Tonight was a simple dinner of roast chicken with rice for Andy and
myself, so I opened a wine that Jean wouldn't be upset to miss while
she's away:

2010 Dom. de Terre Dorees (J.-P. Brun) Beaujolais Blanc
I liked this better than the last bottle of it that I had. This time,
it's classic Chardonnay fruit in a mineral-inflected, unoaky package. A
tad round perhaps, and it could have a touch more fruit, but overall a
very pleasant wine for the meal.

Mark Lipton