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 Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to alt.food.wine
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 4,554
Default TN: weekend wines- Sancerre, ESJ, Champagne, live and dying Burgs

Friday I picked up some wine at storage, including a mixed case of white Burg where I knew odds were against most (I basically bid on the 2 bottles I wanted, added $10 for rest). Dinner was scallops in chive sauce, broccoli, and barley, the 2002 Latour-Giraud €śLes Genevrieres€ť Meursault 1er Cru was pretty oxidized, though not totally undrinkable. Pear and butterscotch fighting with the cider notes. C/C+

Replacement bottle was the 2005 Michel Bouzereau €śLes Grands Charrons€ť Meursault. This was plenty fresh, if not especially complex. Apple, pear, a little floral note. B

Saturday I hit the fishmonger at the farmers market, had shad roe, grilled bluefish, brown rice, and salad. Wine was the 2010 Gerard Boulay €śMonts Damnes€ť Sancerre. Big, balanced, ripe fruit but bright acids, grapefruit with orange zest, chalky mineral finish. Long. A-


Sunday a drummer friend who just had shoulder surgery was able to imbibe again, we had him and his wife for dinner. I shucked some oysters and put out shrimp wrapped in nori, with the
NV Camille Saves €śCarte Blanche€ť Brut Champagne. Dry, crisp, lively, peach and apple with some light brioche notes. B/B+

Dinner was duck breast and grilled trumpet mushrooms on pea shoots and arugula with a bacon/ramp dressing, with blue cheese mashed potatoes on the side.

1997 Edmunds St John €śRocks and Gravel€ť
From recent library release. I think this was first vintage of R&G, replacing the Cotes Sauvages. Less meaty than the Cotes Sauvages of the early nineties, red fruits, some herb, some anise. Tannins resolved, ready to go. B/B+

2001 Jean Chauvenet Nuits St. Georges
Still some tannin, good acids, modest black fruit, not very long. B-


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.
Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
TN: Champagne, Sancerre, and some pre-Independence Day wines DaleW Wine 0 04-07-2009 08:35 PM
TN: SOBER does 9 Burgs, 3 Bdx,and 1 Champagne DaleW Wine 1 13-05-2009 04:08 PM
TN: Several Bdx, few Burgs, one Champagne at La Sirene DaleW Wine 1 16-10-2008 03:20 PM
TN: '05 CRB cab, plus two mummy wines (they live, they live!) DaleW Wine 0 28-10-2006 05:44 PM
TN: Easter weekend wines (and the winners are NZ SB & '02 Sancerre) Dale Williams Wine 4 15-04-2004 09:04 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 03:22 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 FoodBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Food and drink"