An overnight thunderstorm brought in cooler drier air, and we had great wea ther for final riverfront park concert of the year. Good friends, good musi c, nice breeze, and a great sunset over the Palisades. We carried rillettes , salmon, coppa, cheeses, a kale salad, and more.
2014 Raventos “de Nit” (Conca del Riu Anoia) Fine bead, nice mousse, crisp. Strawberries and cranberry with a lemon twis t, totally dry. Good mineral finish. Ordered a case from Astor sale when I got home. B+2015 de Villaine Bouzeron Aligote Ripe citrus and a little peach, as long an Aligote as you’ll ever f ind. B+
2016 Horse and Plow Rose Organic Carignan grapes. I was excited to try this , but this is rather plo dding (guess the plow really slows the horse). Tastes like generic overcrop ped Languedoc rose you’d find at a warehouse wine store for $7. C+2016 Pomponette Rose (Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence). Crisp light style, red fruits, light herb notes, fun. B/B+
2015 Lapierre Raisins Gaulois Good acids but richer than usual for RG (‘15 showing) , raspberry f ruit with herbs and a grapey note. Fun. B2015 Puzelat-Bonhomme Sauvignon Lightly grassy, grapefruit and melon, pretty tasty. B
Good night.
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.