After 8 days of no wine, on Friday I opened the 2016 F. Cotat Chavignol San cerre Rose with tandoori style chicken, quinoa pilaf, asparagus, and salad. Nice, better with a couple hours air (and better on day 2). Red fruits, fl inty minerals, some herbs. Long finish. No hurry here. B++
Saturday to some friends to celebrate a birthday. Nancy’s sister, B IL, 2 nephews, and another couple were there as well. Started with crudite with a spicy yogurt sauce, smoked fish canapes
The toasting wine was the NV Bremont “Cuvee Prestige” Brut Champagne. Apple and pear., pie crust, well-balanced with fine bead. Good l ength. B+/A-
There was also the 2017 Roseline “Lampe de Meduse” Cotes de Provence Rose. Full for CdProvence, ripe strawberry, a little floral. Coul d use a little more acid (drunk from flute, so take with grain of salt). B
Main course was Bolognese and pasta, with salad
1964 Produttori de Barbaresco Barbaresco Decanted early afternoon (unbelievable amount of sediment), back to bottle after couple hours. Originally when decanted a rather volatile roasted nose, but calms down. Be autiful pale color, perfumed, dried cherry and red plum fruit, plenty of ta r. Gets a leathery edge. Holds well through dinner. B+/A-2006 Lamborghini Campoleone Some people’s favorite- ripe berry fruit, still some tannin, vanill a, mocha. Big wine. B/B-
2001 Sella Lessona This was showing great. Dried cherries, cherry, orange zest, tar. A pointe. I should have a bottle, will dig out. A-/B+There was a Corsican wine from Petroni, seemed like some good materials, ru ined by TCA
Friday Betsy had a concert in Brooklyn (Joan Tower’s 80th) , I had dinner ready when she returned. Scallops, sauteed spinach, sauteed cherry t omatoes with zucchini, purple cauliflower. Wine was the 2004 Chandon de Briailles “Aux Vergelesses” Sa vigny-les-Beaune 1er blanc. No premox here, just what I love in maturing white Burg. Good acids, just a touch of vanillin oak, rich pear fruit accented with hazelnut. Long, refre shing chalky finish. Fingers crossed other bottle shows as well A-/B+
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.