On 12/21/10 10:52 AM, DaleW wrote:
> Betsy was playing a concert Sunday, I did some work, some shopping
> (Christmas shopping, but that brought me close to my favorite Asian
> supermarket), and then prepped dinner. When Betsy got home we enjoyed
> kai sen udon (with squid, fishcake, shrimp, scallops) and the 2008
> Huet Clos du Bourg Sec. Lighter/lither than recent '07, fairly open,
> floral, lime fruit with a little waxy note. Really tasty, just off-
> dry, good length. B+/A-

I've got to find some of this, especially after reading John Gilman's
recent comments about '08 and '09.
>
> I had picked up some long beans, and bought way too much squid, so
> Monday we had salt'n'pepper squid, a squid strifry with ginger and
> peppers, and dry cooked long beans. Wine was the 2004 JJ Prum Wehlener
> Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett. Even for a relative sulphur-insensate
> like myself, this was a bit much at first. But a decant seemed to
> solve, leaving a very light and lovely Riesling. Pear, a little
> petrol, floral, the slate is there on finish. Pretty, probably too
> young, but we enjoy. B+

I can find Prum's Kabinetts even in our small market, but I've held off
because of this need to age them so long for the sulfur to abate. As
I've said before, Jean is not a fan of aging white wines.

Mark Lipton

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