Betsy had a concert Mon night at Mohonk Mountain House, I did some light hi king during rehearsal, skipped wine with dinner, enjoyed concert (Ravel, Me ndelssohn , Borodin). Tuesday some hiking, canoeing, and napping, then dinn er in the more formal room. I started with sea scallops with a coconut/basi l/lemongrass sauce, while Betsy had a salad. Her main was tagliatelle with clams and shrimp; mine was roast chicken with trumpet mushrooms. Wine was t he 2015 Domaine de la Chapelle “Grands Climats” Pouilly-Fui sse. More Cote d’Or than Macon, just a touch of vanilla/oak, reach pear and citrus fruit. Vibrant acids, good length. Young and bright. B+ (list is fairly varied but not geeky, nothing exciting, but saw reasonable Vouvray, Rioja, CA options. Prices aren’t too bad- 2-2.5x retail, t his was $55 -plus 15% service, but as I usually tip 20+, didn’t min d).
Back home Wednesday, thunderstorm cancelled our picnic. Betsy made a duck b reast, purslane, and grape salad. Opened the 2014 Enderle & Moll “L iason” Pinot Noir (Baden). Spicy red fruit (raspberry and cherry), high acid, incense and earth. Fun. 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 p arty where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivi ty, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.