WTN: Riesling, Burg, Gamay, etc

Gochugaru salmon with crispy rice, broccolini
2016 Burgaud “Vignes de Thulon” Beaujolais-Villages
Juicy black cherry, tobacco leaf and mushroom, drinking well. B

Hmart pork bulgogi, rice, yu choy
2008 Chevillon Nuits St George VV
In a good place, black cherry, light and elegant for NSG, smoke and spice, fine persistence, B++

Oysters, grey sole in panko, kale. Japanese sweet potato
2018 Hubert Lamy Clos De Meix St Aubin 1er
Pear, lemon cream, chalky mineral finish. Despite the ripeness of the year there is a decent acid backbone. B+/B

Picked up some friends on Upper West Side then went to the fringes of Chinatown (Wu’s Wonton King). In outside tent, we shared fried anchovies, wonton soup (after years of going to Wu’s Wonton King, my first wonton!), “Aromatic Chicken”, Peking duck, pea shoots with dried scallops, seafood chow fun

2012 Marguet “Ambonnay” Rose Champagne
No dosage, but not austere. Rainier cherry, strawberry, citrus zest. Really good, but doesn’t seem to have a lot left in tank. B+ for drinking now

1999 Bouchard Le Corton
There’s some nice ‘99 black cherry fruit, but the unintegrated wood notes really dominate, and the wine seems to be drying out. I think with less aggressive oak would be a nice not quite ready Corton, as is it’s a disappointing and not going in right direction wine C+/B-

2005 Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Spatlese #13
Petrol and lots of smoke, some limey fruit, sweet but fairly balanced. Delicious but fully mature, earlier than I would have expected based on older vintages of Rausch. B+ but drink up. David B had commented on '05 showing mature which prompted me to try

No wine Monday with a fun dish of chicken thighs with broccoli, pickled jalapenos and feta.

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.

[David M. Bueker]

Interesting to hear about your Zilliken. I guess we will just need to drink up most of the 2005s. Shucks!

Which Bouchard is this? Pere & Fils or Aine & Fils?

-Paul W

sorry, I should have said Pere. This is a domaine wine (don't think Aine has it any vines in Corton?)

...the fringes of Chinatown (Wu’s Wonton King). In outside tent, we shared fried anchovies, wonton soup (after years of going to Wu’s Wonton King, my first wonton!), “Aromatic Chicken”, Peking duck, pea shoots with dried scallops, seafood chow fun

So you're a Wu's veteran!

I went for the first time earlier this spring and sat outside drinking a bunch of German wine. We arrived early (with reservation) and it seemed pretty mellow, but it was jampacked with a long line by the end of our dinner. Food pretty good, and they did a good job of handling our lingering wine needs. It started pouring rain and at one point they moved us to the even smaller outcropping of a tent at the end, so we could continue. And stayed dry!

Yes, the winegeek crowd started going shortly after they opened, though then it got crowded after a NYT rave. But one of the first places we returned to (outside) after real lockdown. The whole crab is fun , but has gotten very expensive (I believe $700 minimum). And of course the pig doesn't work for you. I love when they have razor clams as well. But really I could just have the anchovies and pea shoots and be happy!
Inside was packed Sunday (almost all seemed to be ethnic Chinese) but was plenty of room in big tent, though it filled up after 8.

The whole crab is fun , but has gotten very expensive (I believe $700 minimum)...

That is a lot of crab!

We got one of the multi-course menus. Some meat came out that I avoided, but there was no shortage of food.