On Feb 7, 12:25�pm, DaleW > wrote:
> For the first time in several days I felt I could really smell
> Saturday, and looked forward to dinner. While Betsy cooked I opened an
> apertif, the 2008 Gunther Steinmetz Riesling. Without any further
> descriptor, I expected a Mosel QbA to be off-dry, but this was pretty
> dry. Lemon, ginger, a little green pea. Pleasant, light-bodied, not
> especially long but pretty good value at $13/liter (CSW with
> discount). B-/B
>
> Dinner was a braised chuck pot roast, with mashed potatoes and roasted
> kale. Wine was the 2001 Dujac Pere and Fils Gevrey-Chambertin. This
> negociant Gevrey had nice sweet sappy black fruit, accented with just
> a hint of sandalwood. Really lovely Pinot Noir. The one thing that
> seemed to be missing for me was any real soil tones. My mental image
> of Gevrey seems to center on earth, and I just wasn't finding that
> here. Still, good acidity, some easy tannins, fine fruit, quite a nice
> wine. B+/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.��

Dujac is a personal favorite of mine. Your discription is consistant
with my experience with Dujac's style. I typically find a lot of
black fruits and a deep sappy note in most of their wines.