TN: Mostly Mencia (plus Rieslings, pinot d'alsace)

With cod and chickpeas in chipotle broth, the 2015 Merkelbach Urziger Wurzg arten Spatlese #1. Citrus and red cherry, lighter styled, this is more like old style Spatles e than the more common recent Auslese in disguise. Long finish, lively. B++

Over to Dave’s for Mencia night. Wines were blind, but not sure any one had enough knowledge to make that meaningful!

2013 Guimaro Finca Meixeman My wine. Crunchy black raspberry fruit, peppery, spicy. Well balanced, full , delicious. B+/A-

2015 Guimaro Mencia Redder fruits, more peppery spice, lighter. B+.

2011 Dominio de Tares Bierzo Cepas Viejas (Mencía ) Black plums, herb, a little glossier than other wines but quite good. B/B+

2013 El Castro De Valtuille Joven Bierzo Fruit forward, juicy, straight up. B

2014 Avancia “Cuvee de O” Mencia( Valdeorras ) Good, but somewhat Cabernetish, very ripe. B/B-

Vintage? Rectoral de Amandi Ribeira Sacra Spicy, crunchy red fruits, very good. B+/B

Fun night with the guys

Following night we had a Thai skirt steak salad, I thought “Betsy d idn’t have any Mencia”, that would work nicely, and I hadn ’t carried my backup bottle to cellar yet. The 2014 Decima Mencia ( Ribeira Sacra) was lovely, spice, coffee, and violets over bright dark frui ts. B+/A-

With a shrimp and bok choy ramen (with egg), a couple whites

2014 Barth Pinot d’Alsace Light and easy, pear and lemon with a little herb, good QPR. B/B+

2014 Eva Fricke Schlossberg Riesling Big (BIG), but pure and crisp. Slatey minerality, citrus, apple, smoke. Imp ressive. 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.

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