Saturday we went to some friends' home for dinner. I had been asked to
bring a wine to go with smoked turkey, and had selected a red and a
white.

2005 Gunderloch Trocken QbA
Just a hint of sweet, big lime and grapefruit body, a little
nectarine. Not a lot of length, but nice for the level, and does well
with the smoked turkey. B/B+

2004 Gonon St. Joseph
I brought this because (a) host prefers reds, and (b) I thought maybe
some smoky notes might do well with turkey. However, Jim wasn't
feeling well, and actually excused himself halfway through dinner. We
ended up opening the St Joseph with cheese (we were hanging to time
taking the other guest to train). Black raspberry fruit, some smoke/
game meat aromas, good acidity, light tannins. Lively wine that drinks
well now but will surely age for a bit. Quite likeable. B+

Sunday Betsy spent afternoon in city reading some quartets, I made
dinner: cod baked in oloroso sherry, braised napa cabbage with bacon,
roasted carrots, and beets with a butter/vinegar dressing. The wine
was the 2007 Mollydooker "The Violinist" Verdelho (Betsy's bowmaker
gave bottle to me). I have been a decided non-fan of the Marquis
Phillips/Mollydooker wines, but this white appealed to me more than
the reds had. Floral nose with lemon wax and almond, on the palate
quite citrus driven. Weighty in mouth, maybe the alcohol sticks out a
bit (15%), but not as much as abv might lead one to expect. I don't
think I'd buy, but unlike the MD reds I found quite drinkable. 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

DaleW wrote:

> Sunday Betsy spent afternoon in city reading some quartets, I made
> dinner: cod baked in oloroso sherry, braised napa cabbage with bacon,
> roasted carrots, and beets with a butter/vinegar dressing. The wine
> was the 2007 Mollydooker "The Violinist" Verdelho (Betsy's bowmaker
> gave bottle to me). I have been a decided non-fan of the Marquis
> Phillips/Mollydooker wines, but this white appealed to me more than
> the reds had. Floral nose with lemon wax and almond, on the palate
> quite citrus driven. Weighty in mouth, maybe the alcohol sticks out a
> bit (15%), but not as much as abv might lead one to expect. I don't
> think I'd buy, but unlike the MD reds I found quite drinkable. B/B-

Cheater! I was waiting for a tasting note on one of their reds. Thanks
for the notes, but it's a shame about your friend Jim.

Mark Lipton
--
alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com

In article >,
Mark Lipton > wrote:

> DaleW wrote:
>
> > Sunday Betsy spent afternoon in city reading some quartets, I made
> > dinner: cod baked in oloroso sherry, braised napa cabbage with bacon,
> > roasted carrots, and beets with a butter/vinegar dressing. The wine
> > was the 2007 Mollydooker "The Violinist" Verdelho (Betsy's bowmaker
> > gave bottle to me). I have been a decided non-fan of the Marquis
> > Phillips/Mollydooker wines, but this white appealed to me more than
> > the reds had. Floral nose with lemon wax and almond, on the palate
> > quite citrus driven. Weighty in mouth, maybe the alcohol sticks out a
> > bit (15%), but not as much as abv might lead one to expect. I don't
> > think I'd buy, but unlike the MD reds I found quite drinkable. B/B-
>
> Cheater! I was waiting for a tasting note on one of their reds. Thanks
> for the notes, but it's a shame about your friend Jim.
>
> Mark Lipton

Grape Jam is all I ever get out of Mollydooker reds. I have been brought
three different vineyard applelations and none of them have been
anything I would buy.

Lawrence Leichtman wrote:

> Grape Jam is all I ever get out of Mollydooker reds. I have been brought
> three different vineyard applelations and none of them have been
> anything I would buy.

I'm not at all surprised, Larry, as that's about all I ever heard of the
Marquis-Phillips lineup, too. Still, I'm a sucker for a negative TN.
Some of my favorite wine reviews were from Connoiseur's Guide ca.
1982-1988 in their "glass down" reviews: "stinky, wet dog odors give way
to a harsh, thin wine with no redeeming features." Beats the stuffing
out of a simple DNPIYM :P

Mark Lipton
--
alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com

In article >, Mark Lipton >
wrote:

> Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
>
> > Grape Jam is all I ever get out of Mollydooker reds. I have been brought
> > three different vineyard applelations and none of them have been
> > anything I would buy.
>
> I'm not at all surprised, Larry, as that's about all I ever heard of the
> Marquis-Phillips lineup, too. Still, I'm a sucker for a negative TN.
> Some of my favorite wine reviews were from Connoiseur's Guide ca.
> 1982-1988 in their "glass down" reviews: "stinky, wet dog odors give way
> to a harsh, thin wine with no redeeming features." Beats the stuffing
> out of a simple DNPIYM :P
>
> Mark Lipton

Well, we had tasting notes from the 70's of some not so great Alsatian
Gewürtztraminers form about '74-75 that were described as smells and
tastes like Redkin hair conditioner and that this must be a socialist
plot to poison non-French speaking people. We had a group of 5 couples
and often by the end of the evening our tasting notes became somewhere
between incoherent and hilarious. Going back and reading them is a real
trip. We had an all dessert and dessert wine tasting that 3 people ended
up throwing up from so much sugar and I'm sure 2 people in the pictures
we took looked like they were close to hyperglycemic coma.

DaleW wrote:

> The wine
> was the 2007 Mollydooker "The Violinist" Verdelho (Betsy's bowmaker
> gave bottle to me)

Wouldn't it have been more appropriate if he had given her a bottle of
"The Cellist?"

Godzilla