An overnight thunderstorm brought in cooler drier air, and we had great weather for final riverfront park concert of the year. Good friends, good music, nice breeze, and a great sunset over the Palisades. We carried rillettes, salmon, coppa, cheeses, a kale salad, and more.
2014 Raventos “de Nit” (Conca del Riu Anoia)
Fine bead, nice mousse, crisp. Strawberries and cranberry with a lemon twist, totally dry. Good mineral finish. Ordered a case from Astor sale when I got home. B+
2015 de Villaine Bouzeron Aligote
Ripe citrus and a little peach, as long an Aligote as you’ll ever find. B+
2016 Horse and Plow Rose
Organic Carignan grapes. I was excited to try this , but this is rather plodding (guess the plow really slows the horse). Tastes like generic overcropped Languedoc rose you’d find at a warehouse wine store for $7. C+
2016 Pomponette Rose (Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence).
Crisp light style, red fruits, light herb notes, fun. B/B+
2015 Lapierre Raisins Gaulois
Good acids but richer than usual for RG (‘15 showing) , raspberry fruit with herbs and a grapey note. Fun. B
2015 Puzelat-Bonhomme Sauvignon
Lightly grassy, grapefruit and melon, pretty tasty. B
Good night.
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.