Last night our power was still MIA , went to friends' home for a St
Patrick's day feast- salad, cormed beef and cabbage with the usual
veggies, etc. My only contribution was the horseradish sauce (made
with fromage blanc, using stuff from our cooler) and a bottle of Loire
red (they had black and tans, but the host has uric acid issues and
Betsy doesn't like beer)

2007 Guion "Cuvee Domaine" Bourgueil
This is the basic bottling from Guion, and I've thought it a great
value in prior vintage. This starts out with acids and little fruit,
some bell pepper. coming across as less than charming. Improves with
air, red fruit rounds out, ends up as satisfactorty, but I preferred
2006. B-/C+

2008 Pezzalunga Rosso (Oltrepo Pavese)
Not sure of grapes here. Good acid, a hint of prickliness. Raspberry/
cranberry fruit, fruity and lively, nice fresh wine. B

Nice way to spend the evening before returning to dark home (Betsy
just called to tell me power restored this AM)

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 3/18/10 11:41 AM, DaleW wrote:
> Last night our power was still MIA , went to friends' home for a St
> Patrick's day feast- salad, cormed beef and cabbage with the usual
> veggies, etc. My only contribution was the horseradish sauce (made
> with fromage blanc, using stuff from our cooler) and a bottle of Loire
> red (they had black and tans, but the host has uric acid issues and
> Betsy doesn't like beer)
>
> 2007 Guion "Cuvee Domaine" Bourgueil
> This is the basic bottling from Guion, and I've thought it a great
> value in prior vintage. This starts out with acids and little fruit,
> some bell pepper. coming across as less than charming. Improves with
> air, red fruit rounds out, ends up as satisfactorty, but I preferred
> 2006. B-/C+

Bummer, Dale. Do you think that age will help this? I've got a bottle
or two in the cellar.

Mark Lipton


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On Mar 18, 12:04*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> On 3/18/10 11:41 AM, DaleW wrote:
>
> > Last night our power was still MIA , went to friends' home for a St
> > Patrick's day feast- salad, cormed beef and cabbage with the usual
> > veggies, etc. My only contribution was the horseradish sauce (made
> > with fromage blanc, using stuff from our cooler) and a bottle of Loire
> > red (they had black and tans, but the host has uric acid issues and
> > Betsy doesn't like beer)
>
> > 2007 Guion "Cuvee Domaine" Bourgueil
> > This is the basic bottling from Guion, and I've thought it a great
> > value in prior vintage. This starts out with acids and little fruit,
> > some bell pepper. coming across as less than charming. Improves with
> > air, red fruit rounds out, ends up as satisfactorty, but I preferred
> > 2006. B-/C+
>
> Bummer, Dale. *Do you think that age will help this? *I've got a bottle
> or two in the cellar.
>
> Mark Lipton
>
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> alt.food.wine FAQ: *http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

Maybe some age will smooth it out. Maybe this was an off bottle. Maybe
I am an off taster. Maybe it was bad food match.

In any case, for $10 it wasn't a crushing disappointment, I just
preferred the 06