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  • TN: Andy turns 18 ('04 LdH Bosconia)

    From Mark Lipton@notpil@eudrup.ude to alt.food.wine on Wed Sep 21 15:48:36 2022
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    Last Friday, Jean and I celebrated the 18th birthday of our son Andy,
    who alas wasn't present for the festivities now that he's in college in
    Maine (and actually turned 18 a few days earlier). Nonetheless, we
    decided to celebrate in fine fashion with a dinner of rabbit in mustard
    sauce with mashed Yukon gold potatoes and gazpacho. With this feast, we opened a birthyear wine:

    2004 Lopez de Heredia Vi|#a Bosconia
    nose: lovely red cherry fruit, a hint of VA, some earth and leather
    palate: smooth tannins, crisp acidity, medium body, beautiful balance

    An altogether lovely showing for this classic Rioja. Most notable to me
    was no trace of the dill that I expect to get from its American oak
    treatment. Although LdH bottles this as their "Burgundian" cuvee, Jean
    found it quite Bordeaux-like.

    The guest of honor, meanwhile, was celebrating a joint birthday with
    another Freshman in his dorm. According to him, it was great fun, too.

    Mark Lipton
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  • From dalewilli...@gmail.com@dalewilliamsmidrun@gmail.com to alt.food.wine on Thu Sep 22 12:01:10 2022
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    On Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 3:48:39 PM UTC-4, Mark Lipton wrote:
    Last Friday, Jean and I celebrated the 18th birthday of our son Andy,
    who alas wasn't present for the festivities now that he's in college in Maine (and actually turned 18 a few days earlier). Nonetheless, we
    decided to celebrate in fine fashion with a dinner of rabbit in mustard sauce with mashed Yukon gold potatoes and gazpacho. With this feast, we opened a birthyear wine:

    2004 Lopez de Heredia Vi|#a Bosconia
    nose: lovely red cherry fruit, a hint of VA, some earth and leather
    palate: smooth tannins, crisp acidity, medium body, beautiful balance

    An altogether lovely showing for this classic Rioja. Most notable to me
    was no trace of the dill that I expect to get from its American oak treatment. Although LdH bottles this as their "Burgundian" cuvee, Jean
    found it quite Bordeaux-like.

    The guest of honor, meanwhile, was celebrating a joint birthday with
    another Freshman in his dorm. According to him, it was great fun, too.

    Mark Lipton
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    Congratulations, on empty nest and celebration. Hard to believe he's 18.
    LdH sounds great. I can never decide with rabbit in mustard sauce whether light red (PN usually) or bigger framed white.
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  • From Mark Lipton@notpil@eudrup.ude to alt.food.wine on Fri Sep 23 14:55:49 2022
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    On 9/22/22 3:01 PM, dalewilli...@gmail.com wrote:

    Congratulations, on empty nest and celebration. Hard to believe he's 18.
    LdH sounds great. I can never decide with rabbit in mustard sauce whether light red (PN usually) or bigger framed white.

    Thanks, Dale. For our part, we often find a bigger-framed Gamay
    (Foillard CdP e.g.) works well with this dish. If I were going with a
    white, I think it'd have to be big. We don't drink white Burgundy
    (Jean's become quite Chardonnay-averse in everything but bubbles) but
    I'd think an Alsatian or Friulian PG might do the trick or a Pieropan Soave?

    Mark Lipton
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