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DaleW
May 29, 2013, 3:38:49 PM5/29/13
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On a cool rainy Saturday I made a riff on bouillabaise, with lobster, clams, cod, and swordfish, Wine was the 2012 Gourgonner Les Baux rose- red fruits, citrus zest, herbs. Nice length, very good value. B+/B
Cooking wine was the 2011 La Vieille Ferme blanc, dry, floral, good crispness for Rhone varieties, good value. Screwcapped, drinks well over couple days. B-/B
Sunday night it was very cool; Betsy had left for Maine concert so I thought a good time to have some cassoulet from freezer. Wine was the 2011 Franck Balthazar Cotes du Rhone- dark berries, leather, meat. A touch of pepper, though not as much as previous bottles. Nice pretty clean Syrah with a lot of complexity for the price. B++
A month or two back Betsy had said “sorry we can’t have our Memorial Day party, I’ll be in Maine.” But Sunday AM (a) 2 people asked me “are you having a party?” and (b) weather forecast for Monday was awesome. Before she left we had brunch locally with friends and family, and when I sheepishly asked re throwing a party without her she said sure. So Sunday afternoon I sent out invite to locals, and a smaller but decent sized (18 or so) crowd responded. So Monday after watching little local parade I made guacamole, grilled porterhouses, lobster,quail, corn and squash, and others brought an assortment (shrimp, sausage, quinoa, deviled eggs,etc). Utterly perfect weather, and we had fun. And wine:
White
2011 La Chablisienne “ Fourchaume” Chablis 1er
Lemony citrus flavors, tart, crisp and a good food wine, but wouldn’t have picked for a 1er cru. Of course, priced less than many Chablis AC, so decent value. B
2004 Blain-Gagnard “ Boudriotte” Chassagne-Montrachet 1er
Fresh, no premox here, citrus and pear, hint of vanillin oak. Good length. B+
2008 Clemens Busch Marienburg Grosses Gewaches
Lovely, big but balanced, white peach, spice, apple blossoms. Plenty of acids but nicely balanced. A-/B+
2011 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Kabinett
Not shut down, Granny smith and grapefruit, fairly sweet but with good acids. B+/A-
Rose
2012 Arnot Roberts “Luchsinger Vineyard” Rose
Made from Touriga Nacional, this is dry, lively, fresh, and bright. Red fruits, mineral, floral.B+
2012 Baudry Chinon Rose
Apparently quite popular, almost emptied before I got a small pour! Seems a bit rounder than previous couple vintages, sweet cherrry and raspberry fruit, some earth, very good if a tad less vibrant than last years. B+
2012 Les Hauts Plateaux rose
Light, sweet strawberry, short and a bit insipid. C+
Red
1995 Pernot “Clos du Dessus des Marconnets” Beaune
Mature but with enough fruit even of those who generally go for young ripe wines, dark cherry and roasted meats, a hint of barnyard funk, surprisingly popular. B+
2007 Masi “Costasera” Amarone (375)
Ripe and raisiny, a bit of fruitcake, well received. B
2011 Lapalu Cote de Brouilly
Rather dark fruited for Gamay, lots of black cherry,. good acids, quite long. B+
Last night I had vegetable leftovers, with the Clemens Busch and Baudry showing as well or better than Monday, and the Amarone showing very pruney.
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
Cooking wine was the 2011 La Vieille Ferme blanc, dry, floral, good crispness for Rhone varieties, good value. Screwcapped, drinks well over couple days. B-/B
Sunday night it was very cool; Betsy had left for Maine concert so I thought a good time to have some cassoulet from freezer. Wine was the 2011 Franck Balthazar Cotes du Rhone- dark berries, leather, meat. A touch of pepper, though not as much as previous bottles. Nice pretty clean Syrah with a lot of complexity for the price. B++
A month or two back Betsy had said “sorry we can’t have our Memorial Day party, I’ll be in Maine.” But Sunday AM (a) 2 people asked me “are you having a party?” and (b) weather forecast for Monday was awesome. Before she left we had brunch locally with friends and family, and when I sheepishly asked re throwing a party without her she said sure. So Sunday afternoon I sent out invite to locals, and a smaller but decent sized (18 or so) crowd responded. So Monday after watching little local parade I made guacamole, grilled porterhouses, lobster,quail, corn and squash, and others brought an assortment (shrimp, sausage, quinoa, deviled eggs,etc). Utterly perfect weather, and we had fun. And wine:
White
2011 La Chablisienne “ Fourchaume” Chablis 1er
Lemony citrus flavors, tart, crisp and a good food wine, but wouldn’t have picked for a 1er cru. Of course, priced less than many Chablis AC, so decent value. B
2004 Blain-Gagnard “ Boudriotte” Chassagne-Montrachet 1er
Fresh, no premox here, citrus and pear, hint of vanillin oak. Good length. B+
2008 Clemens Busch Marienburg Grosses Gewaches
Lovely, big but balanced, white peach, spice, apple blossoms. Plenty of acids but nicely balanced. A-/B+
2011 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Kabinett
Not shut down, Granny smith and grapefruit, fairly sweet but with good acids. B+/A-
Rose
2012 Arnot Roberts “Luchsinger Vineyard” Rose
Made from Touriga Nacional, this is dry, lively, fresh, and bright. Red fruits, mineral, floral.B+
2012 Baudry Chinon Rose
Apparently quite popular, almost emptied before I got a small pour! Seems a bit rounder than previous couple vintages, sweet cherrry and raspberry fruit, some earth, very good if a tad less vibrant than last years. B+
2012 Les Hauts Plateaux rose
Light, sweet strawberry, short and a bit insipid. C+
Red
1995 Pernot “Clos du Dessus des Marconnets” Beaune
Mature but with enough fruit even of those who generally go for young ripe wines, dark cherry and roasted meats, a hint of barnyard funk, surprisingly popular. B+
2007 Masi “Costasera” Amarone (375)
Ripe and raisiny, a bit of fruitcake, well received. B
2011 Lapalu Cote de Brouilly
Rather dark fruited for Gamay, lots of black cherry,. good acids, quite long. B+
Last night I had vegetable leftovers, with the Clemens Busch and Baudry showing as well or better than Monday, and the Amarone showing very pruney.
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
Bi!!
May 30, 2013, 9:32:54 AM5/30/13
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tasty juice.
lleichtman
May 30, 2013, 10:34:41 PM5/30/13
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