TN: Wines with bunny (Burg, Loire, Prosecco)
Last night some friends had invited me over for a bunny dinner, since
there was a rabbit in mustard sauce recipe in last Wed's NYT. I
carried over some open wines from night before as well as a Burg. The
fresh wines we tried:
NV Riondo "Pink" Prosecco
Crisp, just a touch off-dry, strawberries, not much on finish, but
pleasant enough bubbles. B/B-
2007 Clos de la Fine Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
Limes and saline, a bit thin, but decent flavors. B-
2002 Geantet-Pansiot "Champs Perdrix " Marsannay
This is drinking well now, and goes with with the lapin a la moutarde.
Black cherries and raspberries, just a whisper of cocoa, ripe fruit
but with a good backbone of acidity. Probably would fall on modern end
of spectrum, but not overdone or over the top. I really quite enjoy
(as do others) B++
Fun night with friends.
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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