Monday Dave took us out to dinner before he headed to CA, I had tenzaru sob a but skipped wine (choices were "white" or "red"). Tuesday Betsy made a fa vorite dish- fried squid, assorted mushrooms,and slices of lemon, served ov er arugula with parmesan shavings. Wine was the 2005 Fevre "Montee de Tonn erre" Chablis 1er. Full, fresh, flinty, with excellent length. Delicious, a nd I'd say built for further cellaring, except for my dismal experiences wi th premox and Fevre. But nice drinking now- A-/B+
Wednesday was the final jazz concert of the season on the grounds of Esther wood, and weather couldn't have been nicer. A nice mambo band, and a lot of friends just returned from France and elsewhere. Betsy had made a great ho neydew/cucumber soup with jumbo lump crab, avocado, and tomato
2009 Chidaine "Clos Baudoin" Vouvray Needs a while to open up, when it does I like a lot. Tropical fruits, wax, wool, excellent length, just the right hint of sugar. I tell Alex (I think a distant cousin of Prince P.) that I think the vineyard is well served by Chidaine taking over. A-/B+
2009 Monje Tradicional(from Tenerife). Red fruited, licorice, spice. A bit grapey, but quite interesting. B/B+2013 One Woman Sauvignon Blanc (North Fork, Long Island) Grapefruit, apple, clean, a little rounder/softer than I like my SB. B-
2006 Domaine La Haute Fevrie " Le Fief du Pegatine "Muscadet Leesy, nice flavors, saline and citrus, drinking well but drink up. 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.