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So Betsy's California cousin, the cousin's daughter, Betsy's sister
and family were all coming for dinner Sunday. I made a seafood salad
(grilled squid and shrimp, with scallops, tomatoes and basil), when
Betsy got home she made a chopped salad and farfalle with fennel &
peas. A couple of whites

2006 Michel and Joanna Ecard "Les Goudelettes" Savigny les Beaune
blanc
I've always liked the Maurice Ecard wines (though mostly reds). For
about a decade up to 2005 his son Michel was principal winemaker. But
Maurice sold domaine in 2005, and a corporation now makes wine under
his name; Michel and his wife have own winery now. So I thought I'd
get this a try, knowing that 06 is an early drinking vintage. I was
prepared for ripe, I wasn't prepared for this. The sweetest attack on
a white Burg I've ever experienced. Pineapple juice meets sweet pear
juice, this really needs more acidity to balance out, and especially
with the food we have. Not a lot of apparent oak, but this is sweeter/
softer than 90% of CalChards. Can't see a future here. C+/B-

2007 Donabaum "Spitzer Point" Gruner Veltliner Smaragd
Also big and rich, but here the impression is more sweet fruit than
actual sweetness, and the acids pulls it into balance. White fruits,
sweet peas, citrus. 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.**
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On Apr 12, 1:05*pm, DaleW > wrote:
> So Betsy's California cousin, the cousin's daughter, Betsy's sister
> and family were all coming for dinner Sunday. I made a seafood salad
> (grilled squid and shrimp, with scallops, tomatoes and basil), when
> Betsy got home she made a chopped salad and farfalle with fennel &
> peas. A couple of whites
>
> 2006 Michel and Joanna Ecard "Les Goudelettes" Savigny les Beaune
> blanc
> I've always liked the Maurice Ecard wines (though mostly reds). For
> about a decade up to 2005 his son Michel was principal winemaker. But
> Maurice sold domaine in 2005, and a corporation now makes wine under
> his name; Michel and his wife have own winery now. So I thought I'd
> get this a try, knowing that 06 is an early drinking vintage. I was
> prepared for ripe, I wasn't prepared for this. The sweetest attack on
> a white Burg I've ever experienced. Pineapple juice meets sweet pear
> juice, this really needs more acidity to balance out, and especially
> with the food we have. Not a lot of apparent oak, but this is sweeter/
> softer than 90% of CalChards. Can't see a future here. C+/B-
>
> 2007 Donabaum "Spitzer Point" Gruner Veltliner Smaragd
> Also big and rich, but here the impression is more sweet fruit than
> actual sweetness, and the acids pulls it into balance. White fruits,
> sweet peas, citrus. 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.**


plenty of leftovers, tried both last night with some pasta and
asparagus with eggs (visitors had gone to Stone Barns Center, brought
us eggs as present- a lot better than a Tshirt!). I liked the Burg a
bit better, though still wouldn't buy again. GV held up well
overnight.
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