• TN: Loire, Bdx, Burg, Beaujolais

    From dalewilli...@gmail.com@dalewilliamsmidrun@gmail.com to alt.food.wine on Wed Nov 23 19:02:55 2022
    From Newsgroup: alt.food.wine

    Dinner at St Georges in Hastings with friends, I enjoyed my onion soup and steak frites (and shared a bit of BetsyrCOs salad and coq au vin)
    2015 Les Allees De Cantermerle
    Some tannic structure, black plum, a touch of vanilla, easy. B/B-
    1989 La Fleur de Gay(Pomerol)
    Makeup bottle for corked one last week. In a great place, blackberry and cassis, mint, tobacco, and cigarbox. Suave, lush but structured, no hurry but drinking so well. A-
    Thursday a speech at a hunger banquet on Long Island, I skipped the meal and had stewed tofu and leftover seafood stew when I got home. 2020 Paquet Bourgogne Blanc
    Apple, citrus, moderate cut, not a great match but adequate wine. B-
    Friday teriyaki salmon, Shanghai tips and king oyster mushrooms, rice, and another satisfying bottle of 2021 Baudry Chinon rose. B+
    With oysters
    2020 Pelle rCLLa Croix au GarderCY Sancerre
    IrCOve always liked the Pelle Menetou Salon, but this is not so fun, citrus and grass, but overshadowed by a odd preserved lemon meets zinc tablet finish. C+?
    Duck legs in mustard panko, spinach with sesame, warm potato salad, green salad 2013 Chevillon Nuits St George VV
    Lovely Chevillon that is already drinking well, black cherry with earth, fennel seed, and coffee. Tangy, fresh, and balanced.B++
    Blackfish in curry lemon butter, broccolini, rice,and Castelfranco salad
    1989 Domaine de la Tour (Joblot) Montagny
    IrCOm not going to complain about $30 30+ year old white Burgundy that is quite alive, but I canrCOt find anything else really praiseworthy here. Appleskin, pear, light nutty/caramel notes but not really oxidative, but somewhat short on the finish.B-/C+.
    Lamb miniroast with berbere vegetables and salad
    2005 Greysac
    Still a touch of tannic, plum and cassis, sweet fruited, a hint of scorched earth. Rising tide all boats, etc. B/B+
    Lobster, cappellini with asparagus and lemon,salad
    2005 Louis Michel Grenouilles Chablis GC
    White Burgundy from this era is a gamble, but this time I drew a natural. Grapefruit, tangerine, and apple, long chalky finish, ready and I wouldnrCOt hold longer if I had another. A-/B+
    Pork chops with miso and green apple, polenta, and yu choy. As Betsy cooked I worried I should have gone with Riesling, which would have been fine but so was the Gamay. 2009 Brun (Terres Dorees) Moulin-a-Vent is at its apparent peak, warm black cherry fruit, good acidic backbone, sandalwood and spice. Nice length, delicious wine. A-
    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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