Sunday night dinner dinner tonight consisted of lapin a la moutarde, a Dijonnais bistro classic of rabbit in mustard sauce. This was accompanied by mashed sweet potato and morels sauteed in butter with asparagus. To accompany the bunny, I opened:
1990 Georges Mugneret Ruchottes-Chambertin nose: cedar, tart raspberry, mushrooms, later turning spicy palate: acidic, fresh fruit, medium bodyThis wine defied the stereotype of '90 Burgundies as roasted or overripe. Lovely fresh raspberry fruit and a spicy perfume to the nose were the dominant characteristics. It went fabulously with the rabbit and with the morels, though I had water after the asparagus to avoid clashes with the wine. A very solid if not transcendental Burgundy experience.
Mark Lipton