TN: old rose, dull NY wine, and a few better wines

lreich" Kabinett Feinherb. Citrusy, slatey, sharp, for my tastes this could use just a touch more sugar to counter the acidity. B-

gnes "Javernieres" Morgon. A bit tight at first, showing tannin and some re d fruit but seemingly coiled, opens up nicely. Sappy, sapid, juicy red and black cherries. earth, mocha, I like this a lot, and it holds up well for 2 days. B+/A-

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idbodied non-grassy SB, but without anything distinctively Piedmont, and wr ote B- when I got home. But what did I expect to find distinctively Piedmon t in a SB? Restasting over next 2 nights I liked more- a rather full style of Sauvignon Blanc but with supporting acids, sweet apples and gooseberry, nice texture, good length. B/B+

this would have been good with the duck salad. Hint of sweetness, lots of body, a masculine rose. B

kly they are almost always VG wines. This has held up well at 13- citrus, m ineral, ginger, just a whisper of a lemonade sweetness. Nice finish, drinks well for 2 nights, no hurry on these. B+

case unless you're going to go through it quick. Flat, cherry, short. C/C+

iver sockeye (I love the king, but this was well priced), squash, and salad , wine was the 2006 Gouges Bourgogne. Surprising tannin for a Bourgogne (we ll, maybe not for Gouges), takes a while to open up. Black cherries, earth, some coffee and mushroom with time. The tannins remain pretty firm, taking away from an otherwise charming little wine. On day 2 the tannin was less apparent, but fruit seems faded and some oxidative notes. B

Dry Riesling (Hudson Valley, NY). Sweeter than the halbtrocken (more Slushe e than lemonade), clean, could use more zip, not especially Rieslingesque. B-/C+

note on finish. B

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.

Had the 2013 Muga Rosado yesterday at a big Rosé tasting. Only OK. Not wo rth the price to me. Several Bandol Rosés were quite nice but the best of the bunch was the Archery Summit Rosé of Pinot Noir. Smelled like a nice Oregon Pinot and taste was refreshing. Downside it was $26.

By coincidence I had earmarked some of the 09 for dinner last night. However, a Burgundy hound (who was in the process of buying 2 cases of Bonnes-Mares) advised me to hold off for a couple of years. Graham

lreich" Kabinett Feinherb. Citrusy, slatey, sharp, for my tastes this could use just a touch more sugar to counter the acidity. B-

gnes "Javernieres" Morgon. A bit tight at first, showing tannin and some re d fruit but seemingly coiled, opens up nicely. Sappy, sapid, juicy red and black cherries. earth, mocha, I like this a lot, and it holds up well for 2 days. B+/A-

k is closed for renovation of the seawall so concerts are on lawn outside E stherwood, a cool mansion on a local school's property. I carried grilled s hrimp over lettuce, sable, and a watermelon/feta salad , plus we shared so me wine:

idbodied non-grassy SB, but without anything distinctively Piedmont, and wr ote B- when I got home. But what did I expect to find distinctively Piedmon t in a SB? Restasting over next 2 nights I liked more- a rather full style of Sauvignon Blanc but with supporting acids, sweet apples and gooseberry, nice texture, good length. B/B+

this would have been good with the duck salad. Hint of sweetness, lots of body, a masculine rose. B

kly they are almost always VG wines. This has held up well at 13- citrus, m ineral, ginger, just a whisper of a lemonade sweetness. Nice finish, drinks well for 2 nights, no hurry on these. B+

case unless you're going to go through it quick. Flat, cherry, short. C/C+

iver sockeye (I love the king, but this was well priced), squash, and salad , wine was the 2006 Gouges Bourgogne. Surprising tannin for a Bourgogne (we ll, maybe not for Gouges), takes a while to open up. Black cherries, earth, some coffee and mushroom with time. The tannins remain pretty firm, taking away from an otherwise charming little wine. On day 2 the tannin was less apparent, but fruit seems faded and some oxidative notes. B

Dry Riesling (Hudson Valley, NY). Sweeter than the halbtrocken (more Slushe e than lemonade), clean, could use more zip, not especially Rieslingesque. B-/C+

note on finish. B

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.

I really liked the 2012 Muga Rosada last summer but haven't bought any of t his years release. I opened a 2006 Gouges Vaucrains a month ago and it was very tannic almost to the point of being tough and rough. I have a few bo ttles left but I will be holding them for a long long time.

I also made the mistake opening a bottle of this a few months ago. I have some of his Clos des Porrets of that year and based on both our experience, I have put it to the back. Graham