With braised tofu with peas and tomato, the 2009 Shafer-Frohlich "Medium Dry" Riesling (it does say "medium dry", not halbtrocken). .Crispy, crunchy, just a little edge of sweetness, apples and peaches, minerally finish. Really enjoyable over 2 days. B+
Less enjoyable was a 2007 Grivot Vosne-Romanee from 375. Big, brawny, showing some oak, austere, this is not very Vosne-like (in my limited experience) or enjoyable right now, a bit chewy for Burgundy. Hopefully will get better (I have one more half) but for now not too enjoyable, C+/B-
Betsy had a recording session all day yesterday, I was in charge of dinner. Chicken breast teriyaki, rice with furikake, carrots with cumin and mustard, mizuma salad, and baked mushrooms (from an 1877 recipe, I was test driving the new NYT cookbook). I didn't like the Grivot any more on day 2, so opened the 2007 Camus-Bruchon Bourgogne. New estate to me, Gilman's write up made me curious, so when Envoyer offered a bunch I took 2 of each. The basic Bourgogne is a pretty, light, zesty bottle of Burgundy. Light to medium bodied, good acids, cranberry and black cherry fruit. Nothing astounding here, but a solid bottle of Burg I prefer to the Grivot, and I look forward to trying the Savigny village and 1ers,. 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.
