Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
Wine (alt.food.wine) Devoted to the discussion of wine and wine-related topics. A place to read and comment about wines, wine and food matching, storage systems, wine paraphernalia, etc. In general, any topic related to wine is valid fodder for the group. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
Posted to alt.food.wine
|
|||
|
|||
TN: Boredeaux, Nahe, Finger Lakes
With a friend I was delivering communally bought wine to, the 2006 Ch.
Beychevelle (St Julien) from half bottle. Edging towards the modern, a somewhat glossy sheen of oak over an otherwise well balanced wine. Cassis, a little coffee, some St Julien earth. Medium bodied, good finish, fairly solid. B Betsy was in city for a Sufi universal worship (not near Ground Zero! No radicals! Peace and love!) Sunday while I prepared dinner. She alerted me as she passed Yankee stadium so timing worked easily. Grilled shrimp with tzatziki, roasted vegetables, salad, and the 2009 Donnhoff Riesling QbA. Lovely rendition of the estate bottling this year. Fresh, light, on the sweeter side of off-dry (sorry Tim). Good acidity, full fruit despite an overwhelming sense of lightness, nice length. Apple, citrus, slate. Good finish, quite nice, will get more. Holds up well overnight. B+/B David heads back to Scotland today, we met his girlfriend's parents for the first time at a little birthday dinner for her at Sweetgrass Grill in Tarrytown. I had excellent pea/edamame soup and a decent burger, along with a glass of the 2009 Red Tail Ridge Rose. Not sure I've had a Finger Lakes rose before, this was pretty good actually. Dry, some body to it, fairly dark for rose. Cherries and cranberries, good acids, brisk bordering on austere, maybe needs a little more on finish, but that's a quibble in a moderately priced rose. A good versatile food wine. 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.* |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
[FAQ] 3i. NY Finger Lakes? | Wine | |||
Finger Lakes recommendations? | Wine | |||
Finger Lakes Juice | Winemaking | |||
Finger Lakes dining | Vegan | |||
Restaurants Finger Lakes? | Restaurants |