Fare was the typical summer pot luck, so I did not try to do any matching.
2010 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Rosé
Crisp red fruits. Strangely there was some back end heat. Odd that the rosé would be the only wine of the day to show alcohol. Is this fading?
2008 Josef Leitz Rudesheimer Klosterlay Riesling Kabinett
Slight reduciton, but it blew off in 15 minutes or so. Underripe peach and plenty of citrus fruit dominate the nose and palate. Bright and not showing particularly sweet at all, even as it warmed up. If Dale Williams had been there I bet he would have given it a B or maybe a B+ once the reduction blew off.
2009 Meulenhof Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett
Dramatically sweeter than the Leitz. Drippingly ripe peach with enough back end acidity to keep it interesting.
2001 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin
This was in the wine bag from another event & so got dragged along and opened. It was actually quite nice. I kept the open bottle in the bag to maintain a reasonable temperature, and it showed lovely herbs and deep red fruit. Coming into its own as a very drinkable CNdP. Of course it's my last bottle.
2009 Anthill Farms Syrah Campbell Ranch Vineyard
One of our friends says that Syrah is her favorite wine. Well she really liked this. I did too. Very meaty with plenty of dark fruit. Not hot or overblown, just a youthful essence of Syrah.
Fun afternoon that put a tiny dent in the inventory.