Langtons Bordeux en premier

[Christo]

Hi all,

cruising through langtons & noticed the Bordeux en premier offer. which of these wines would you recommend??.. i want to get some 04' to mark my daughters birth year.

am thinking: Ch. Mouton-Rothschild & Ch. Palmer.

any recommendations? i usually stick to home grown aussie wines & when i want something from o/seas i get a pinot from tassie ...just kidding!!

Any thought from the experienced french wine drinkers?? danny, attila, jamie??

many thanks in advance.
christo

[Guest]

Wine of the vintage is LATOUR!!!!!

[Trader Joe]

Don't be silly. Don't buy fr Langtons, too bloody expensive. Buy fr a reputable UK broker tax free and have it stored in a Bonded Warehouse. By the time when ur daughter reach her legal drinking age, somehow or rather the wines will find its way back by hook or by crook....

[Son11q]

yeah, Joe is damn Right! The outrageous price might be due to the delivery postage from France to Aust....

I Saw Latour in Singapore that was much chepear than here. Not sure abt now...

[London Correspondent]

Be wary of Mouton in anything but the best years. Be generally careful about longevity of you're cellaring for a 21st.

I agree with the UK bonded warehouse approach, Oz prices are always on the high to very high side.

If I had to choose, I'd opt for Lascombes. It's a Margeaux with rapidly improving performance. I tasted it in Bordeaux in March, it really is very good QPR. For me, it was the stand-out.

JM

[Guest]

Don't be silly. Don't buy fr Langtons, too bloody expensive. Buy fr a reputable UK broker tax free and have it stored in a Bonded Warehouse. By the time when ur daughter reach her legal drinking age, somehow or rather the wines will find its way back by hook or by crook....

UK merchant prices (in bond) do look much cheaper at first glance (eg Berry Bros & Rudd), but eventually you have to get the wine back to Oz!

To do this, you presumably have to pay many extras (airfreight, insurance, 5% customs duty, 29% WET, 10% GST) as I understand.

I have done a rough calculation to compare (not sure if correct though), and Langtons looks pretty reasonable, particularly for the mid to lower priced wines.

Does anyone know how to minimise these extras, or what the best way is to bring French wine into the country?

Cheers
Napoleon

[Latitude]

Langtons are the best prices you will find on the 2004s

[Serge Birbrair]

Don't be silly. Don't buy fr Langtons, too bloody expensive. Buy fr a reputable UK broker tax free and have it stored in a Bonded Warehouse. By the time when ur daughter reach her legal drinking age, somehow or rather the wines will find its way back by hook or by crook....

UK merchant prices (in bond) do look much cheaper at first glance (eg Berry Bros & Rudd), but eventually you have to get the wine back to Oz!

To do this, you presumably have to pay many extras (airfreight, insurance, 5% customs duty, 29% WET, 10% GST) as I understand.

I have done a rough calculation to compare (not sure if correct though), and Langtons looks pretty reasonable, particularly for the mid to lower priced wines.

Does anyone know how to minimise these extras, or what the best way is to bring French wine into the country?

Cheers
Napoleon

Interesting...I found prices in Paris to be more expensive than they are in New York...