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WTN: Chablis, Mosel Kab, Morgon

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WTN: Chablis, Mosel Kab, Morgon

by Dale Williams » Fri Oct 29, 2021 1:16 pm

Sunday- oysters, pan roasted black sea bass with thyme butter, honeynut squash, baked anise, salad
2020 Piuze Terroir de Courgis. A little softer than I expected, unsure if vintage character, but nice Fuji apple meets mineral profile, clean finish, just a little round. B

Tuesday - butternut squash soup with kale and red onion, and the 2019 Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Kabinett Betsy thought a good matching choice, I thought a little sweet with the sweet soup. Peach and tropical fruit, more rich than vervy, but nice slatey finish, B/B+

Wednesday- Cumin pork chops, broccoli with Colatura di alici , sweet potato, and arugula salad, with the
2014 Lapierre Morgon. I’ve had ups and downs with Lapierre, but this is balanced and in a very nice place. Red and black cherries, spice, just a hint of merde. Bright acids, good length, B+

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. 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.
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Re: WTN: Chablis, Mosel Kab, Morgon

by David M. Bueker » Fri Oct 29, 2021 4:44 pm

More rich than vervy is a good descriptor for Vollenweider. It’s why the cool kids don’t go nuts over the wines. They don’t dissolve your teeth.
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Re: WTN: Chablis, Mosel Kab, Morgon

by Dale Williams » Tue Nov 02, 2021 1:24 pm

On Friday I made a (great) spicy Korean-ish stew with tiger prawns, baby daikon, broccoli rabe & radish greens; opened a 2020 Baudry rose with it. That did ok, but then I tried the Vollenweider (3 days old), and what a great match. It's hard to predict the interaction between spice and sweet, but when it works.....
I just need to keep the Vollenweider style in mind when matching meals.
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Re: WTN: Chablis, Mosel Kab, Morgon

by David M. Bueker » Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:58 pm

Dale Williams wrote:On Friday I made a (great) spicy Korean-ish stew with tiger prawns, baby daikon, broccoli rabe & radish greens; opened a 2020 Baudry rose with it. That did ok, but then I tried the Vollenweider (3 days old), and what a great match. It's hard to predict the interaction between spice and sweet, but when it works.....
I just need to keep the Vollenweider style in mind when matching meals.


Exactly. I open it with Thai curry (not too hot or go with an auslese) and also a decent range of Indian foods.
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