[quote][/quote]With grilled tuna steak , roasted peppers, quinoa, dal, & salad, the 2016 Pavillon de Chavannes
“Cuvée des Ambassades”-Cote de Brouilly. Looks like the embassies will be drinking well this year. Crunchy red fruit (cranberry/raspberry), citrus zest, rocks. Balanced acids, some tannin, good finish, B++
Broccoli quiche, roasted kohlrabi/daikon, sauteed tatsoi
2015 Jadot Coteaux Bourguignons Blanc
This is the old Grande Ordinaire, in this case 60% Chard/40% Aligote. Sweet Bosc pear, honied note, could use more acidity, clean. Pretty boring but I bought as a cellar defender cooking wine, so ok with it. B-/C+
Friday was fridge cleanup- chicken sausage, leftover roasted veggies, leftover cauliflower soup, salad. Getting up at 3 AM for (supposed) first flight out of Newark, wanted inexpensive as opening a bottle for one or two glasses. The [b][b]2016 Barou “Cuvee des Vernes” Syrah ( VdP Collines Rhodaniennes)[/b][/b] was straightforward fruit forward Syrah- sweet red fruit, hint of herbs, more sweet fruit, OK, but I should just spend a little more for Barou’s St Jo. 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.