On 11/2/12 3:28 PM, DaleW wrote:
> Well, damn. Sandy was scary enough I didn’t have any wine Monday
> night, just monitoring house, starting generator, watching things
> like my fence fly, and reassuring dog.. After a long work day
> Tuesday, got several dinner offers from friends with power. Went with
> those that were closest and included the dog in invite. They had pot
> roast, mashed potatoes, green beans. Turned out they had a bottle of
> Chinon open, and I had carried a Chinon
>
> 2009 Wilfrid Rousse “Les Puys” Chinon Fresh, red fruited, espresso
> and herb, juicy. B
>
> 2009 Clos de Turpenay Chinon Great acids, red fruits, leather, a
> little more reserved than the Rousse, a bit more “serious”, but I
> liked them equally. B
>
> Betsy was in Portland ME post-concert, on Wed gave up on Amtrak and
> rented a car. On her way she stopped at Rein’s deli for stuffed
> cabbage and matzoh ball soup. We enjoyed by candlelight with the 2004
> Domaine Ste. Anne “Notre-Dame des Cellettes” Cotes du Rhone Villages.
> Red fruit, earth, underbrush, meat. mature , kind of baby CdP. B+/B
>
> Thursday she decided to cook at her sisters (heat, lights, etc) and
> made some snacks, plus a squash soup and scallops and shrimp in a red
> sauce with salad. We had
>
> 2009 F. Cotat “Les Monts Damnes” Sancerre Full, long, and lovely.
> Ripe but without overt sweetness, good acid backbone, very long, A-
>
> 2010 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett Good acids,
> zippy, citrus and white flowers, pretty enjoyable. B+/A-
>
> Best part of dinner was walking home to a house with heat and lights
> (if no internet/cable). Today when I finish work will deliver
> generator to friends in need, glad not to be doing that anymore!

Glad to hear that you've got power again, Dale. I hope that you've been
able to catch up on your sleep. Nice selection of wines, too!

Mark Lipton



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