No wine Wed (one Kirin at a sushi place where we ate with a group of
friends). Thursday Betsy did the Zuni Cafe chicken with bread salad,
plus some yellow beets. Wine was the 2006 Drouhin Chorey-les-Beaune.
Light and fresh on opening, picks up some weight in time. Red berry
(straw and rasp!) fruit, bright soil notes, a hint of smoke. Light
tannins, fairly high acidity, but balanced by the fruit, which gets
fuller and riper with time. Good length, with an earthy note. Very
satisfying for a $20 Burg. B+/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.**

Hmm, I recall, believe it or not, the Chorey-les-Beaune 1978. It won a
comparative tasting I and friends did around 1980 and I bought a couple of
bottles that tasted excellently in the late 80'ies and early 90'ies. My
opinion, fwiw, is that Drouhin was excellent value for money then and they
seem to keep up with the standard of that time.

Anders


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No wine Wed (one Kirin at a sushi place where we ate with a group of
friends). Thursday Betsy did the Zuni Cafe chicken with bread salad,
plus some yellow beets. Wine was the 2006 Drouhin Chorey-les-Beaune.
Light and fresh on opening, picks up some weight in time. Red berry
(straw and rasp!) fruit, bright soil notes, a hint of smoke. Light
tannins, fairly high acidity, but balanced by the fruit, which gets
fuller and riper with time. Good length, with an earthy note. Very
satisfying for a $20 Burg. B+/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.

On 4/23/10 4:07 PM, DaleW wrote:
> No wine Wed (one Kirin at a sushi place where we ate with a group of
> friends). Thursday Betsy did the Zuni Cafe chicken with bread salad,
> plus some yellow beets. Wine was the 2006 Drouhin Chorey-les-Beaune.
> Light and fresh on opening, picks up some weight in time. Red berry
> (straw and rasp!) fruit, bright soil notes, a hint of smoke. Light
> tannins, fairly high acidity, but balanced by the fruit, which gets
> fuller and riper with time. Good length, with an earthy note. Very
> satisfying for a $20 Burg. B+/B

Too funny, Dale. I just saw a note of yours on CT about this wine (from
1/20/10) after having a discussion with Jean about it. As you may
recall, we had it over Xmas and loved it; I managed to get another
bottle in CA, but just yesterday found that the only decent local
retailer is now selling it for a halfway reasonable price ($22). At
that price, it is not only cheaper than most domestic Pinot Noirs, but
also more appealing.

Mark Lipton

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