TN: A Morgon that needs time/air
On Jun 3, 8:24*am, DaleW > wrote:
> So late Wed afternoon* I discovered that the scheduling system from* a
> volunteer affiliate group had a glitch, and the people assigned for
> tonight's delivery of interview suits didn't know it, and couldn't do
> it at late notice. Sometimes it's best to just do yourself. So* I
> watched Dave cooking dinner but had to leave before it was served.
> When I returned about 9, Betsy put together a plate of Dave's pasta
> carbonara and a salad for me. I didn't really feel like 2 day old
> Marietta red (though Dave said still good), so opened the 2006 Louis
> Jadot/Ch. des Lumieres Morgon Cote du Py. Tight, dumb, a bit tannic,
> not giving much but some light aromas of new oak and fat plums. I
> can't say I derived much pleasure during dinner. But I put into a
> carafe, and revisited an hour later. Much much better. Black and red
> cherries, spice, smoke, earth. Still tannic, but with the fruit
> exploding much easier to drink. Solid acid base, gets better in glass,
> structured but giving pleasure with air. We'll see how it is tonight
> (back in bottle). 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.*
> *
Quite good on day 2
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