No wine Tuesday with a great stir fry of pork and cabbage with fish sauce
Wednesday was a scorcher, park concert was cancelled for forecast of a thunderstorm that never occurred, we enjoyed a cold dish of somen and tomatoes in broth garnished with radishes, mushrooms,scallions, and sesame, plus a salad.
2023 Jakob Schneider Niederhauser Hermannshohle 'Magnus' Riesling Trocken
Lime , pear, touch of anise. Hint of sweetness to the fruit, but really quite dry. Crunchy mineral finish, pretty good showing from a producer I don’t know well. B+
Thursday we went to Saint George in Hastings (free corkage night). Tarragon-y salad, lovely “beignets” of squash blossoms with a basil mayonnaise ,chicken a la moutarde with rice pilaf, lamb shank with ratatouille- all delicious. Only downside was we were between 2 large parties, one of which was young and martini-fueled, kind of loud.
2006 Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er
2006 can be a hard vintage, but this showed quite well and quite Chambolle. Elegant and subtle, with strawberry, black cherry, and coffee. Moderate acids, resolved tannins, earthy finish, ready to go. B+
Friday up to Scarborough for dinner with friends. He was recently diagnosed with celiac, and she is vegan. Guacamole and chips, and then a vegan/GF version of Italian wedding soup, with salad and GF ciabatta.
2022 Meurgey-Croses Clos de la Maison Saint Veran
This was a bit strange though hard to isolate the fault. Appley fruit, a hint of oak, but overlaid with a metallic tang I’ve never encountered before. Barely finished a glass, hope my other bottle is better. C
2018 Fiefs de Lagrange
Host likes bigger reds, figured good time to use a 2018. Quite ripe but not overripe, black currant and espresso. A bit lower acids than my ideal, but ok second wine (and it was dirt cheap). B
Saturday oysters, scallop/corn/chorizo with a buttermilk finish, burrata caprese, salad.
2024 Bruna "Maje" Poigato (Riviera Ligure Di Ponente)
Lemon, pear, fresh herbs, tangy mineral/seashell finish, remind me to drink more Pigato! B++
Sunday was a big workday for me, supervising bus pickup of homeless guests for a picnic in Bronx, then lots of time in front of grill. When I got home collapsed on couch for a bit, then had a nice dinner with Betsy- jalapeno/cilantro pork chops, zucchini, burrata caprese, and tabbouleh.
2024 Tiberio Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Very food friendly, worked with varied menu, between a rose and a light red with cranberry fruit with herb and smoke accents, good mineral finish, B+/A-
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.