Tuesday night was pork chops, sauteed arugula, and a half bottle of
the 2001 Ponsot "Cuvee des Alouettes" Morey St. Denis 1er. Very nce
midbodied Burg- clean red cherry fruit, earth, smoke, a flinty mineral
note. Good acidity, light tannins, good length. If I have a complaint
it's that I thought it might be showing a few more mature notes from
375, this is young and not especially evolved. If I had another I'd
hold a while. B+/A-

Wednesday was a scorcher, but tons of people showed up at the park for
the first riverfront concert of the season. My blanket was in midst of
a large group of friends and friends-of-friends, our section
strategically chosen for shade. With the shade and Hudson breeze it
wasn't at all uncomfortable. I had carried cheeses, slaw, grain salad,
and Chinese pickles. Much food was shared, and lots of wine too:

2009 Le*Blanc Bonhomme (Blaye, Cotes de Bordeaux)
This is the white of Peybonhomme, a little estate where I like the
red. I actually really didn't like this when first opened- seemed tart
and shrill, thin with a lot of grassy notes. But a revisit showed much
better, fuller with sweet grapefruit and melon notes, some ginger (and
some grass) on nose. Solid wine. B

2009 Terres Dorees Rose d'Folie (JP Brun)
Nice pink, light but with some backbone. Strawberry fruit with a
little limey note, balanced, tasty. B+

2008 Chablis 1er Beauroy
No producer listed. Seriously. Fred got a case from a cousin for
virtually nothing, label looked like a sample. Decent midbodied
Chablis, apples and oyster shell, maybe a bit lacking on midpalate. B

NV Brunet "Le Naturel" Vouvray
Light petillance, light sweetness. This doesn't have the gravitas of
the Huet or even the Pinon, but fun and refreshing bubbly for a hot
day. Light, apples and cinnamon, light yeasty notes. B/B+

2009 Wolffner Estate rose (South Fork of Long Island I believe)
A big hit with the group, I liked it a bit less than others, but not
bad. Cherry, orange zest, a pleasant bitter note. Good acidity, but a
strange clipped finish. B-

2007 Nathalie & Gilles Fevre Chablis
Good acidity, nice length, clean and crisp. Not especially compelling,
but typical and nice. B

2006 Bouchaine Pinot Noir
Light, a bit hot, with cola, oak, and cherry flavors. A funky/musty
note on end -more old mushroom than corked though. I really disliked
this, but unsure if maybe I just didn't want red in heat. C/C+

There was also a NV Gruet Brut and a NV Gruet rose, I liked both but
didn't make any actual notes.
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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.