For the first time in many years, we chose to stay at home this year for Thanksgiving and so cooked a traditional meal of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry relish, Brussels sprouts and pumpkin pie. The turkey was prepared by removing the legs for a confit and brining the breast before roasting it. The result was a very moist turkey. To go with such a varied selection of foods, I chose several different wines:
2010 Bernard Baudry Chinon Rosé nose: minerals, smoke, pepper palate: crisp, light, subtly fruity, bone dry
1991 Albert Morot Savigny-les-Beaunes 1er Les Vergelesses nose: CORKED!!!!
2003 Ridge Lytton Springs nose: piney-terpeney, lush berryish fruit, a hint of oak palate: rich, smooth, quite primary, decent acidity
The Baudry Rosé was just as I recalled it from an earlier encounter and is really a marvelous rosé. It did very well with most of the foods. The Morot was a huge disappointment as it was seriously corked, and the Ridge was opened as a backup bottle as we had friends over who have fairly California-oriented palates. The LS was fine, but still too young for me. Overall, a great meal with good food, good friends and good wines.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Mark Lipton