Friday we went up to Tarrytown for their "3rd Friday" events. We had an
early dinner, as a friend was playing guitar in a band playing the
later show on the street. We went to Chiboust, a nice bistro/bakery
with a reasonable ($15) corkage fee. Betsy got steak, and I got duck
cassoulet, which went very well with the 1996 Domaine Roux Père et
Fils "Les Beaux Monts" Vosne-Romanée. Timing can always be an issue
with Burgs, and I was worried for a while. This opened with a rather
intense berry/cherry & floral nose, then seemed to shut down after just
a couple minutes. Uh oh. Some determined swirling seemed to bring it
back to life after a bit. Good acidity, black cherry fruit, lots of
earth and mushroom aromas. Not a stellar Vosne, but nice for the
pittance I paid at PC. B/B+

Saturday I made a vealloaf (meatloaf recipe, but Betsy had ground veal
in fridge), and opened a 1999 Chauvenet Nuits-St.-Georges (375 ml).
Nice black cherry and black plum fruit, some smoke and stones. A little
shorter than I would like on the finish, but a nice wine that makes me
anticipate the 2001 750s a bit more. B+/B

Sunday I had a meeting that took most of the day, but made it home for
dinner. Betsy made a recipe that has some emotional attachment for us
(the first thing she ever made for me, way before we actually dated) -
a dish that she calls "Chinese Chicken" (poached chicken with scallions
and sesame oil, and hot peanut oil poured over top). I find this best
with whites, and this time we went with Riesling, the 2004 Eugen Muller
Forster Mariengarten Kabinett . Vibrant acidity holds up to the light
sweetness, very limey with undertones of mineral and spice. Not deep,
but fun, an da good deal at $13. B.

Even better QPR ($9)was the Loosen "Dr. L" QbA bottling. Peach and
grapefruit with some orange zest, zippy & fun. Screwcapped, need more
of this. B/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.

No clue re the Eugen Muller, not familiar with the estate.

I've not liked Loosen's midrange bottlings, but the Dr L is usually
attractive, and I think I liked a dessert wine few years ago.

I looked this up, according to Terry Thiese this is Pechstein fruit,
but Muller uses the grosslage name because he has "brand recognition"
with it.
http://www.skurnikwines.com/msw/docu...ERMANY2005.pdf