No wine Monday (with sockeye and clean out fridge leftovers), Tuesday we drove to Portland ME where quartet starts the Seal Bay Festival. No wine with dinner (lobster rolls from truck at Ft William on Cape Elizabeth, highly recommended) so Wednesday I was ready. I had given Betsy a list of places to choose from for Wed and Th dinner, she chose (probably to please me) Driftrer’s Wife for Wed - wine bar attached to the Maine & Loire wine shop. Shop/wine list is asll about real/organic/bioD wine, about half the selections seemed to be Louis-Dressner. I tried to select new things to me.
We started with delicious (dense and spongy in a good way) sourdough, then local iceberg lettuce topped with oil poached hake with a cider vinegar/aioli dressing, as well as broccoli with sesame seeds, chevre, & basil aioli. Big portions, and delicious.
2016 Le Sot de L’/Ange “La Boutanche” (Azay -le-Rideau)
Grolleau rose. Red fruited ,orange zest, bright acids, Betsy didn’t love at first but it grew on her. B+/B
2016 Dupraz “terres Blanches” Apremont
Citrus, floral, light, Hint of spritz. B
For mains we had bluefin (seared with a tasty salty crust, nicely rare) served with potato saladm and chicken breast with a nice crust, with sharp mustard, sugar snap peas, and salad.
2014 Koehler Ruprecht Kabinett Trocken Pinot Noir
Light, herby, tangy. B+/B
2016 Pignard Beaujolais Villages
Went well with both chicken and tuna. Raspberry and cherry, hint of cocoa, long fresh finish. B+
Very good dinner, too much food -big portions (we went for a LONG walk after), next time 2 appetizers and share a main, or vice versa. We were quite impressed by each dish, though if one issue it’s pushing the limits on salt use to me.
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.