WTN: Smoky Zin,good Chablis,& Burg from Chablis-esque soil

Sunday was a full day for me, ferrying some homeless guys up from city and then leading a meeting. Eventually I made it home, to a glass of the 2008 Brocard "Kimmeridgian" Bourgogne. Clean, citric, Chablisesque chalkiness, though a bit too short to be classic. But nice for price, and it held up fine overnight. Screwcap. B-

Dinner was lobster rolls - no mayo, just lobster meat with some good Isigny butter. White Burgundy seemed fine, but I wanted an upgrade to real Chablis. I went with the 2002 Domaine William Fevre "Montmains" Chablis 1er, figuring if it was PremOxed I'd just go back to the Brocard. The sad thing about the high rate of PremOx in '02 Fevre is how damn good they are when they are on- like this bottle. Lovely balance, rich apple and citrus fruit, clean bright acids, nice length. There are some notes of flint and chalk, a hint of toast, though no overt wood. I thoroughly enjoy this, drinking well and no real sign of oxidation. A-

Last night was puttanesca sauce on spaghetti, with broccolini, salad, and the 2008 Indian Creek Zinfandel (Mendocino). Midbodied, good red fruit, a hint of the smoke (this is the second label Navarro put out due to wildfires). Perfectly acceptable $10 zin, though it could use some complexity (which somehow the smoke doesn't seem to add- it just tastes like a simple wine by the campfire). 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. 

Last night was puttanesca sauce on spaghetti, with broccolini, salad, and the 2008 Indian Creek Zinfandel (Mendocino). Midbodied, good red fruit, a hint of the smoke (this is the second label Navarro put out due to wildfires). Perfectly acceptable $10 zin, though it could use some complexity (which somehow the smoke doesn't seem to add- it just tastes like a simple wine by the campfire). B-

Marina and I had finished all the wines from the 3-pack sampler from Navarro and the zin was easily, for us, the better wine. "Smoke" and "Campire" were the operative words when we were drinking these wines. Although, I do not have any urges to purchase anymore of these wines, the zin would be our WOTW.

I thought the zin was fine drinking, but the next morning my mouth tasted like an ashtray and I was reminded of the days when I used to smoke!

I've liked the Brocard Kimmeridgian in an earlier vintage.