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TN: Great day with white Burgs and more
Today I spend afternoon and early evening at Jacques and Jill Levy's
place (Betsy had to work). Fabulously generous hosts - a great spread of food, a lovely giving attitude, nice wines provided. The guests reflected the hosts- nice attracts nice- and also brought some nice wines. Some fun with whites beside the pool (accompanied by hummus, guacamole, chips, etc): 2002 Domaine Michel Niellon "Clos de la Maltroie " Chassagne- Montrachet 1er Midweight, little tropical (pineapple/papaya) but with a good streak of minerality. Some flowers and a bit of oak. Exotic without being over the top. B+/B 2002 Guy Amiot et Fils "Les Caillerets" Chassagne-Montrachet 1er A bit more obvious oak, good apple and pear fruit. B 2001 Jadot/Duc de Magenta "Morgeot:" Chassagne Montrachet 1er PreMox! PreMox! D 2006? Rozak Chardonnay (Santa Maria) Fig, ripe apples, a bit short. B-/C+ At this point Jacques brought down the first of a pair of great seafood trays: Striped bass, lump crabmeat, lobster, scallops, crabmeat, and shrimp, along with cocktail sauce, curry mayo, and thyme mayo. 1999 JN Gagnard Batard-Montrachet Very rich, ripe exotic fruit, some oak, long. B+/A- 1999 Pernot Batard-Montrachet More austere than the Gagnard, but also more focused. Clean, elegant, smoky, minerals. A- 1998 Niellon Batard-Montrachet Premox! Premox! Old apple skins with a little fish oil. Arrrrgggghhhh!! D 1998 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Whew. I brought this praying for no premox. I've been running about 1/3 oxidized on these. This one is fairly fresh, good pear fruit with a little lemon curd and vanilla, good length. A-/B+ 2005 Radio Coteau "Savoy Vineyard" Chardonnay Big, fruity, just a little oak. B/B+ We dragged all the stuff up the hill, and Jacques started preparations for his steak-feast. By this time (hey, I had been there almost 5 hours!) I needed to head home to meet my wife, so didn't get to try many reds, but got quick tastes of: 1982 Ch. Rouget (Pomerol) This is quite mature, rather tired, a bit of caramel over the fig, prune,and blackberry fruit. B-/C+? 1983 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon Sorry I missed vineyard on this one (though I think Mark said it was first Washington wine to get a high WA score). Seemed a little tight on first opening, but very young fruit for 25, black plum and cassis. B ++? 1989 La Fleur du *** (Pomerol) A bit too cold (John D opened it because I said I was leaving) . Ripe fresh black fruit, some earth, but needs some warmth. ???? There were some great wines waiting in the wings (Guigal C-R, Radio Coteau and Pax, '73 Mastroberardino, '69 Heitz!!!!) but I needed to get home to my tired wife. Thanks to Jacques and Jill, the ne plus ultra of hosts. 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. * |
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Great day with white Burgs and more
Today was a big day here in Charlotte. Laura and I got 5 tickets for a game,
asked 3 others to join us. We went to a Pre-Season football game, Carolina Panthers v Indianapolis Colts. First after waking hour, went to gym for workout. 1 hr on eliptical, then 30 min punching the bag. Came home, showered, had 2 soft boiled eggs, 4 min, 1st min full boil, remainder stove off but covered. Then relaxed, watched some olympics while searching for wines for tonight. Then realized still to hot and decided against wine. Ate downtown at Capitol Grille, they made us Burgers(not on menu but as regulars they accomodate) To hot for big meal. Had the Calimari and the lobster Mac/Cheese. After dinner a 6 block walk to Bank of American Stadium where the 5 of us say us beat Indy in overtime. Then it was 11:00pm we went back to Capital Graill for dessert and coffee. Then home. They also had a downtown festival going on and we listened to just a little music before departing. You know, all I can say is it was a nice Saturday night. "DaleW" > wrote in message ... Today I spend afternoon and early evening at Jacques and Jill Levy's place (Betsy had to work). Fabulously generous hosts - a great spread of food, a lovely giving attitude, nice wines provided. The guests reflected the hosts- nice attracts nice- and also brought some nice wines. Some fun with whites beside the pool (accompanied by hummus, guacamole, chips, etc): 2002 Domaine Michel Niellon "Clos de la Maltroie " Chassagne- Montrachet 1er Midweight, little tropical (pineapple/papaya) but with a good streak of minerality. Some flowers and a bit of oak. Exotic without being over the top. B+/B 2002 Guy Amiot et Fils "Les Caillerets" Chassagne-Montrachet 1er A bit more obvious oak, good apple and pear fruit. B 2001 Jadot/Duc de Magenta "Morgeot:" Chassagne Montrachet 1er PreMox! PreMox! D 2006? Rozak Chardonnay (Santa Maria) Fig, ripe apples, a bit short. B-/C+ At this point Jacques brought down the first of a pair of great seafood trays: Striped bass, lump crabmeat, lobster, scallops, crabmeat, and shrimp, along with cocktail sauce, curry mayo, and thyme mayo. 1999 JN Gagnard Batard-Montrachet Very rich, ripe exotic fruit, some oak, long. B+/A- 1999 Pernot Batard-Montrachet More austere than the Gagnard, but also more focused. Clean, elegant, smoky, minerals. A- 1998 Niellon Batard-Montrachet Premox! Premox! Old apple skins with a little fish oil. Arrrrgggghhhh!! D 1998 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Whew. I brought this praying for no premox. I've been running about 1/3 oxidized on these. This one is fairly fresh, good pear fruit with a little lemon curd and vanilla, good length. A-/B+ 2005 Radio Coteau "Savoy Vineyard" Chardonnay Big, fruity, just a little oak. B/B+ We dragged all the stuff up the hill, and Jacques started preparations for his steak-feast. By this time (hey, I had been there almost 5 hours!) I needed to head home to meet my wife, so didn't get to try many reds, but got quick tastes of: 1982 Ch. Rouget (Pomerol) This is quite mature, rather tired, a bit of caramel over the fig, prune,and blackberry fruit. B-/C+? 1983 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon Sorry I missed vineyard on this one (though I think Mark said it was first Washington wine to get a high WA score). Seemed a little tight on first opening, but very young fruit for 25, black plum and cassis. B ++? 1989 La Fleur du *** (Pomerol) A bit too cold (John D opened it because I said I was leaving) . Ripe fresh black fruit, some earth, but needs some warmth. ???? There were some great wines waiting in the wings (Guigal C-R, Radio Coteau and Pax, '73 Mastroberardino, '69 Heitz!!!!) but I needed to get home to my tired wife. Thanks to Jacques and Jill, the ne plus ultra of hosts. 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. |
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TN: Great day with white Burgs and more
On Aug 9, 11:00�pm, DaleW > wrote:
> Today I spend afternoon and early evening at Jacques and Jill Levy's > place (Betsy had to work). Fabulously generous hosts - a great spread > of food, a lovely giving attitude, nice wines provided. The guests > reflected the hosts- nice attracts nice- and also brought some nice > wines. Some fun with whites beside the pool (accompanied by hummus, > guacamole, chips, etc): > > 2002 Domaine Michel Niellon "Clos de la Maltroie " Chassagne- > Montrachet 1er > Midweight, little tropical (pineapple/papaya) but with a good streak > of minerality. Some flowers and a bit of oak. Exotic without being > over the top. B+/B > > 2002 Guy Amiot et Fils "Les Caillerets" Chassagne-Montrachet 1er > A bit more obvious oak, good apple and pear fruit. B > > 2001 Jadot/Duc de Magenta "Morgeot:" Chassagne Montrachet 1er > PreMox! PreMox! D > > 2006? Rozak Chardonnay (Santa Maria) > Fig, ripe apples, a bit short. B-/C+ > > 1999 JN Gagnard Batard-Montrachet > Very rich, ripe exotic fruit, some oak, long. B+/A- > > 1999 Pernot Batard-Montrachet > More austere than the Gagnard, but also more focused. Clean, elegant, > smoky, minerals. A- > > 1998 Niellon Batard-Montrachet > Premox! Premox! Old apple skins with a little fish oil. > Arrrrgggghhhh!! D > > 1998 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne > Whew. I brought this praying for no premox. I've been running about > 1/3 oxidized on these. �This one is fairly fresh, good pear fruit with > a little lemon curd and vanilla, good length. A-/B+ > > 2005 Radio Coteau "Savoy Vineyard" Chardonnay > Big, fruity, just a little oak. B/B+ > > There were some great wines waiting in the wings (Guigal C-R, Radio > Coteau and Pax, '73 Mastroberardino, '69 Heitz!!!!) but I needed to > get home to my tired wife. > Thanks to Jacques and Jill, the ne plus ultra of hosts. > � Sounds like a nice line-up of white burgs. My luck with the 1998 Martray is about the same. So far I've yet to have a Ramonet or a Domaine Leflaive that's been premoxed I still have about 1/2 a case left of the Martray and I've been opening virtually every white burg I've got prior to 2004. It seems to run in streaks for me. You seem to be on a run with Radio Coteau these days. Sometimes I like it and other times it seems a bit over the top. I'm joining some friends for a tasting on Thursday of "cult" wines so perhaps "over the top" might be an understatement. |
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On Aug 10, 1:31�pm, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> On Aug 9, 11:00 pm, DaleW > wrote: > > > > > > > Today I spend afternoon and early evening at Jacques and Jill Levy's > > place (Betsy had to work). Fabulously generous hosts - a great spread > > of food, a lovely giving attitude, nice wines provided. The guests > > reflected the hosts- nice attracts nice- and also brought some nice > > wines. Some fun with whites beside the pool (accompanied by hummus, > > guacamole, chips, etc): > > > 2002 Domaine Michel Niellon "Clos de la Maltroie " Chassagne- > > Montrachet 1er > > Midweight, little tropical (pineapple/papaya) but with a good streak > > of minerality. Some flowers and a bit of oak. Exotic without being > > over the top. B+/B > > > 2002 Guy Amiot et Fils "Les Caillerets" Chassagne-Montrachet 1er > > A bit more obvious oak, good apple and pear fruit. B > > > 2001 Jadot/Duc de Magenta "Morgeot:" Chassagne Montrachet 1er > > PreMox! PreMox! D > > > 2006? Rozak Chardonnay (Santa Maria) > > Fig, ripe apples, a bit short. B-/C+ > > > 1999 JN Gagnard Batard-Montrachet > > Very rich, ripe exotic fruit, some oak, long. B+/A- > > > 1999 Pernot Batard-Montrachet > > More austere than the Gagnard, but also more focused. Clean, elegant, > > smoky, minerals. A- > > > 1998 Niellon Batard-Montrachet > > Premox! Premox! Old apple skins with a little fish oil. > > Arrrrgggghhhh!! D > > > 1998 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne > > Whew. I brought this praying for no premox. I've been running about > > 1/3 oxidized on these. This one is fairly fresh, good pear fruit with > > a little lemon curd and vanilla, good length. A-/B+ > > > 2005 Radio Coteau "Savoy Vineyard" Chardonnay > > Big, fruity, just a little oak. B/B+ > > > There were some great wines waiting in the wings (Guigal C-R, Radio > > Coteau and Pax, '73 Mastroberardino, '69 Heitz!!!!) but I needed to > > get home to my tired wife. > > Thanks to Jacques and Jill, the ne plus ultra of hosts. > > > > Sounds like a nice line-up of white burgs. �My luck with the 1998 > Martray is about the same. So far I've yet to have a Ramonet or a > Domaine Leflaive that's been premoxed I still have about 1/2 a case > left of the Martray and I've been opening virtually every white burg > I've got prior to 2004. �It seems to run in streaks for me. �You seem > to be on a run with Radio Coteau these days. �Sometimes I like it and > other times it seems a bit over the top. �I'm joining some friends for > a tasting on Thursday of "cult" wines so perhaps "over the top" might > be an understatement.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - You're lucky with Ramonet, seem for many people to be one of the hardest hit. Everyone seems to agree Leflaive mostly dodged the bullet. Funnily, after I opened my BdMartray and it was fine, Golodetz said he had never had a oxidized BdM. That's the advantage of http://oxidised-burgs.wikispaces.com/ gets bigger samples. I need to enter some (good and bad). Funnily, I think I've only had Radio Coteau 3 times. Peter Marsh brought wines from his vineyard (2 official RCs, plus one where Eric S made only 12 cases so it wasn't released, one from another maker) when I was in Sacramento last week. Others were both at this pool party, different years. John Dawson, a lawyer who writes for Sonoma Wine Review and volunteered at RC as a cellar rat, brought both times. There was a PN from Savoy, too, but I left too early. |
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