Last night Betsy made a cauliflower soup with (added) roasted caulflower, scallops, shrimp, and a tarragon garnish, and an arugula/apple/Manchego salad. I opened the 2004 Meyer-Fonne "Hinterberg de Katzenthal" Pinot Gris wondering if it would be fully dry or not, but I wasn't prepared for this "auslese bordering on dessert wine" style. Really quite sweet, canned peaches and apricots, approaches cloying, heavy. We'll see how it works with cheese tonight, but I couldn't serve last night. Not what I want in PG, at least without warning. C/C+
The replacement wine was the 2006 Domaine de l`Ecu (Bossard) "Expression de Gneiss" Muscadet. Hey, the gneiss is nice! Fuller riper style of Melon, but still with a good mineral (gneiss!) core. A little softer acidity than I expect, but not sure if that is producer or vintage. Still, quite enjoyable (if not Pepiere Briords). B/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.