Dale Williams wrote:
> Met Betsy in the city Saturday for dinner (her birthday). We went to Eleven
> Madison Park. Had a very nice dinner, rather than choose an all-purpose bottle
> we ordered wine by the glass for each course.
>
> Betsy started with delicious seared foie gras. She had a small glass of the
> 2002 Huet "Le Haut-Lieu" Demi-Sec Vouvray. Bracing acidity countering the mild
> sweetness, strong citrus fruit balanced by assertive minerality. Notes of
> honey, ripe cheese, and lanolin zipped in and out of the mix. Needs time, but
> awful nice right now. As Betsy is sometimes not as enamored of Chenin as I tend
> to be, I was a little worried, but she loved it. Bright and lively, A-

Nice notes, as usual, Dale. That sounds like quite a meal you two had
(and happy B-day to Betsy). I notice that in today's CSW catalogue that
they've got the 2002 Huet "Le Mont" sec. Any experience with it, in
this or any other vintage?

Mark Lipton