I tasted the 2008 Heritiers du Comte Lafon "Les Maranches" Macon-
Uchizy at Zachys from their machine, got a few. Mineral, good balance
of ripeness and verve, good deal at $20. While delivering joint buy
wine to a friend, the 2009 Breton "Trinch!" Bourgueil was quite tasty,
black raspberries spiced with pepper, easy to drink.

After a long day culminating in a board meeting Thursday, I had some
takeout Chinese with the 2009 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg
Kabinett Riesling. Nice, on bulky/sweet side for Kabinett, but with a
clear nervy acidic core, great fruit, mineral note. Over next two
nights it holds well. B+/A-

With sockeye in a honey mustard sauce, sautéed spinach, & miso soup,
the 2006 Arcadian "Dierberg Vineyard " Pinot Noir (Santa Maria).
Pretty ripe, I don't think this is a Burgundy ringer, but a solid core
of acids, and some light tannins give it structure and a lively edge.
Black cherries, a little bacon, earth. B/B+

Saturday with cod baked/braised with carrots, parsnips, and potatoes,
the 2007 Texier Macon-Bussieres. This paired wonderfully with the
food, but it was delicious by itself too. I drank the whole bottle,
over 5 hours, it changed a bit throughout evening but never varied
from "yum." Full-bodied, lovely fruit that seemed to change pitch from
pear to peach to citrus, classy mineral notes, just a hint of spice
and vanilla. I spend evening kicking myself I didn't buy more of this.
A-

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.*