On Nov 9, 9:53*am, DaleW > wrote:
> Saturday early dinner with Betsy before she headed to city for opening
> night. With osso buco, escarole, and a *green salad, the 2000 Mauro
> Molino "Vigna Gancia" Barolo. Modern styled with some apparent oak,
> but not as heavily extracted as some de Grazia wines. Red berries,
> leather, a bit of vanilla. Medium bodied, moderately tannic. Over the
> evening it held pretty steady, but a glass next night was pruney and
> surprisingly seemed more tannic. On night 1, B.
>
> Sunday she played a matinee while I planned dinner. *With a salt cod
> stew over polenta, with sides of carrots and cauliflower with
> pimenton, the 2006 Girardin "Les Perrieres" *Meursault 1er, Big, very
> sweet, plenty of oak. Betsy peeks at label and says "this is white
> Burgundy? Tastes like California Chardonnay." Quite primary, maybe
> this will show more Perrieres character in time. Probably would have
> been better with something like lobster, needed more acidity for this
> dish. With time some hazelnut and mineral battles through the candied
> fruit and vanilla to give a hint. Big wine that would impress many,
> but not my style. B-/C+
> \
> 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.**

I had a note on the Meursault that said this is 30% new oak, but
tastes like more to me