Wednesday Betsy opened the 2007 Domaine de la Pepiere (Ollivier) "Clos
des Briords" Muscadet as a cooking wine. I had a glass when I got in.
Lean but clean, citrus, saline minerality. Good, but a glass last
night when I got in from a board meeting was better- it seemed broader
yet retained good cut, the fruit more expansive, some oystershell
meets wet rock minerality on the finish. Excellent wine, B+/A-

The dinner was lamb korma and aloo sag (with collards and kale in
addition to spinach). The lamb was fragrant but not aggressively
spiced, I considered spicy red, off-dry, white, and rose, but finally
Betsy chose sparkling rose from the options I presented. I always like
the NV*Pinon*Touraine Rose- excellent acidity, somewhat reserved
petillance, a pleasant little hint of bitters to the cranberry/
raspberry fruit. On Thursday night it had lost most of its
effervesense, but was still quite interesting. 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.*