Betsy had a busy day, went quite simple with dinner Monday- pita
pizzas with mozzarella, basil, roasted peppers, and mushrooms. Wine
was the
2002 Huet Vouvray Brut. I'm 94.2% sure I pulled this from the box with
the first release. Just a whisper of a pop, light petillance leads to
a very gentle and delicate mousse. Lemons, apples and bread dough,
with a chalky mineral finish. Good acids, great finish. I nurse some
through the evening, a fine wine that I sometimes forget is bubbly.
Rich, intense, complex, balanced. There's a bit left that I look
forward to trying on Tuesday, but Betsy foils me by using for salad
dressing. A-

Dinner Tuesday is elbow pasta with mussels and a dill/creme fraiche
sauce, along with a endive/lettuce salad with lemon/chenin dressing.
Wine is the 2009 Pepiere/Ollivier Muscadet. This version is fuller/
riper than most years, but still has that backbone of racy acidity.
She sells seashells by the seashore. Citrus, minerals, saline. Great
length, balance, a fantastic value at $10-13. I'm sure there will be
those who preferred more lean vintages, but this hits the spot for me.B
+/A-

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 1/5/11 9:26 AM, DaleW wrote:
> Betsy had a busy day, went quite simple with dinner Monday- pita
> pizzas with mozzarella, basil, roasted peppers, and mushrooms. Wine
> was the
> 2002 Huet Vouvray Brut. I'm 94.2% sure I pulled this from the box with
> the first release. Just a whisper of a pop, light petillance leads to
> a very gentle and delicate mousse. Lemons, apples and bread dough,
> with a chalky mineral finish. Good acids, great finish. I nurse some
> through the evening, a fine wine that I sometimes forget is bubbly.
> Rich, intense, complex, balanced. There's a bit left that I look
> forward to trying on Tuesday, but Betsy foils me by using for salad
> dressing. A-

Wow. I have to get some of this.

>
> Dinner Tuesday is elbow pasta with mussels and a dill/creme fraiche
> sauce, along with a endive/lettuce salad with lemon/chenin dressing.
> Wine is the 2009 Pepiere/Ollivier Muscadet. This version is fuller/
> riper than most years, but still has that backbone of racy acidity.
> She sells seashells by the seashore. Citrus, minerals, saline. Great
> length, balance, a fantastic value at $10-13. I'm sure there will be
> those who preferred more lean vintages, but this hits the spot for me.B
> +/A-

Yep, another winner from Marc Ollivier. I think that I've got a few
bottles of this left, along with the Briords. Pursuant to a recent
discussion on WD, this wine is as close to a sure thing as you can get IMO.

Mark Lipton


--
alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

On Jan 6, 11:37*am, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> On 1/5/11 9:26 AM, DaleW wrote:
>
> > Betsy had a busy day, went quite simple with dinner Monday- pita
> > pizzas with mozzarella, basil, roasted peppers, and mushrooms. Wine
> > was the
> > 2002 Huet Vouvray Brut. I'm 94.2% sure I pulled this from the box with
> > the first release. Just a whisper of a pop, light petillance leads to
> > a very gentle and delicate mousse. Lemons, apples and bread dough,
> > with a chalky mineral finish. Good acids, great finish. I nurse some
> > through the evening, a fine wine that I sometimes forget is bubbly.
> > Rich, intense, complex, balanced. There's a bit left that I look
> > forward to trying on Tuesday, but Betsy foils me by using for salad
> > dressing. A-
>
> Wow. I have to get some of this.
>
>
>
> > Dinner Tuesday is elbow pasta with mussels and a dill/creme fraiche
> > sauce, along with a endive/lettuce salad with lemon/chenin dressing.
> > Wine is the 2009 Pepiere/Ollivier Muscadet. *This version is fuller/
> > riper than most years, but still has that backbone of racy acidity.
> > She sells seashells by the seashore. Citrus, minerals, saline. Great
> > length, balance, a fantastic value at $10-13. I'm sure there will be
> > those who preferred more lean vintages, but this hits the spot for me.B
> > +/A-
>
> Yep, another winner from Marc Ollivier. *I think that I've got a few
> bottles of this left, along with the Briords. *Pursuant to a recent
> discussion on WD, this wine is as close to a sure thing as you can get IMO.
>
> Mark Lipton
>
> --
> alt.food.wine FAQ: *http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

I see looking in my wine cabinet that I have 2 bottles of this left.
Locally not carried any more so may have to buy more on line.