TN: Rhones, plus ESJ and Vouvray

With berbere-spiced roast chicken, the 2018 Edmunds St John Heart of Gold. Drinking well, lemon zest over ripe pear and melon. Balanced, vibrant, tasty. B++

Over to Dave?s for local non-serious group, theme is Rhone reds. He has cheese and charcuterie out, and the Paul Buisse Vouvray. Sec-tendre, honied melon, light. Easy. B-

2010 Tain de Hermitage Hermitage Blanc I brought this along. Roasted fruits, pinesol, wax, soft acids, short. C+ for taste, but a solid F for value!

We went to the blind reds as a storm blew in over the Hudson, quite a sight.

Wine #1 Bright red fruits, a little reductive note (turns out it?s screwcapped) herby,bright, and quite light. Tasty if simple. 2015 Boisson Cotes du Rhone B

Wine # 2 Next was 2001 Duclaux Cote-Rotie, I didn?t guess as mine. Now this was different. I had standing up for a couple of months. Double-decanted an hour or so before going to Dave?s. Used a regular waiter?s corkscrew, cork came out cleanly. Just bottom 10% stained, hunk of sediment on bottom. So I go to pour and?.nothing. There is a clog of sediment that I push through. Decant through a screen, HUGE amount of sediment. When served, some volatility on nose, black berries and bacon (Fred guessed Cote Rotie, but late 80s), tannins resolved, a bit tired. B-

Wine # 3 Dark fruits, tannins, raisiny a little hot, I guessed hot vintage CdP.

2016 Domaine la Monardiere ?Les 2 Monardes? Vacqueyras B-

Wine # 4 Light bodied despite jammy red fruit, quite sweet, short. I guessed Grenache-heavy CdR.,

2016 La Vigne du Roy Chateauneuf-du-Pape B-/C+

Wine # 5 Heavy, tannic, touch hot

2016 Domaine de Beaurenard Rasteau B-

Wine # 6 Now this is more like it. I guessed St Joseph, medium bodied with bright dark berry fruit, smoke, & herbs. Nice balance, good length, easily my WOTN. 2013 Vincent Paris ?Granit 30? Cornas. B+

Fun night with guys, storm stopped in time for a nice walk home 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.

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ROFL! I recently posted a tasting note in CT about a St. Joseph blanc. I just don't like Marsanne, I guess (too heavy).

Whoa! Break out the Port funnel. That's a crazy amount of sediment.

I just checked my holdings and I bookend this one: got the '11, '14 and '15 in the cellar.

Thanks for the notes! Mark Lipton

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