With a chicken salad (a blue cheese mayo dressing, supposed to be
Roquefort but Betsy used Great Hill Blue from MA) we had the 2004
Bernard Baudry Chinon Ros=E9. Lovely wine for the patio in summer- dry
but with sweet strawberry fruit, overlays of floral blooms and a little
herb, good stuff. B+

Saturday we had chicken with figs. Recipe needed some white wine, I
opened the 2003 Anselmi San Vincenzo (Veneto). Some orange zest over a
pear and apple fruit base, a bit of flint. But the white fruit is the
dominant factor, with a sweet ripe edge to it. B

We also tried the 2004 Loosen "Dr. L." QbA (MSR). Easy, fun, and
likable, crisp but fruity, lively and lithe. A bit dose of lime over
the white pit fruit. Good stuff. Screwcap is a bonus. B+

The Riesling was the better match with the chicken with figs.

Today went to a pre-holiday party. My friend Jonathan had burgers and
hot dogs on his new grill. Betsy had made some baby-back ribs with a
bourbon sauce, mostly cooked earlier than day but finished on the
grill. The wines I tried:

2003 Kanu Chenin Blanc (Stellenbosch)
Pleasantly crisp, some citrus fruit. I probably would nail this blind
as S. African Chenin (if I had 122 guesses). Reasonably tasty wine if
you aren't looking for any regional/varietal character. B/B-

2003 Paringa "Individual" Shiraz
Blackberry and blueberry fruit, rather thick. Not my style, but ok with
a burger. More acid than I would have anticipated. B

2004 Mas de la Dame Ros=E9 (Baux de Provence)
A bit light, actually really light, but nice flavors. Strawberry,
cherry, and chalk aromas, decent finish. B/B+

2003 Las Rocas de San Alejandro Garnacha
Ripe approaching overripe- no, wait, this IS overripe, this is like
Bing cherries left outside on a hot day. Red fruit, hintm of prunes,
big wine but not one I want. C+

Nice party.


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

On 3 Jul 2005 19:24:39 -0700, "DaleW" said:

] With a chicken salad (a blue cheese mayo dressing, supposed to be
] Roquefort but Betsy used Great Hill Blue from MA) we had the 2004
] Bernard Baudry Chinon Ros=E9. Lovely wine for the patio in summer- dry
] but with sweet strawberry fruit, overlays of floral blooms and a little
] herb, good stuff. B+
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Hi Dale,

Funny, I was about to suggest a Chinon ros=E9 in Lawrence's thread,
then decided I didn't want to promote another obscure bottle no one
in the states could find. Glad you've proved me wrong! (My rec
was Ch. Ligr=E9 ros=E9).

Since the untimely death of the delightful M. Baudry a few years ago,
this estate has been in a bit of a disarray as Mme Baudry and the
son (I haven't met) come up to speed in the cellars. I'm sorry to
say that changes in pricing and wine making policy pretty much
lost us as clients during that time. I expect some consultant thought
a "realignment" was in order, but coupled with a perceived drop in
quality some thought it better to look next door to names like=20
Lambert and Spelty, both also in Cravant.

When we were in SF Baudry was imported by Lynch, and I remember
seeing it in some local SF (not Berkeley!) outlets at spectacular prices
upwards of US$20 -- not bad for what at the time was a 30FF (~ US$5)=20
bottle!

-E

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Emery Davis wrote:
Funny, I was about to suggest a Chinon rosé in Lawrence's thread,
then decided I didn't want to promote another obscure bottle no one
in the states could find. Glad you've proved me wrong! (My rec
was Ch. Ligré rosé).

Emery,
Baudry is now imported by Joe Dressner of Louis/Dressner Imports --
arguably the foremost proponent of Loire wines in the US. As Dressner's
wines are well represented in NYC at some of Dale's favorite stores,
Dale at least has no problem finding these gems. As for the rest of
us...

Mark Lipton

On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 18:38:51 GMT, Mark Lipton said:

] Emery Davis wrote:
] Funny, I was about to suggest a Chinon ros=E9 in Lawrence's thread,
] then decided I didn't want to promote another obscure bottle no one
] in the states could find. Glad you've proved me wrong! (My rec
] was Ch. Ligr=E9 ros=E9).
]=20
] Emery,
] Baudry is now imported by Joe Dressner of Louis/Dressner Imports --
] arguably the foremost proponent of Loire wines in the US. As Dressner's
] wines are well represented in NYC at some of Dale's favorite stores,
] Dale at least has no problem finding these gems. As for the rest of
] us...
]=20

Hi Mark,=20

Do you mean that Dressner is less well distributed than KL?=20
How about price, I wonder?

I wonder if this represents a "step up" for the Baudrys, or
if they were dropped by KL after the stylistic changes.

-E
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