Enough leftovers! Saturday Betsy made a quick bouillabaisse , and I went no n-traditional with Gruner Veltliner. The 2002 Donabaum “Spitzer Point ” Grüner was full, rich and fresh. Crisp, with white nectarine and whit e pepper. Holding well, drinking well. B+
Sunday we went to her sister-in-laws for a big family dinner, provisioned f rom a trip to Arthur Avenue. Bruschetta, olives, etc, followed by cavatell i with sausage and broccoli rabe, chittara with shrimp fra diavolo, & ravio li with sage butter sauce. Three wines made it around:
2011 Iona Sauvignon Blanc Decent South African SB, quite grassy, good acids, a bit short. B-
2012 Bruna “Le Russeghine:” Pigato (Riviera Ligure di Ponente ) nervy with melon and citrus, very aromatic. B+/B
2011 Occhipinti Frappatto Crunchy red fruits, great acid balance, some tannin,lively. Delicious long finish, lovely wine. A-/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 pa rty where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivi ty, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.