With lemon sole, broccoli rabe, and a winter vegetable salad (celeriac, other root veggies, feta, etc) the 2007 Lafouge “Les Meix
Chavaux” Meursault. Sweet Bosc pear fruit, orange peel, light hazelnutty notes. Nice mid-bodied white Burg, balanced acidity, stony notes on the finish. A-/B+
I was really happy to get home Friday, and Betsy greeted me with some leftover ama-ebi. I opened a half bottle the 2007 Daniel Dampt Chablis. I've been a fan of the Dampt Cote de Lechet, but I think this is my first time with the Chablis AC. Clean, but ultimately boring. Lean green apple fruit, tart, rather short. B-/C+
Dinner was roast chicken, with a fennel/cabbage salad and an assortment of leftover vegetables. I opened the 1979 Ch. du Tertre (Margaux). This wine has been quite dependable for a long time- I had in the mid-90s and quite liked, and then restocked a few years ago when some friends described it as the surprise of a 79 horizontal. I got several at auction, was quite pleased, then restocked on Winebid. This was a WB bottle, good fill but cork looked pretty saturated - I used an Ah So. Maybe a bit more advanced than pristine bottles, but still a solid and classic claret. Smooth cassis fruit with mature aromas of cigarbox and forest floor. My initial criticism was maybe drying out a little on finish, but I no longer found that when I revisited a while later (after watching an episode of "Foyle's Wat."). This bottle is certainly a drink up, but I've had others that had plenty of life left. B+
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. 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.