Trying to drink some good wines before going to France
Lamb chops, mustard potato salad, squash with zaa’tar, broccolini
1999 Edmunds St John Wylie-Fenaughty Syrah Now this is what I want in Cali syrah. Smoke, black fruits, black olives. Resolved tannins, integrated acids, nice length.A-/B+
Last park concert of season (rock-ish instead of usual jazz), gazpacho, prosciutto, pesto/pea pasta, spicy salad
2021 Baudry Chinon Rose Pale, full-bodied, fleshy red fruits with good acid. B/B+
2017 Pepiere Briords Muscadet Brisk, saline, classic. B+/A-
Cleaning out fridge, Th was chicken with honey, wilted collards, assorted leftovers
1983 Canon (375ml) Elegant, fully mature, delicious. Savory mushroom/cocoa aromas over nice black cherry fruit, some leather/cigarbox, refined. A-
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 party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.