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TN: Champagne, Sancerre, and some pre-Independence Day wines
We were disappointed the river jazz concert was moved inside, but the
rain broke long enough for me to grill Cornish hens with a lemon/spice marinade. Wine was the 2007 Boulay Chavignol Sancerre, really a lovely expression, medium to light bodied, bright grapefruit, chalky notes. Just a hint of gooseberry, excellent length, very enjoyable. B+/A- With pasta with a lobster tail/tarragon pink sauce 1999 Ellner "Seduction" Brut Champagne. Bigger, fuller, yeastier style of Champagne. Maybe atad coarse. B/B- Friday we went to a potluck, a day early but we did our traditional reading of the Declaration (I blew my first try of pronouncing "usurpations"!) and enjoyed some great food -burgers, dogs, steak sandwiches, wings, assorted salads, ham, and seafood salad with grilled squid, shrimp and halibut (Betsy's offering). The hosts are AA, but welcomed us to bring wine and beer. I tried: white 2007 Sciarpa Pinot Grigio I thought the prosecco from this producer wasn't bad, but found this short, sweet, and uninteresting. C/C+ 2007 Drouhin St Veran Once again, clean, forward, brisk acids. Apples, citrus, soil. Great value. B+ 2008 Anakena Sauvignon Blanc (Central Valley, Chile) Grapefruit and grass, slightly sweet, rather short. B- 2007 Hogue Riesling off dry, pear, vanilla, and ginger, low acid, not great but maybe ok for its (I assume) cheap price. C+ pink 2008 Houchart rose (Cotes de Provence) clean, fresh, strawberries, not bad. B- red 2005 Root 1 Cabernet Sauvignon Cough syrup, weedy, herbal, others liked more than I. C *2007 Giovanni*Rosso*"Le Quattro Vigne"*Dolcetto*d'Alba Good berry fruit, ripe tannins, low to medium acids. pretty good. B 2002 Franciscan Oakville Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Black currants and red plums, some vanilla/oak issues, moderate length, soft. A revisit shows mostly oak. I expected this to be a tad better. B- Happy 4th! 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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