No wine Thursday (but we did enjoy “Won’t You Be My Neighbo r”)
Friday was great, the heat and humidity broke. We were supposed to take din ner to a post-surgical friend, but she wasn’t up to it. So just us on the patio with Bobby Flay chicken with green sauce, duck fat potatoes, S wiss chard, and salad.
2010 Mugnier “Clos de la Marechale “Nuits-St.-Georges Blan c Pear, a little hazelnut, citrus zest, nice length. Oak is nicely integrated , fun wine. A-/B+2017 La Bernarde (Cotes du Provence) Very light, strawberry and orange zest, acceptable at $10 I guess. B-/C+
Some friends came down from Beacon and we had a great night on patio
With smoked almond /blue cheese guacamole
NV Taittinger “La Francaise” Champagne Brut This had quite a bit of cellar time when I purchased couple years ago, an o lder style label. Apple, yeast, and lemon. Nice example of cellared NV. B/B
- Then blistered shishitos, grilled trumpet mushrooms, Korean fried chicken, bok choy
2014 Bedrock Old Vines Zinfandel Vilely corked (but one guest seemed to enjoy) NR.
2003 Leitz Rudesheimer Klosterlay Riesling Kabinett Who knew I had this? Discovered when looking for something else. The 2003 s hows in easily Spatlese sweetness, but there is actually a pretty decent ac id core- you’d never call this electric, but definitely not flabby. Sweet yellow peach, lime blossom, good finish. A light petrol note is only sign of age. Not my favorite, but better than I expected when I spied vint age. BSunday was scallops with chives, duck fat sous vide carrots, caprese, and l eftover bok choy
2015 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey “En Creuzilly” Bourgogne Haute s-Cotes de Beaune Full for the appellation, but really quite woody. Pear, vanilla, good acids to balance ripe fruit. If oak integrates will be nice. B/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.