On Sunday, July 8, 2012 10:25:35 PM UTC-4, Mark Lipton wrote:
> With temperatures in the 100s this week, one might expect that wine
> consumption would be limited to water and white wines (which it mostly
> was), we nonetheless popped the cork on a few red wines to accompany the
> steaks that we cooked on the grill on July 4.
>
> 2010 Alain Coudert "Clos de Roilette" Fleurie
> nose: red fruit, floral notes
> palate: chalky tannins, fresh acidity
>
> 2009 Bernard Baudry Chinon "Les Granges"
> nose: Band-Aids, smoky herbaceousness, dark cherry fruit
> palate: medium body, good acidity, chalky tannins
>
> Both wines were quite young and showed it, but the quality of both was
> quite evident. The Baudry sang with the steaks and the Coudert was a
> good all-around food wine, especially chilled for the scorching weather.
>
> Mark Lipton

thanks, useful as I have these!