TN: Mostly Mouches, all Drouhin, in NYC

r heading to the city for a Drouhin tasting. A great group met at Amali at the Midtown/UES border for Mouches and more. Amali was packed, so it was a bit tight, but it worked out in the end.

ght it lean. Though it was ripe to me, I thought there were nice balancing acids and a good long minerally finish. A-/B+

I enjoy now, and would expect to get even better. A-

s interesting on the palate. Pear, dried fruits, and nuts, with lingering a cids and a chalky note. Josh says more tired than other bottles. A C on the nose and a B on the palate, let's say C+

ey salad., or tabbouleh sans bulgur, who knows)

red fruit is a bit tired. B-/C+

erry, citrus zest. A-

of dark cherry fruit and interesting earthy notes. My expectations for '86 Burg were quite low (though had a lovely Mugneret Ruchottles a couple years ago), so this performed well above my expectations. B

y with a bright acidic base. Think this will get better. B+ for now

ome herbal notes. Full and powerful but with elegance. A-

velops some smoky notes, I like this a lot. B +/A-

s handled the "we're out of ribeye, how about flank steak" with humor. Amal i staff was trying hard, and the bill was very reasonable.

e, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objecti vity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

Good to hear the 2002's are developing well. Have only touched a few bottle s so far.

ter heading to the city for a Drouhin tasting. A great group met at Amali a t the Midtown/UES border for Mouches and more. Amali was packed, so it was a bit tight, but it worked out in the end.

ought it lean. Though it was ripe to me, I thought there were nice balancin g acids and a good long minerally finish. A-/B+

ut I enjoy now, and would expect to get even better. A-

his interesting on the palate. Pear, dried fruits, and nuts, with lingering acids and a chalky note. Josh says more tired than other bottles. A C on t he nose and a B on the palate, let's say C+

sley salad., or tabbouleh sans bulgur, who knows)

, red fruit is a bit tired. B-/C+

cherry, citrus zest. A-

rink up. B+/A-

e of dark cherry fruit and interesting earthy notes. My expectations for '8

icy with a bright acidic base. Think this will get better. B+ for now

some herbal notes. Full and powerful but with elegance. A-

develops some smoky notes, I like this a lot. B +/A-

oys handled the "we're out of ribeye, how about flank steak" with humor. Am ali staff was trying hard, and the bill was very reasonable.

ine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objec tivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

Me too in addition to some 2000 rouge. Thanks for the great notes!

I should clarify that the 2011, 2009, and 1983 Mouches were blanc!!

I think the "pear notes" might have tipped your hand :)

I hit send on the other post before noting, I thought they were all whites at first due to reading the notes on pear etc. It was when the red notes started that I became disoriented, but then that isn't hard for me :)

JC

I also figured it out given the discriptions of pear, etc. versus red berry. None the less I enjoyed the notes and they were informative for what i have in my cellar. Thanks!