Wednesday I took bus to Boston and Amtrak to Stamford. 2 delays, but a friend picked me up and I was home by 7, then headed to office for a bit. Too tired/late to cook, so went by supermarket for a rotisserie bird, but they were out. So I got broccoli, salad, and (gasp) a Lean Cuisine lemongrass chicken box. Wine was better than the dinner.
2012 Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Riesling Kabinett- Lots of sugar, more Spat than Kab, but with nerve and verve. Limey citrus, green apple, taut finish. A-/B+
Thursday I grilled salmon and squash, and sauteed chard and green beans from our garden. Wine was the regular 2011 Coudert/Roillete Fleurie. Red fruits, lots of spicy notes, good long finish. I’ll drink these while waiting on theTardive. B+
Friday I invited a few friends for dinner, I set up on patio, but Rosie said it was too cold out (in August!). So we moved inside as we tried the Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Extrem’ Champagne . Tart with lemon, more lemon, and unripe green apple, this is really too austere for my tastes. C+
I had made caprese and a lobster salad, grilled some ribeyes and corn, Jonathan had brought broccoli rabe and eggplant.
2009 Leitz Rudesheimer Klosterlay Kabinett
Roger is German so I thought he’d appreciate this. Sweet, tasty, but maybe a touch one-dimensional (or maybe a little shutdown). B
2007 deux Montille “Boucheres” Meursault 1er
Good match with the lobster, good acids, mineral and pear, big but not ungainly. B+
2010 Parusso Barolo
Decanted about 2 hours before dinner. Red fruit, herby, lighter styled Nebbiolo, some tannin, easygoing. B
Saturday I walked to a friend’s house, three of us who were baching it had dinner on the deck. With home smoked trout, the 2009 Wind Gap “Gap’s Crown” Chardonnay. One of the better CA chards I’ve had in a while- no butter, only a faint hint of vanilla, good acids, bright and pure white pit fruits. Good length. B+/A-
With rotisserie chicken (hey, he gets a smoker and a rotisserie- not fair), corn, salad
2010 Beso di Vino - really not my style, jammy dark fruits, sweet, short, manipulated. C/C+
2010 Paitin “Serra” Barbaresco - modern, but well done, and without heavy oak, just a light glossy sense. Redder fruit, balanced acids, easy. 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.
