WTN: Jadot, Boulay, Girardin

Monday lobster, corn, salad
2010 Girardin Corton Charlemagne Quintessence
Good acids, plenty of oak, sweet pear fruit. I liked this a bit more than previously, lobster helped! B

No wine Tuesday with Mexican food before going to city.

Teriyaki salmon, hakurei turnips and greens, salad
2022 Boulay Sybille Sancerre Rose
So food friendly! Bing and Rainier cherry, blood orange, touch of herb. Nice acids. B+

Mustard/panko chicken thighs, rice and furikake, Brussels sprouts, salad
2000 Jadot Estournelles St. Jacques Gevrey-Chambertin.
Not quite as bright as a bottle couple months ago, but good. Red plum, cherry, a little coffee. Resolved tannin, balanced acids, good finish. B+/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.

[David M. Bueker]

B movie.

As noted, I'm an easy grader (well at least an easy B). I mostly buy/try wines I expect to like, so not a lot of Cs.

There are Bs and Bs, a B+ from Dale and I sit up.

What about an A+? How many of those have you doled out?

There are Bs and Bs, a B+ from Dale and I sit up.

What about an A+? How many of those have you doled out?

Checking my notes, I’ve only given a handful of A+ (96 and above),
86 Mouton
86 Lafite
82 Haut Brion
82 Lafleur
90 DRC Richebourg
96 DRC La Tache
90 Le Pin
71 Produttori Ovello
90 Figeac
74 Heitz Martha’s
90 Montrose
89 La Mission Haut Brion

An A or A+ is rare for me. 99 Monfortino, 71 Bartolo Mascarello, 74 Heitz, 1961 Palmer, 1991 Rousseau CSJ, 1962 Rousseau Chambertin, 88 Dujac Combettes, 02 Dujac CSD, 89 Haut Brion, 59 Mouton, 94 HBB , 89 Huet Constance.
Handful of others. Latest 93 Rousseau Chambertin. Maybe one or two a year. Mostly big names, but some older Kalins, pepiere, luneau-p, Beaujolais have at least gotten A-/A