On Apr 27, 11:13�am, DaleW > wrote:
> Saturday I went by Zachy's to pick up an order, while there sampled a
> fraction of the Burgundies they were pouring. No notes, forgot to take
> the sheet, but some wines from Bavard as well as Domaine and Selection
> (?) failed to impress. I thought a couple of Potels were pretty good,
> but best wines I tasted were the Lucie & Auguste Lignier line (I
> bought the Chambolle, but liked the Morey just as much).
>
> That evening friends invited me to dinner, as Betsy was out of town
> and they felt sorry for me.
> Excellent evening, good food (lamb kebabs, carrots, beets, more), good
> wine, and most of all good friends.
>
> 2006 Domaine d'Elise Chablis
> New producer to me. Quite ripe, but an acidic backbone. Refreshing
> Chardonnay, lemon and green apple, clean finish. My only quibble is
> that I didn't get much Chablis chalk/minerality. But viewed as a
> Chardonnay, nice example. B
>
> 1979 Domaine de Chevalier (Graves)
> I carried a bottle of Lagrange as backup, as I noticed the cork was
> slightly sunken. No worries, this showed even better than a better
> looking bottle from winter. Beautfully rich red currant and plum
> fruit, cigarbox, earth. Picks up steam with air. Framed with light
> tannins and good acidity keeps the fruit lively, long finish,
> delicious. A-/A
>
> 2003 Ch. Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape
> Alex says "too sweet after the Graves", but I feel that "hey, it's
> dessert." Ripe grenache fruit, all kirsch and plum liquer. Some
> Rhonish herb notes. Big ripe CdP, bigger than typical Fortia, clearly
> a child of the vintage. Possibly a bit short on finish, but I was shot
> by now. Tough to gauge following the beautiful Graves, but a pleasant
> wine. B
>
> Luckily the rain held off as I happily walked home. Nice night.
>
> 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.
> �

Dale what vintage were the Burgs at Zachys?