On Dec 3, 3:57Â*pm, DaleW > wrote:
> On Dec 3, 3:56�pm, DaleW > wrote:
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> > Betsy was away for a Sufi retreat, I took the opportunity to indulge
> > myself in a food she doesn't care for - liver and onions, aka fegato
> > alla Veneziana. Side of sauteed spinach, wine was the 2006 Domaine
> > Bart Marsannay rose, �which went well. Strawberry fruit edged with a
> > little cranberry, good acidity, ok length. A bit better than I
> > remembered, not a great rose, but a good backdrop to the food. B
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> > I also opened a 375 of the 2005 Ch. Ferrand Lartigue (St Emilion). I'd
> > bought a couple based on price and the fact it was reported that they
> > had dialed back the oakiness. Well, hard to tell from this bottle. Big
> > in your face vanilla and toast, big sweet fruit, big but ripe tannins.
> > Bordeaux in the guise of warm climate Shiraz. �Fairly low acid, but I
> > wouldn't call flabby. Fruit is black plum and blackberry, but somewhat
> > dominated by the oak. I'll put other away in hopes it integrates with
> > age, but for me now, B-/C+ (I think other more fond of oak would like
> > much more).
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> > Sunday I cooked up some venison round steak, along with some blackeyed
> > peas I'd made that AM and a salad. Wine was the 2002 Ogier "La Rosine
> > " (VdP des Collines Rhodaniennes ). This seems to have put on some
> > weight in the bottle, not as light as I remembered. Nice balance of
> > fruit, tannin, and acidity. Rhonish notes of smoked bacon and herbs.
> > Good sturdy blackberry fruit. Quite tasty, and really amazing for
> > vintage. B+/B
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> > 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
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> I should mention I didn't like the St Emilion any better on day 2.- Hide quoted text -
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Meanwhile, the Ogier held up well overnight (just recorked, nothing
else) and was a lovely light Syrah with chicken pot pie and winter
squash.