Bugs on sale at Stew's, so I threw together a lobster/corn/tomato salad for our picnic at jazz concert. Lovely night on the lawn, with:
2007 Pernot Puligny-Montrachet Showing very well, no sign of premox, pear and citrus framed by the lightes t touch of oak, good acids, good length, just what I'd want in village Puli gny. B+/A-2006 Pinon "Cuvee Tradtion" Vouvray Sec-tendre, tropical and melon fruit, light honied notes, just a hint of wo ol. Nice length, fun wine. B+
2013 L'Enclos rose (Cotes de Gascogne) Light bodied, good acids, berry fruit, pleasant, a touch dilute. B-Last night we gathered the hound and hiked over the hill to some friends' h ome. Their poodle recently passed away, and Lucy was a little confused as s he ran around house looking for her friend. But we gave her a bone and that kept her concentration focused as we had a pleasant dinner on the deck. Be tsy had made bruschetta with my garlic scape pesto topped with white beans and pancetta, which we enjoyed with 2 pinks
2013 Chais St. Laurent Chinon rose Nice cherry/berry flavors, but lacking in acid for a rose, and a bit short. B-/C+NV Chidaine Touraine Brut Rose This is an old favorite, but didn't show quite as well as previous bottles. . It's the last of last years shipment, and seemed less vibrant than the p ast. Drink up and buy the new batch. B-
Dinner was spareribs with lemon, rosemary and lemon, along with green beans and tomato as well as a salad
2004 Muga Rioja Reserva Red fruits, some tannin, oak pretty obvious but not as annoying as last tim e I had this. Good length, needs some leg of lamb, B2011 Tissot Arbois Chardonnay Pear and white peach, a little hint of vanilla, dry, full, long, stands up to the meat. 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.