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+/B
2013 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. B
2008 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.