Monday and Tues had leftover wine from Sunday party (the 96 Bongran held am azingly well, I liked it better than day 1), Wed was 2012 Edmund St John Bo ne Jolly Gamay Rose with grilled skirt steak. Full red fruits, mineral and baking spices, very satisfying. B+
I was hit by a virus or something and skipped wine Th-Sat (no stomach issu es, just seemed unwise to drink if not sure what is going on). Sunday I dec ided I would pop a
2012 Arnot-Roberts Touriga Nacional Rose with grilled salmon (and also had it Monday with margherita pizza). Steely, mineral, good length. I maybe en joyed a tad less than previous bottles, but think that was me rather than w ine. B+/B
Tuesday I was feeling better (and got blood work results back and that perk ed me up). pork chops with an anchovy/honey glaze, with the 2011 Donnhoff H ermannshole Grosse Gewachs. Babykiller! This is taut, lemony, stony as all hell. Reminds me of a great vintage of Steiner Hund. All about minerality, but there is citrus peel, fresh blossoms, ginger there. Very full, very lon g, very promising. Needs time, but I enjoy now. A potential.
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a pa rty where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivi ty, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.