No wine Monday with my Thai-ish vegetable curry. Tuesday grilled salmon, gr een garlic tabbouli, salad and roses:
The 2015 Sant'Antonio "Scaia" Rosato was a bit too sweet for me, with a ra ther clipped finish. It was cheap, but too blushy to drink, . C+
The 2015 Bedrock Ode to Lulu rose- drier, strawberry and watermelon, a litt le citrus zest. Pleasant enough but not a buy again. B/B-
Wednesday Betsy made duck breast and grapes over purslane. The 2012 Pavelot Savigny-les-Beaune (new label) was quite good- black cherry, spice, a litt le earth. Good acids, some tannin, could age a bit. B+
Thursday scallops with a wine/chive sauce, Swiss chard, and the 2014 Barrau d “Alliance” Pouilly-Fuisse VV, Drink more like a crisper C ote d’Or than a Macon- full bodied, pear and floral, just a hint of hazelnut. Fine bargain. B+
No wine Friday with leftovers (duck, tofu, etc) because I had to meet a lat e night flight for my MIL
Saturday was sunny and gorgeous, perfect weather for Betsy’s nephew ’s HS graduation by the Hudson. Then 10 family members convened at Central Seafood = stuffed tofu with conch, water spinach, eggplant with g arlic sauce, jalapenos stuffed with shrimp, beef with ginger, pan fried cho w fun, shrimp, and more. I had carried a couple of wines
1997 Laurel Glen Cabernet Sauvignon Grad’s birthyear., Medium bodied, drinking well, black fruit, cedar , bell pepper. Popular around table. No need to wait. B+/B2013 F. Carillon Puligny-Montrachet Pear, touch of vanillin oak, midbodied, moderate acids. B
Sunday went to another graduate’s party, had a little sushi and chi cken teriyaki, then rushed back to grill chicken which I served with lobste r salad, Betsy’s vegetable torte, and caprese to her quartet before they headed to a concert.
There was a very forgettable Cupcake SB at the party, didn’t get de tails.
2013 Windisch Riesling Kabinett Trocken (brown Rhine bottle, meant to check , pretty sure there was a vineyard designation but I forgot to circle back) . Never heard of producer, but this wasn’t bad, midbodied with appl e and ginger, dry without being austere. B/B-1995 Graillot Crozes-Hermitage- I thought I had drunk these, worried too ol d. Turns out I didn’t like, but not especially old or oxidized tast ing. Moderate acids,plenty of fruit, but a real roasted character to the f ruit, tasted like a hot vintage CdP with acid addition. I liked this many y ears ago. C+
2015 Vissoux/Chermette “Griottes” Beaujolais rose Very light bodied, mild cherry and strawberry fruit, easy. B2008 Boxler Cremant d’Alsace My first sparkling Boxler. This was quite dry, most austere Alsace cremant I’ve tried, like a brut nature wine. But once I got past austerity I like- ginger and allspice over white fruit, tart and crisp. 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.