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TN: $5 Chianti and Bdx, plus '88 BV, '06 GV, & Albarino
Zachys *often takes hits for high prices. I'd agree that their
"regular" prices are high. The flipside is that they are great about storage conditions, have impeccable provenance on older stuff, and great customer service. So it's worth buying at their sale prices. And periodically they have email loss leaders to good customers. Sometimes they sell out in minutes, recently they had a $5/bottle sale on solid cases of about 20 wines ($60/case for 750s, $120/case on a few 375s)- I was too slow for '02 Roc de Cambes 750s and '03 G. Rosso Serralunga Barolo 375s, but snagged a couple of cases of 750s, a Bdx and a Chianti. With skirt steak, grilled sweet potato, and , the 2005 Viticcio Chianti Classico. Good dark cherry fruit, moderate acidity, light tannins. But something musty this way comes, and I reluctantly conclude this is corked. Unrated, but under the TCA seemed to be a decent wine, so happy with my purchase. Replacement was the other $5 buy, the 2005 Ch. de Beaumont (1er Cotes de Blaye). Decent cassis fruit, light but rather stern tannins, not especially long. Correct but fairly pedestrian Bdx, but a good value at this price. B- We had a little family party for David's 20th last night. Betsy's sister came with Dave's cousins, plus his paternal grandparents. Sister-in-law & kids pescevegetarian, Betsy made a seafood salad (shrimp, mussels, squid, halibut), a chopped salad with olives and avocado, garlicky broccoli, and lasagna with pesto. This called for white, and we had the 2006 Pazo Pondal Albarino (Rias Baixas) Clean, light, peach and melon fruit with a splash of citrus. The crisp acidity made it a nice complement to the seafood salad, with the lasagna I would have appreciated something a little beefier. Decent food wine, not at all compelling, but serves its function. B-/B Next up 2006 Graf Hardegg "vom Schloss" Gruner Veltliner . Fairly hefty style of GV. Lemon, grapefruit and peach, minerally, maybe just a hint of oak? Unfortunately I have finished my portion of the lasagna, this would have been better. Some pepper and herbs with time, we'll see how it does overnight, for now B/B+ David always likes tasting birthyear wines. 1988 wasn't very good CA year, but I had one left, thought it should be drunk up, the 1988 Beaulieu Vineyards "George de Latour" Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. When first opened this seemed thin, hot and overly herby, I contemplated heading down for an '88 Bdx but decided as food didn't call for it just to wait. This sat about an hour before I tried again, some improvement. Redder fruit, some plum and a little prune, tannins still there and a bit drying on finish. The herbalness is still there, though not as dominant. This is a bit past its prime, though I doubt its prime was ever that sparkling. C+/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. |
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TN: $5 Chianti and Bdx, plus '88 BV, '06 GV, & Albarino
On Aug 16, 2:55�pm, DaleW > wrote:
> With skirt steak, grilled sweet potato, and , the 2005 Viticcio > Chianti Classico. should read: With skirt steak, grilled sweet potato, and chard , the |
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