So Sunday night while I was at Brazilian cab thing Betsy wanted
something with her dinner, and opened a 2001 Grao Vasco (Dao). She only
had a glass, so I went to sample on Monday. Sweet plum fruit with good
acidity, a little earthy/stinky edge. Despite the acidity it seems the
fruit is actually a bit overripe, it almost feels like there's RS (but
I don't think there is). Someone gave this to me on the idea "you won't
believe this is $5", but I'd say that's about right. B-

For dinner Betsy made veal chops with sage, accompanied by mushroom
risottto and spinach. I think this veal dish goes best with white, and
opened my last bottle of 2002 Guy Roulot Bourgogne Blanc. I'm actually
glad it's my last bottle. It's not bad- a credible BurgBlanc, some
light toast and honey notes over apple fruit. But it seems a bit thin,
and I think I liked both the 2000 & 2001 versions better. This is
disappointing because lots of other producers hit it out of the park in
this vintage. B/B-

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