Sunday we were having a couple over for dinner (a thank you for some
graphics design
Cris did for Betsy), invited a pair of mutual friends to fill out the
table. That AM Betsy mentioned her brother-in-law had left for
Sarajevo, and with kids in camp her sister was
alone. I said why not invite, 7 is no big deal , and she did (a
simple "do you want to come
to dinner?") . Kath responded "let me check with Cal" (what??) and
then "yes." Turns
out Bets got the day wrong. 8 is no big deal, but now we had 2 pesce-
vegetarians, and
one actually eats a fair amount. So we increased the amount of pasta
with green
puttanesca and of the warm mushroom salad, and* added a Thai squid
marinade
to our Thai beef marinade.

NV Foreau Vouvray Brut
this is the 2004/2005 vintage bottling, full, ripe, and rich, moderate
mousse, good length,
I quite like. B++

2009* Terlan Pinot Bianco (Alto Adige)
Citrus and pear, good acidity, about as good a Pinot Blanc as I've
had. B

2006 Moueix Pomerol
This is the negoce bottling. Perfectly acceptable Merlot, round black
fruit, light tannins,
some cocoa and plum. B-

1995 Remizieres "Cuvee Emile" Hermitage
Fruit still has some freshness, wine is fairly low acid, tannins
resolved, dark berry and a
little earth. Pleasant enough old Syrah, but if I cellar a Hermitage
for dozen+ years I
want more than that- I want power and elegance, this has neither.
Deserves a B- on my
easy scale, but I'll downgrade a notch to C+ for the disappointment.
Why did I buy this?

For the 4th we had a mostly lazy day, then gathered up wine, sausages,
and cole slaw
and headed to village to watch fireworks. We have friends with a
great wide porch
overlooking Hudson and park where fireworks are, and the display was
spectacular (for
a small village) this year- 25 minutes of the good stuff. Aidell's
sausages, hot dogs,
pesto, great marinated chicken breast, salads, cobbler, and more. I
carried an
American wine, plus a French to toast Lafayette and companions.

2010 Edmunds St John Bone Jolly Gamay Rose
Quite tasty, red berries, dusty earth, hint of spice. Good acidity,
fresh. B+

2009 Peybonhomme (Bordeaux Blanc)
I like the Peybonhomme red, and wanted to like this, but comes across
as a bit heavy
and dull. Apples, peaches, hint of spice and honey. Nice flavors, but
a bit ponderous. B-/C+

I missed a couple of reds (and avoided Beringer White Zin), thought a
Lambrusco I
neglected to note was so-so.

Last night Betsy's sister joined us (she really was alone this time)
for vegetarian tacos
and fruit salad. A couple of wines

NV Godme Rose Brut (375 ml)
Toasty, slightly oxidative, full, good., B

2009 Schloss Leiser Riesling QbA
This is quite good, crisp and what I'd consider halbtrocken,
minerally,
white fruit accented with herb and ginger. Very good, and great value.
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.

DaleW wrote:

> 2009 Schloss Leiser Riesling QbA

Sure it's "Leiser", not "Lieser"?

M.

On 7/6/11 11:40 AM, DaleW wrote:

> NV Foreau Vouvray Brut
> this is the 2004/2005 vintage bottling, full, ripe, and rich, moderate
> mousse, good length,
> I quite like. B++

Is this the most recent release? If so, I've got one waiting be opened
in the cellar.

> 2010 Edmunds St John Bone Jolly Gamay Rose
> Quite tasty, red berries, dusty earth, hint of spice. Good acidity,
> fresh. B+

That's good to hear. Steve recently emailed me with an offer of some
that had gone unclaimed, so I've got 6 bottles headed to my mom's house
now ;-)

Mark Lipton
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