TN: Dog Birthday wines- Cognard "Bassets", ESJ Bassetti, Mulderbosch Faithful Hound

Saturday was a no wine night, I picked up Betsy at JFK and then went back t o office to take care of a problem. Sunday AM got CSA and did a speech at a synagogue, and then got ready for Ruby’s Birthday Tea. The Basset hound had turned One Th, but we waited for Betsy’s return to have t he party.

Guests included 2 English Labs, a Cairn terrier mix, a Lhasa-poo, a cockapo o, a Lhasapoo, 2 Yorkies, and a Beagle Mix. There were dog treats, apples, cheese, iced and hot tea. And of course wines:

2013 Laurent Cognard “les Bassets” Montagny 1er. Full bodie d, good acids, lots of oak that could use some time to integrate, but refre shing with clean white orchard fruit. B

2013 Mulderbosch Faithful Hound. Ripe cassis and black plum, some coffee m ocha, easy to drink. B-

2005 Edmunds St John Bassetti Syrah Lovely, black plum and berry, smoke and coffee. Balanced, structured, young . With time at dinner than night (sausage and meatballs over pasta), there ’s a smoked meat note. Good!!!! A-

The hound didn’t care about wine, but had a ball with friends.

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 p arty where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivi ty, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

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