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Grilled HMart marinated chicken, king trumpet mushrooms, rice, Swiss chard, assorted banchan
2020 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie
Just like another recent bottle, sweet fruits, minerally, nice acidic backbone. B+
Grilled swordfish, okra and tomatoes, leftover greens and rice
2008 Fevre Montee de Tonnere Chablis 1er
All hail the glory of Diam. I was crushed when my 08 Fevre les Clos (natural cork) was poxed. This is really what I am looking for in serious Chablis. Young but complex, racy acids, green apple and lime, but really about the rocky/chalky long finish. A-
Ostrich steak, sourdough discard scallion pancake, sauteed arugula and radish greens
2021 Belle Roche Cabernet Sauvignon ( Vin Pays drCOOc)
Creme de cassis and WelchrCOs grape juice, sweet and short. C/C-
1995 Dauzac (Margaux)
Not a lot of oomph left here, but sweet berries and black plums, some earth and cedar. Not a ton of structure- IrCOd never have guessed 1995- but pleasant for drinking now- donrCOt hold. B
Local wine group met at TomrCOs, he went whole hog on the food. Charcuterie and cheese, followed by salmon canapes, mushrooms stuffed with sausage , and an excellent pork ragu
Agrapart 7 Crus Brut Champagne
DidnrCOt note DG. Crisp, bread and apples, elegant mousse and good finish. B+ Blind white #1 (mine)
Just a touch of matchstick, blows off. Lovely, balanced, citrus and pear, touches of vanilla and almond.
2018 Goodfellow Whistling Ridge Chardonnay B+/A-
Blind white #2
Clearly Chardonnay, could be a great Burg ringer, pear touched with chalk and hazelnut, gets floral with air, long and elegant.
2021 Domaine Drouhin Oregon rCLArthurrCY Chardonnay A-/B+
Blind white #3
Fresh, appley, but kind of simple after first two.
2018 Montinore Chardonnay B
Blind White #4
Hint of residual sugar, musky flower tones, tropical fruit, clearly not Chard but someone gets PG before I can guess. Not too long
2021 Foris Pinot Gris B/B-
Blind Red #1
Light color, tangy raspberry, snappy acids.
2018 Paul OrCOBrien Pinot Noir (Willamette) B/B+
Blind Red #2
A tad confectioned, ripe plum fruit, more ripe red wine than PN signature. 2021 Benton Lane Pinot Noir B-
Blind Red #3 (mine)
Very youthful, guesses were 6-10 years old. Black cherry, a touch of coffee, enough acid and tannin that thererCOs no hurry. Nice length, elegant.
1999 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir B+
Saturday up to Cold Spring for a combination book release party/memorial. Potluck, and lots of wine and drinks out, I only sampled a few
2022 de Negoce OG 347 Sauvignon Blanc (Limestone Coast)
I had watched with fascination (amazement? Horror? ) the de Negoce fanboi culture. So opted to try this. Oh well. Supertropical, sweet edged, big- not what I am looking for in SB. B-/C+
2021 Clos du Bois Chardonnay Reserve
Just what one might expect, not my style. Butter, vanilla extract, pear and fruit cocktail. Better finish than the SB. B-
2020 Maurice Ecard rCLSerpentieresrCY Savigny-les-Beaune 1er
I used to love Ecard (02 Narbantons was great recently) , havenrCOt seen in a while. This has some nice crunchy black cherry and pomegranate fruit, but seems a little less structured and more glossy than the Ecards of old. But still pleasant after the 2 loser whites. B
No wine Sunday as I was picking up Betsy from LaGuardia.
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.
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On 9/25/23 2:54 PM, dalewilli...@gmail.com wrote:

2022 de Negoce OG 347 Sauvignon Blanc (Limestone Coast)
I had watched with fascination (amazement? Horror? ) the de Negoce fanboi culture. So opted to try this. Oh well. Supertropical, sweet edged, big- not what I am looking for in SB. B-/C+

Heh. I guess I'm far enough out of the loop now that I'd never heard of
this label. Just finished reading up on Cameron Hughes and de Negoce. Fascinating, I suppose.

2020 Maurice Ecard rCLSerpentieresrCY Savigny-les-Beaune 1er
I used to love Ecard (02 Narbantons was great recently) , havenrCOt seen in a while. This has some nice crunchy black cherry and pomegranate fruit, but seems a little less structured and more glossy than the Ecards of old. But still pleasant after the 2 loser whites. B

So Maurice Ecard must have retired about 15-20 years ago now? This wine
would have been made by Francois Martenot, about whom I know almost
nothing except that it's a very large operation with many labels.
There's such a wealth of good options in SLB these days (Pavelot, CdB, Rollin). I do have fond memories of the old Ecard wines, including that
'02 Narbantons (CT tells me that we consumed it 11 years ago)

Mark Lipton

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On Monday, September 25, 2023 at 4:06:12rC>PM UTC-4, Mark Lipton wrote:

On 9/25/23 2:54 PM, dalewilli...@gmail.com wrote:

2022 de Negoce OG 347 Sauvignon Blanc (Limestone Coast)

Heh. I guess I'm far enough out of the loop now that I'd never heard of
this label. Just finished reading up on Cameron Hughes and de Negoce. Fascinating, I suppose.

I used to have a friend who loved the CH wines. Decently made, but always in a riper vein. It was bizarre on wine boards last couple years as the de Negoce wines came out, people buying huge numbers of cases of wines they hadn't tasted, because they were "following the clues." Even if you THINK you know it's XYZ winery, it's the wine they chose not to sell under their name!

2020 Maurice Ecard rCLSerpentieresrCY Savigny-les-Beaune 1er

So Maurice Ecard must have retired about 15-20 years ago now? This wine

would have been made by Francois Martenot, about whom I know almost
nothing except that it's a very large operation with many labels.
There's such a wealth of good options in SLB these days (Pavelot, CdB, Rollin). I do have fond memories of the old Ecard wines, including that
'02 Narbantons (CT tells me that we consumed it 11 years ago)

Aha, I forgot, he retired, but his son opened own label right? So this is Ecard in name only. Thanks for jogging my memory
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