Beef ribeye bulgogi, sweet potatoes with miso butter, green beans with kimchi
2012 Roty Gevrey Chambertin
Black cherry and plum, coffee, soil tones. With some time meaty notes and some spice. Nicely balanced acids, gentle tannins. Very good for village Gevrey. B+
Salmon, farro, spinach
2009 Banfi Belnero (Toscano IGT)
My version of David’s Dad Crypt is wines that are part of a mixed lot. A lot with some interesting Chianti also included 4 bottles of Banfi (BdM, RdM, CCR, and this). Turned out it was a Banfi wooden gift box with glass lid. The sticker for this wine (which I had never heard of) said “90 Pts Wine Enthusiast, A terroir-driven fruit forward Sangiovese” Let’s see. Well the good news is that it’s not tired. The bad news is this is hard, hot, tannic, and torrid. Black fruits, oaky. Hard to believe it’s Sangiovese, and in fact back label says “A cuvee of red wine varieties perfected by our pioneering winemaking research. This tastes more like Napa Cab than Sangiovese. 14%, tastes hotter. C/C+
2023 Baudry Chinon Rose
Quiet and restrained (in a good way), red fruits and minty herbs, whew. B+/B
Oysters, lemon sole, farro, Brussels sprouts with rhubarb tamari, bok choy
2017 Goodfellow Durant Chardonnay
I can catch a hint of matchstick because I’m looking for it, but not a lot of reduction here. Pear and nectarine, nice stony/mineral finish, good acids. With time a grapefruit zest note. B+/A-
Crab cake sweet potato, salad
2005 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Cote De Lechet Chablis 1er
Green apple, lemon, some hazelnut/honey notes showing the age and the vintage ripeness, not especially minerally but tasty. 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 party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
Thanks for the laugh, Dale, and for taking one for the team.