Betsy wasn't feeling 100%, so I volunteered to take over dinner
duties. I scrapped her recipe ideas,. and went for the grill. Bluefish
spread with mayo then grilled, and eggplant, along with leftover
barley and a green salad. Wine was the 2002 Rene & Vincent Dauvissat
Chablis. Ripe and big for Chablis AC, bright acidity, lemon and peach
fruit with notes of chalk and wax. Great balance of fruit and
minerals, something for everyone. Just the slighttest hint of
oxidative notes, but well in background - just a glimpse of nuttiness.
This bottle was drinking very well right now. 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:
> Betsy wasn't feeling 100%, so I volunteered to take over dinner
> duties. I scrapped her recipe ideas,. and went for the grill. Bluefish
> spread with mayo then grilled, and eggplant, along with leftover
> barley and a green salad. Wine was the 2002 Rene & Vincent Dauvissat
> Chablis. Ripe and big for Chablis AC, bright acidity, lemon and peach
> fruit with notes of chalk and wax. Great balance of fruit and
> minerals, something for everyone. Just the slighttest hint of
> oxidative notes, but well in background - just a glimpse of nuttiness.
> This bottle was drinking very well right now. B+

Nice note, Dale. Our supply of this went away a year or two ago, so
it's nice to see how it's developed. Given Jean's abhorrence of those
oxidative notes, I'm not unhappy that we drank ours when we did...

Mark Lipton

In article >,
Mark Lipton > wrote:

> DaleW wrote:
> > Betsy wasn't feeling 100%, so I volunteered to take over dinner
> > duties. I scrapped her recipe ideas,. and went for the grill. Bluefish
> > spread with mayo then grilled, and eggplant, along with leftover
> > barley and a green salad. Wine was the 2002 Rene & Vincent Dauvissat
> > Chablis. Ripe and big for Chablis AC, bright acidity, lemon and peach
> > fruit with notes of chalk and wax. Great balance of fruit and
> > minerals, something for everyone. Just the slighttest hint of
> > oxidative notes, but well in background - just a glimpse of nuttiness.
> > This bottle was drinking very well right now. B+
>
> Nice note, Dale. Our supply of this went away a year or two ago, so
> it's nice to see how it's developed. Given Jean's abhorrence of those
> oxidative notes, I'm not unhappy that we drank ours when we did...
>
> Mark Lipton

Interesting mention Mark. My wife also does not like the oxidative notes
either so I generally don't keep my Chardonnays for more than 5-6 years
and this disappoints me because I like older Chardonnay.

On May 15, 1:19�am, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> DaleW wrote:
> > Betsy wasn't feeling 100%, so I volunteered to take over dinner
> > duties. I scrapped her recipe ideas,. and went for the grill. Bluefish
> > spread with mayo then grilled, and eggplant, along with leftover
> > barley and a green salad. Wine was the 2002 Rene & Vincent Dauvissat
> > Chablis. Ripe and big for Chablis AC, bright acidity, lemon and peach
> > fruit with notes of chalk and wax. �Great balance of fruit and
> > minerals, something for everyone. Just the slighttest hint of
> > oxidative notes, but well in background - just a glimpse of nuttiness.
> > This bottle was drinking very well right now. B+
>
> Nice note, Dale. �Our supply of this went away a year or two ago, so
> it's nice to see how it's developed. �Given Jean's abhorrence of those
> oxidative notes, I'm not unhappy that we drank ours when we did...
>
> Mark Lipton

Mark and Larry,
oxidative notes were way in background. Doubt I would have commented
except I worried re Mark's recent comments about an '02 1er cru. Based
solely on the evidence of this bottle, I'd say this was doing well but
could hold for a few years. But as the whole PremOx thing has a bit of
randomness to it, I'd say better early than late. Have my last
remaining '02 Dauvissat (Forest? Sechets?) on Death Row. Some Fevre to
follow.