[TN] Autumn come early ('96 Desmeures Crozes)
Mark Lipton
he had bagged a 160 lb doe in a special, out-of-season deer hunt
sanctioned by our fair State to combat the burgeoning Bambi population.
He went beyond the mere mention to give me two gorgeous hunks of the
back strap (Jerry's enjoyed a long-standing symbiotic relationship with
me in this regard as I don't hunt but love venison). Tonight I cooked
those medallions of venison, prepared a red wine-lingonberry reduction
sauce (thanks, Bill Loftin!) and opened a wine to go with it:
1996 Domaine des Remizi�res (EARL Desmeure) "Cuv�e Christophe"
nose: animal, meaty, dark berry, hint of smoke, olives
palate: completely resolved tannins, balanced acidity, deep berry fruit,
clean, meaty, seamless
I'd decided on Syrah as the best match with venison (there were a few
Bandols calling to me, though) and we weren't disappointed. This wine
had the classic N Rhone combination of fruit and meat and was perfectly
mature though vibrant and still fruity. The fruity elements of the wine
complemented the meat and the gamey aspects matched the gamey flavors in
the meat. The wine itself was a good, but not profound, example of
Syrah from the N Rhone and won't displace Alain Graillot from my
affections, but on this night provided the perfect foil to the food.
Mark Lipton
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DaleW
> Today my friend and massage therapist Jerry informed me that yesterday
> he had bagged a 160 lb doe in a special, out-of-season deer hunt
> sanctioned by our fair State to combat the burgeoning Bambi population.
> He went beyond the mere mention to give me two gorgeous hunks of the
> back strap (Jerry's enjoyed a long-standing symbiotic relationship with
> me in this regard as I don't hunt but love venison). Tonight I cooked
> those medallions of venison, prepared a red wine-lingonberry reduction
> sauce (thanks, Bill Loftin!) and opened a wine to go with it:
>
> nose: animal, meaty, dark berry, hint of smoke, olives
> palate: completely resolved tannins, balanced acidity, deep berry fruit,
> clean, meaty, seamless
>
> I'd decided on Syrah as the best match with venison (there were a few
> Bandols calling to me, though) and we weren't disappointed. This wine
> had the classic N Rhone combination of fruit and meat and was perfectly
> mature though vibrant and still fruity. The fruity elements of the wine
> complemented the meat and the gamey aspects matched the gamey flavors in
> the meat. The wine itself was a good, but not profound, example of
> Syrah from the N Rhone and won't displace Alain Graillot from my
> affections, but on this night provided the perfect foil to the food.
>
> Mark Lipton
> --
> alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net
I thought this was a new producer to me from title, but it's just that
I know as Remizières. They seem to have gone "modern" around the '99
vintage, but have generally liked the wines. I'm jealous of the
venison!
Bi!!
I understand that the Bambi population is growing and as a hunter I
envy any place with an extended season but it seems odd to open the
season just after the does have dropped their fawns. In any event I'm
glad you enjoyed the backstrap and Syrah is usually mine wine of
choice with venison too.
Mark Lipton
> I understand that the Bambi population is growing and as a hunter I
> envy any place with an extended season but it seems odd to open the
> season just after the does have dropped their fawns. In any event I'm
> glad you enjoyed the backstrap and Syrah is usually mine wine of
> choice with venison too.
As I understand the situation (imperfectly) Indiana has instituted a
policy of expedited provisional hunting for farmers who are experiencing
deer-induced damage to their crops, provided that the deer are hunted
_on their own property_. In Jerry's case, he was "contracted" by a
farmer friend/client to hunt deer on their farmland and the one he
bagged was in a corn field. Jerry's shot dropped her in her tracks
(lung shot), but she still took out about $160 worth of corn by Jerry's
estimate. Sunday was the last day of this provisional hunting season,
so it has some time limits placed on it, too.
Bi!!
You have corn already? The deer don't usually mess with the corn
until it's ripe. Our field corn hasn't even tasseled yet and sweet
corn is a week or two away our rainy spring pushed planting back by a
few weeks. Not sure about Jerry's math...corn is at about $3.60 a
bushel (56lbs)...that deer would have had to eat over a ton of corn to
eat $160 worth.