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TN: lesser '05 Bdx and Piedmont, '07 Loire
Betsy and her mom returned Wed, Betsy said she was glad to be back in
her kitchen. She made kale soup with proscuitto, roast chicken, and a green salad with beets. Opened the 2005 Produttori del Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo , nice wine. Bright acidity, bright red cherry and raspberry fruit, earth. Not much weight, tannins there but not bothersome, a nice lighter styled Nebbiolo. The following night I was taking some Google staff on a run, so only had a half glass of the leftovers with dinner ( spaghetti with Bolognese, kale, and a bok choy salad with pears). Holding up amazingly well, little obvious oxidation, Cranapple fruit with mushroom and leather. Still on lighter side, not giving a serious Barolo a run for the money, but a fine $15 Nebbiolo. B/B+ When I got in late that night, I tried a glass of the white Betsy had used for the sauce, the 2007 Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon Blanc #2 (Touraine). Good acidity, gooseberry and lemon, a little grass. However, an odd metallic note on the finish was distracting. Another taste Friday night didn't have the metallic note, but by then the freshness suffered. OK, but I liked more previously. B- Friday's dinner was lamb chops in a pepper/tomato/olive sauce. I was thinking Italians, but opened a 2005 Ch. Canon (Canon-Fronsac) because it was handy. I had hoped I was pre-shutdown, but this was quite monolithic. Some air showed black currant and plum fruit, but not much else. Fairly strong tannins for a satellite wine, good acidity makes me think this will age midterm ok, but for now not a lot of pleasure. C + for drinking now, guessing on B/B+ potential. 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: lesser '05 Bdx and Piedmont, '07 Loire
DaleW wrote:
> Betsy and her mom returned Wed, Betsy said she was glad to be back in > her kitchen. She made kale soup with proscuitto, roast chicken, and a [] Mmm, kale soup with ham, that sounds tasty. Recipe please Betsy, or someone who channels Betsy. -E |
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TN: lesser '05 Bdx and Piedmont, '07 Loire
On Feb 21, 12:38*pm, Emery Davis > wrote:
> DaleW wrote: > > Betsy and her mom returned Wed, Betsy said she was glad to be back in > > her kitchen. She made kale soup with proscuitto, roast chicken, and a > > [] > > Mmm, kale soup with ham, that sounds tasty. *Recipe please Betsy, > or someone who channels Betsy. > > -E Emery, it's one of the variations on Boiled Kale (4 Ways) in the Judy Rodgers "Zuni Cafe Cookbook". Rodgers is very precise, too much to type, but I googled and found a version in comments on this page http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/d...ves/133488.asp Other variations include one where you top the toast with kale like above, and then top with a fried egg topped with warm red wine vinegar. Or stirring in stale bread, or adding semolina. |
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