Friday was steaks with a roasted garlic topping, rotini, and a salad, the 1998 La Fleur de Bouard (Lalande de Pomerol) was the wine. Smoke, cocoa, and cassis on the nose, ripe and firm black plum fruit framed with supple tannins. Gets some espresso aromas. Not for the oak- averse, but for my tastes a very nice example of a modern RightBank wine, and the price was pretty decent ($20ish). Day 2 it's soft with the tannins out of sight, but still tasty with red and black currant fruit. B+/A-
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 party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency