TN: Marlborough, St Chinian, and Provence rose
Ahh, dinner at home. Betsy greeted me last night with a plate of
proscuitto and grana padona with dried fig, I opened the 2008 Kato Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough).. Gooseberry, a little herbs, this seems maybe a tad thin/overcropped. Ok for the $9 tag, but I'm not looking for more. . B-/C+ Actual meal was an old favorite, a stew/soup of cinnamon beef with spinach in a spicy broth. I opened the 2007 Rimbert "Les Travers de Marceau" Saint-Chinian. More acidity than most Southern French wines, cherries and red berries, herb and underbrush. Little hint of olive. Good length for the level. Tannins evident but smooth. Quite a nice wine. B+ Tonight I'm going to local group, but we had dinner first. Betsy made a quick bouillabaisse with fish, scallops, and clams. I tried to capture the Mediterranean coast feel by putting the 2008 Commanderie de la Bargemone Rose (Coteaux d'Aix) in a simple carafe/pichet (it was already needing to be cleaned, after I decanted my Barbaresco in it). Sweet strawberries, touch of herbs, little saline note- needs a little more verve to be a buy again, but a decent rose. B- Off for Piedmont night with the Dobbs crew! 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.** |
TN: Marlborough, St Chinian, and Provence rose
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:43:08 -0700 (PDT), DaleW >
wrote: > Ahh, dinner at home. Betsy greeted me last night with a plate of > proscuitto LOL! You probably don't want me to correct your Italian spelling any more, so I'll bite my tongue. ;-) -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
TN: Marlborough, St Chinian, and Provence rose
Ken Blake > wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:43:08 -0700 (PDT), DaleW > > wrote: >> Ahh, dinner at home. Betsy greeted me last night with a plate >> of proscuitto > LOL! You probably don't want me to correct your Italian spelling > any more, so I'll bite my tongue. ;-) And while we're at it: >> ... and grana padona ... ^ ;-) M. |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 01:08 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
FoodBanter