On 24/02/2015 12:14 PM, DaleW wrote:
> Friday David drove over from Berkeley and we went with him and his girlfriend to a Japanese restaurant in Sacramento. I had some nigiri and tonkatsu, with the former I had a glass of (vintage unknown) Murphy-Goode Sauvignon Blanc. A bit dilute, but clean and innocuous, served it's purpose. B-/C+
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> Saturday we flew back via LAX. Landed at JFK on time, but over 2 hours on tarmac. Then 1.5 hours till luggage came out (but not ours- still waiting, it's been to Newark and Atlanta since!). Wee hours drive home in the snow, could have used a drink but too late/tired. Sunday night roast chicken, roast veggies, and quinoa. Wine was the 2011 Lafouge "les Duresses"- Auxey-Duresses. Fresh, black cherry and raspberry, smoke. Well-balanced, could use time but tasty now. B+
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> Monday headed up to Pound Ridge for a Gouges tasting. Dan had a nice spread of munchies, and someone brought a bottle of MV Krug that he estimated he'd cellared for 5 years or so (it predated lot codes). Broad, yeasty, in a good place, most loved but I'm not as much a Krug lover as others, for me a B/B+
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> To table for the Gouges and a few others:
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Thanks for these notes, Dale! I love Gouges wines but they certainly
need time, even his Bourgogne.
Graham