> 13.60 EU and 05 for 14.30. �Haven't had, I remember Dale liking other
>> years. �Anyone tried it?
>>
>> Also 04 Destieux for 18.50 I'll probably get a couple.
>>
>> Does anyone know a CdCastillon called Labesse or Roque le Mayne?
>> AVailable for 7 and 8 respectively, the names ring a bell but
>> can't place it.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -E
>
> I'm generally a Bernadotte fan, kind of mid-traditional. Haven't had
> the '05, eying at $20. For a dollar's difference I'd go with '05 over
> '06.
> I think '04 Destieux is supposed to be good, but it's $21 or so here,
> so 18.5 euros is not a bargain vs US.


Thanks much Dale. It seemed to me the 05 would be the better candidate,
I'll likely pick up a case.

I used to buy Destieux direct in the old days, still have a little from
85/86 in fact. In those days it was a terrific value, and I still
remember it being 60FF in the early-mid 90s... Now of course all that's
changed, but I like it and think 18 is a fair price anyway, given
what you can drop for a correspondingly good (or not even as) bottle.
The difference of course is that I have to limit my purchases...

cheers,

-E