On Jan 13, 9:43*pm, DaleW > wrote:
> Tuesday *I got home to find that Betsy had just found out her beloved
> aunt had died about an hour before. Expected, perhaps even
> appreciated, but still hard. Betsy had made her peace before, and just
> needed a hug. But then as I started making dinner she asked did we
> have a wine to make a toast to Betty Lou. The 2005 Drouhin "Vero"
> Bourgogne rouge was on the counter, and we toasted with it. Neither of
> us was really thinking about the wine, but I paid a little attention
> later. Ripe red cherries, a little spice, a little earth. Some light
> tannins. I've seen some notes calling this thin, but doesn't seem so
> to me. Pretty classic Burgundy. By end of night, it's shut down pretty
> tight- tannins and acids, not much fruit. Revisited tonight back to
> its open mode- cherries and raspberries, a little sandalwood. Nice
> wine for level. B+
>
> I had marinated some cod (regular, not sable) in a miso/mirin paste,
> roasted beets, *made a salad, and reheated some leftover leeks. For
> dinner I chose the 2008 Piesporter Grafenberg Riesling Kabinett (MSR).
> Limesicle, anyone? Great limey/citric fruit, minerals, lively acids,
> moderate sweetness. Quite long. *I want more of this . A-/B+
>
> Today Betsy had a solo concert in White Plains (Indian music, Arvo
> Part, the Bach/Gounod Ave Maria) but still managed to put together a
> nice dinner. Pierre Franey's scallops in a cream/mushroom sauce, baked
> rice with pine nuts, salad. I pondered a white Bordeaux (01 La
> Louviere), but went with the easy match, a white Burgundy. The 2007
> Paul Pernot Puligny-Montrachet *was lovely and classic- nutty,
> minerally,pear fruit with bright acidity. Nice mouthfeel, good
> length.Maybe something a little fuller (a Corton-Charlemagne or maybe
> Meursault) might have been a slightly better match, but this was a
> good match and a very good wine. Sweet fruit, acidic spine to keep
> lively, I'll look for more of this, too. B+
>
> 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.**

Oops, the Riesling is Reinhold Haart. Important detail!