Grilled HMart marinated chicken, king trumpet mushrooms, rice, Swiss chard, assorted banchan
2020 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Just like another recent bottle, sweet fruits, minerally, nice acidic backbone. B+Grilled swordfish, okra and tomatoes, leftover greens and rice 2008 Fevre Montee de Tonnere Chablis 1er All hail the glory of Diam. I was crushed when my 08 Fevre les Clos (natural cork) was poxed. This is really what I am looking for in serious Chablis. Young but complex, racy acids, green apple and lime, but really about the rocky/chalky long finish. A-
Ostrich steak, sourdough discard scallion pancake, sauteed arugula and radish greens
2021 Belle Roche Cabernet Sauvignon ( Vin Pays d’Oc) Creme de cassis and Welch’s grape juice, sweet and short. C/C-1995 Dauzac (Margaux) Not a lot of oomph left here, but sweet berries and black plums, some earth and cedar. Not a ton of structure- I’d never have guessed 1995- but pleasant for drinking now- don’t hold. B
Local wine group met at Tom’s, he went whole hog on the food. Charcuterie and cheese, followed by salmon canapes, mushrooms stuffed with sausage , and an excellent pork ragu Agrapart 7 Crus Brut Champagne Didn’t note DG. Crisp, bread and apples, elegant mousse and good finish. B+
Blind white #1 (mine) Just a touch of matchstick, blows off. Lovely, balanced, citrus and pear, touches of vanilla and almond.
2018 Goodfellow Whistling Ridge Chardonnay B+/A-Blind white #2 Clearly Chardonnay, could be a great Burg ringer, pear touched with chalk and hazelnut, gets floral with air, long and elegant.
2021 Domaine Drouhin Oregon “Arthur” Chardonnay A-/B+Blind white #3 Fresh, appley, but kind of simple after first two.
2018 Montinore Chardonnay BBlind White #4 Hint of residual sugar, musky flower tones, tropical fruit, clearly not Chard but someone gets PG before I can guess. Not too long
2021 Foris Pinot Gris B/B-Blind Red #1 Light color, tangy raspberry, snappy acids.
2018 Paul O’Brien Pinot Noir (Willamette) B/B+Blind Red #2 A tad confectioned, ripe plum fruit, more ripe red wine than PN signature.
2021 Benton Lane Pinot Noir B-Blind Red #3 (mine) Very youthful, guesses were 6-10 years old. Black cherry, a touch of coffee, enough acid and tannin that there’s no hurry. Nice length, elegant.
1999 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir B+Saturday up to Cold Spring for a combination book release party/memorial. Potluck, and lots of wine and drinks out, I only sampled a few
2022 de Negoce OG 347 Sauvignon Blanc (Limestone Coast) I had watched with fascination (amazement? Horror? ) the de Negoce fanboi culture. So opted to try this. Oh well. Supertropical, sweet edged, big- not what I am looking for in SB. B-/C+2021 Clos du Bois Chardonnay Reserve Just what one might expect, not my style. Butter, vanilla extract, pear and fruit cocktail. Better finish than the SB. B-
2020 Maurice Ecard “Serpentieres” Savigny-les-Beaune 1er I used to love Ecard (02 Narbantons was great recently) , haven’t seen in a while. This has some nice crunchy black cherry and pomegranate fruit, but seems a little less structured and more glossy than the Ecards of old. But still pleasant after the 2 loser whites. BNo wine Sunday as I was picking up Betsy from LaGuardia.
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 party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.