David's 21st is next week, but we'll be away that day, so held little
family dinner /presents tonight. Betsy went all out, starting with a
cold tomato soup with a poached egg and fresh herbs with toast and
tapenade, main course was duck breast with a red wine and demiglace
sauce, salad, and a corn/avocado salad.

Apertif was the 2007 Schafer-Frohlich Kabinett (Nahe). Heavy for a
Kab, but not ponderous. Ripe peaches and apples, this is Spatlese
weight/sweetness, but there is a solid acidic backbone. A bit exotic,
and more 2006 than 2007. Good, but I'd rather spend the extra $10 for
the S-F Spatlesen. B

Duck wine was the 1988 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanee. Now, I know
1988 is supposed to be a (comparative) lowpoint for the MG/Dr Georges
M estate, with the daughters taking over and learning the ropes. Plus
the village Vosne isn't supposed to be a strongpoint for estate. Well,
I liked this. After a while I liked it a lot. Not a huge amount of
palate depth, but ok for 21 year old village. Red cherries,
raspberries, a little coffee and Vosne spices. Good acidity, no
perceptible tannins, appealing. Really unwinds over about a 90 minute
period, getting spicier and more complex, in the end all one could
want from a village wine. I'm a happy camper. B+/A-

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.*

On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:51:53 -0700 (PDT), DaleW >
wrote:

>David's 21st is next week, but we'll be away that day,

Really unwinds over about a 90 minute
>period, getting spicier and more complex, in the end all one could
>want from a village wine. I'm a happy camper. B+/A-

So did you leave some for him to try "next week?"

On Aug 15, 9:26*am, Joseph Coulter > wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:51:53 -0700 (PDT), DaleW >
> wrote:
>
> >David's 21st is next week, but we'll be away that day,
>
> Really unwinds over about a 90 minute
>
> >period, getting spicier and more complex, in the end all one could
> >want from a *village wine. I'm a happy camper. B+/A-
>
> So did you leave some for him to try "next week?"

nope, but gave him 2 '88 bottles (1 750 and 1 375) to celebrate with
his friends

On Aug 15, 10:27*am, DaleW > wrote:
> On Aug 15, 9:26*am, Joseph Coulter > wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:51:53 -0700 (PDT), DaleW >
> > wrote:
>
> > >David's 21st is next week, but we'll be away that day,
>
> > Really unwinds over about a 90 minute
>
> > >period, getting spicier and more complex, in the end all one could
> > >want from a *village wine. I'm a happy camper. B+/A-
>
> > So did you leave some for him to try "next week?"
>
> nope, but gave him 2 '88 bottles (1 750 and 1 375) to celebrate with
> his friends

Bordeaux (Cantemerle and Cardonne,)