A small gathering of a couple out of town wine-geeks leads to far too many bottles being opened over 3 days...
Friday Night (Day 1) was a bit of a warm up
2006 Királyudvar Tokaji Sec (Tokaji) 70% Furmint, 30% Hárslevelu. Very aromatic in a upscale hotel bath sort of way. It shows a bit of heft that rounds out even more with air. Very fresh, solid fruit, very clean finish.
Wakatake Onikoroshi Junmai (Shizuoka Prefecture) SMV 7, acidity: 1.5. Fairly fat and chewy but extremely well balanced. Not truly dry (even at SMV 7) yet light in texture. This is robust enough to pair up with some fairly rich foods.
2006 Domaine de Nizas Carignane Vielle Vignes (Languedoc) - Filled the bill after 6 "we're out of that" options at KazBar/Scottsdale. Fruity, light, simple.
2005 Nicolas Potel Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Echanges (Burgundy) Both V and I picked up a slight slight bit of possible refermentation (the storage at this place was far from optimal) but the wine was quite delicious, fruit-filled and well balanced. Good streak of minerality as well. Ya, it's way young.
2001 Philippe Delesvaux Sélection de Grains Nobles Coteaux du Layon (Anjou-Saumur) This is in a very good place. Lots of apricot and honey flavors, a hint of botrytis on the nose, seemingly light and playful on the palate with a lengthy, bittersweet citrus finish.
That's a whole 'nuther topic, James. The worst is our 2 month shipping season that gives me a short window between scalding temps on the receiving end and freezing temps somewhere along the shipment path.