No wines Monday (pappardelle with radicchio), Tuesday Betsy made beef stroganoff. Recipe called for white wine, she opened the 2015 La Vieille Ferme blanc, I tried when I got home (checking on 5 buses of guests for a Thanksgiving dinner). Good acid for Southern Rhonish white, lemony with a little straw note, decent finish. Good $7-8 wine to have around for cooking. B/B-

Dinner wine was the 2012 Louis Boillot Bourgogne Rouge. Red cherries and cranberry, earth, floral notes. Good grip, nice, good bargain at $20 and free shipping. B+/B

Wednesday was roasted grouper, couscous, and broccoli, wine was the 2013 Jaeger-Defaix €œLes Clous€� Rully 1er. A little overt oak, sweet apple and pear, stood up to fish but a little obvious by itself. B-

Thursday Betsy made turkey (Serious Eats recipe for spatchcocked with porchetta spices, a do-again) and mushroom jus, I did 2 cornbread dressings (oyster and giblet). We carried those plus some shrimp/mango canapes and taramasalata to her sister's. They had salmon, Brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and more.

Rare Wine Company €œLe Mesnil€� Champagne
Nice bargain blanc de blanc. Pear, green apple, hazelnut, and chalk. Medium bodied, fresh, easy. B

2015 Navarro Gewurztraminer (Anderson Valley)
Tropical, floral, a little soft. Ive liked this in previous vintages, but this seemed a little dilute and low acid. Usually I find Gewurz the most distinctive variety, but I think with this blind I might have guessed Viognier. B-/C+

2003 Littorai €œLes Larmes€� Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
Black cherry, pomegranate, smoke. Just enough tannin and acid to keep lively, ready and tasty. B+

Good (fairly quiet) thanksgiving! No wine Fri on flight to CdG, now in Bordeaux (for a cruise, and yes we're the youngest people we've seen)

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. 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 Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 7:46:30 AM UTC-5, DaleW wrote:
> No wines Monday (pappardelle with radicchio), Tuesday Betsy made beef stroganoff. Recipe called for white wine, she opened the 2015 La Vieille Ferme blanc, I tried when I got home (checking on 5 buses of guests for a Thanksgiving dinner). Good acid for Southern Rhonish white, lemony with a little straw note, decent finish. Good $7-8 wine to have around for cooking. B/B-
>
> Dinner wine was the 2012 Louis Boillot Bourgogne Rouge. Red cherries and cranberry, earth, floral notes. Good grip, nice, good bargain at $20 and free shipping. B+/B
>
> Wednesday was roasted grouper, couscous, and broccoli, wine was the 2013 Jaeger-Defaix €œLes Clous€� Rully 1er. A little overt oak, sweet apple and pear, stood up to fish but a little obvious by itself. B-
>
> Thursday Betsy made turkey (Serious Eats recipe for spatchcocked with porchetta spices, a do-again) and mushroom jus, I did 2 cornbread dressings (oyster and giblet). We carried those plus some shrimp/mango canapes and taramasalata to her sister's. They had salmon, Brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and more.
>
> Rare Wine Company €œLe Mesnil€� Champagne
> Nice bargain blanc de blanc. Pear, green apple, hazelnut, and chalk. Medium bodied, fresh, easy. B
>
> 2015 Navarro Gewurztraminer (Anderson Valley)
> Tropical, floral, a little soft. Ive liked this in previous vintages, but this seemed a little dilute and low acid. Usually I find Gewurz the most distinctive variety, but I think with this blind I might have guessed Viognier. B-/C+
>
> 2003 Littorai €œLes Larmes€� Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
> Black cherry, pomegranate, smoke. Just enough tannin and acid to keep lively, ready and tasty. B+
>
> Good (fairly quiet) thanksgiving! No wine Fri on flight to CdG, now in Bordeaux (for a cruise, and yes we're the youngest people we've seen)
>
> Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. 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.

I think the Boillot is a terrific bargain. Not many to be had these days from Burgundy.

On 11/30/16 9:56 AM, Bi!! wrote:

>> Dinner wine was the 2012 Louis Boillot Bourgogne Rouge. Red
>> cherries and cranberry, earth, floral notes. Good grip, nice, good
>> bargain at $20 and free shipping. B+/B

>> 2015 Navarro Gewurztraminer (Anderson Valley) Tropical, floral, a
>> little soft. Ive liked this in previous vintages, but this seemed
>> a little dilute and low acid. Usually I find Gewurz the most
>> distinctive variety, but I think with this blind I might have
>> guessed Viognier. B-/C+

Sorry to hear that, Dale. Jean just ordered some wines from Navarro and
I'm sure got some of the Gewurz as it's one of her favorites.


> I think the Boillot is a terrific bargain. Not many to be had these
> days from Burgundy.
>

I've heard good things about Boillot, too, and just got some of his
wines. He's also Ghislaine Barthod's husband IIRC.

Mark Lipton

--
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On Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 12:12:55 PM UTC-5, Mark Lipton wrote:
> On 11/30/16 9:56 AM, Bi!! wrote:
>
> >> Dinner wine was the 2012 Louis Boillot Bourgogne Rouge. Red
> >> cherries and cranberry, earth, floral notes. Good grip, nice, good
> >> bargain at $20 and free shipping. B+/B
>
> >> 2015 Navarro Gewurztraminer (Anderson Valley) Tropical, floral, a
> >> little soft. Ive liked this in previous vintages, but this seemed
> >> a little dilute and low acid. Usually I find Gewurz the most
> >> distinctive variety, but I think with this blind I might have
> >> guessed Viognier. B-/C+
>
> Sorry to hear that, Dale. Jean just ordered some wines from Navarro and
> I'm sure got some of the Gewurz as it's one of her favorites.
>
>
> > I think the Boillot is a terrific bargain. Not many to be had these
> > days from Burgundy.
> >
>
> I've heard good things about Boillot, too, and just got some of his
> wines. He's also Ghislaine Barthod's husband IIRC.
>
> Mark Lipton
>
> --
> alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

You are correct Barthod and Boillot are married.

On 12/1/16 9:35 AM, Bi!! wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 12:12:55 PM UTC-5, Mark Lipton wrote:
>> On 11/30/16 9:56 AM, Bi!! wrote:
>>
>>>> Dinner wine was the 2012 Louis Boillot Bourgogne Rouge. Red
>>>> cherries and cranberry, earth, floral notes. Good grip, nice, good
>>>> bargain at $20 and free shipping. B+/B
>>
I really enjoy the H. Boillot Rose Champagne as well.