We were planning on a leftover assortment last night, but Stew Leonards had small lobsters for $3.99/lb, Betsy couldn't resist grabbing a couple of chicks. We had steamed lobster, an escarole/sausage/broccoli soup,. rice with corn and squash, and cabbage with peanut sauce. OK, a little wierd, but all tasty. I opened the 2002 Olivier Savary "Fourchaume" Chablis 1er. Savary is a Kermit L import we don't see much around here, but this is last bottle of an order from PC a few years ago. I opened because of prem-ox fears, but this was fairly fresh. No apparent oak, some chalky notes, light but pure green apple and citrus fruit. This is not a good wine to try to convert a CalChard drinker, but I found quite nice. Lighter styled Chablis, mineral, dry, crisp, refreshing. A little more concentration would put it into excellent camp, but I enjoyed. B+
One discovery- while this was very food friendly and went well overall, I would strongly recommend not pairing lighter Chardonnay with red cabbage with peanut sauce. Both fine on their own, but together- blech!
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 party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.