Last week I found some French onion soup bowls at a good price (had been looking, only seen the Le Creuset that were a bit expensive for something we'd probably use twice a year). So Sunday Betsy spent most of day slow cooking onions. For dinner we had onion soup gratinee, roast chicken, and brussels sprouts. I thought of white for the soup, but decided a light red would be a good bridge between the soup and the bird. The 2005 Paul Pernot Bourgogne Rouge was a marked improvement over the 2004 of the same. Lighter styled Pinot Noir, but with pretty good depth. Red and black cherry fruit, some earth, a little woodsmoke. Nothing earthshattering, but perfect bistro Burg for some bistro food. B
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.