Thursday was National Lobster Day, and friends invited us over (Stew Leonar d’s had them on sale). Pup came as well. Started with smoked eel (B etsy had brought back from London) on green apple with a yogurt/chive sauce , a red pepper spread from our Armenian store, and dolmades.
2013 Breton “La Ritournelle” Crunchy red fruited PetNat, so ur cherry Fun B With Baked stuffed lobsters, corn, and salad 2011 Fevre “Montee de Tonnere” Chablis 1er Full, chalky, pear and oystershell, good length. This seems like it could a ge, though Fevre is a notorious premoxer, but now using Diam, so maybe will give a shot. B+/A-. 2012 Huet “Clos du Bourg” Vouvray Sec Nice waxy/wooly Chenin, honey and citrus over apple, but there is just a hi nt of oxidation that is worrisome. B+? 2015 Jadot Beaujolais-Villages Raspberry, cherry, light and straightforward. B Friday with Ottolenghi turkey/zucchini burgers with sumac sauce & a beet/le ek/walnut salad 2016 Cazin Cheverny rose Very nice, high acids, sour black cherry and melon, good finish. B++ 2016 Chidaine Touraine Rose Lighter, juicy cherries, fresh. B Lobsters were still on sale, so Saturday we did straight boiled with corn a nd salad. 1985 ZD Chardonnay Exactly what one would expect, undrinkably oxidized. Could still taste some butter under the cider. D 2011 Bize “Aux Vergelesses” Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Peach and apple, lemon zest, touch of hazelnut. Lovely young Meursault ring er. A-/B+ Sunday went to friends for dinner, started with dips and a couple of roses 2015 Commanderie De La Bargemone rose Getting a little tired, shows sweet, needs zip. B-/C+ 2016 Houchart rose (Cotes de Provence) Light, fresh, easy red berry fruit. B/B- Dinner was local lamb, green beans, roast potatoes, and salad 2012 Domaine Comte Abbatucci Cuvée Collection "Ministre Imperial" Midbodied, snappy red fruit, sandalwood, herbs. Really tasty. B+/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 p arty where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivi ty, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.- posted
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