No wine Thursday (but we did enjoy “Won’t You Be My Neighbo r”)
Friday was great, the heat and humidity broke. We were supposed to take din ner to a post-surgical friend, but she wasn’t up to it. So just us on the patio with Bobby Flay chicken with green sauce, duck fat potatoes, S wiss chard, and salad.
2010 Mugnier “Clos de la Marechale “Nuits-St.-Georges Blan c Pear, a little hazelnut, citrus zest, nice length. Oak is nicely integrated , fun wine. A-/B+
2017 La Bernarde (Cotes du Provence) Very light, strawberry and orange zest, acceptable at $10 I guess. B-/C+
Some friends came down from Beacon and we had a great night on patio
With smoked almond /blue cheese guacamole
NV Taittinger “La Francaise” Champagne Brut This had quite a bit of cellar time when I purchased couple years ago, an o lder style label. Apple, yeast, and lemon. Nice example of cellared NV. B/B
- Then blistered shishitos, grilled trumpet mushrooms, Korean fried chicken, bok choy
2016 Edmunds St John “Jaleo” Apparently a combination of Rhone varietals and Tempranillo. Light color, f resh and crunchy red fruits, a nice herbal note. Nicely balanced with long finish, quite a success. B++
2014 Bedrock Old Vines Zinfandel Vilely corked (but one guest seemed to enjoy) NR.
2003 Leitz Rudesheimer Klosterlay Riesling Kabinett Who knew I had this? Discovered when looking for something else. The 2003 s hows in easily Spatlese sweetness, but there is actually a pretty decent ac id core- you’d never call this electric, but definitely not flabby. Sweet yellow peach, lime blossom, good finish. A light petrol note is only sign of age. Not my favorite, but better than I expected when I spied vint age. B
Sunday was scallops with chives, duck fat sous vide carrots, caprese, and l eftover bok choy
2015 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey “En Creuzilly” Bourgogne Haute s-Cotes de Beaune Full for the appellation, but really quite woody. Pear, vanilla, good acids to balance ripe fruit. If oak integrates will be nice. B/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.