Miso salmon, asparagus, rice with furikake, salad
2022 JP Brun “L’Ancien” Beaujolais VV
Fresh, cranberries and raspberry, very floral, Fun B/B+
No wine with “Marry Me Chicken” (a bit like a spicy stroganoff)
I had planned on a quick veal stew, but store was out of veal, so it ended up as a pork/mushroom/onion/pea stew, with broccoli rabe.
1990 Monte-Vannos Ribera de Duero Reserva
The fruit had lived, but buried under a wall of wood that still hadn’t integrated. C/C+
Cooking wine was the 2015 Rolet Arbois Chardonnay. Better than the dinner wine, clean pear and slate, just a touch of oxidation, drink up. B-
Tofu/vegetable rice bowls with a spicy peanut sauce
2012 Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Kabinett
Lovely showing, citrus and cherry, floral, zippy, long and precise. A-
Oysters, grey sole meuniere, spinach, rice
2019 Pepiere “Ch. Thebaud” Muscadet
Rich, ripe, young, delicious but could use some time to unwind. B+/B
Easter we did a ham, cold poached salmon with a dill/cream/mustard sauce, roasted garlic potatoes, asparagus vinaigrette. Others brought deviled eggs,green salad, broccoli rabe, chocolate cake, and a raspberry roll.
NV Piper-Heidsieck Sauvage Rose Champagne
Competent, straightforward, red fruit with orange zest and toast. Fine but not something to seek out. B
2001 Chezeau (Ponsot) Griottes-Chambertin
This had some browning on the rims, not very vibrant, ripe cherry and pomegranate. Maybe just shut down, but a Winebid bottle and expect it saw some warm storage. B-/C+
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.