Tonight I left work and went to White Plains for a MRI (probably
> rotator cuff). I think of myself as Mr. Stoic (and not
> claustrophobic), but there is something about that experience I really
> don't like. Faced with leftover Bdx I tried and then send to
> vinegarville, then opened a more deserving bottle with my leftovers
> (country pate, broccoli, etc). Wine was the 2005 Catherine & Pierre
> Breton "Franc de Pied " Bourgueil (the name refers to the fact they
> are not grafted onto American rootstock). Beautiful black cherry and
> black plum fruit, ripe but bright, this has good acidity, light but
> firm tannins, and prefect balance. A little green tobacco leaf and
> cocoa. Really nice, B+/A-
My sympathies about the shoulder, Dale. I hope that it's something less drastic than a rotator cuff injury, though one can live with that even, if you don't have any reason to lift your arm above shoulder level. :( Thanks for the notes about the Franc de Pied. I've had a bottle sitting in the "open soon" rack for about 6 months now. Do you serve it chilled at all?
Mark Lipton