DaleW wrote:
> Wednesday Betsy came home with 2 lobsters,which were turned into
> delicious lobster rolls (no mayo, just the Vermont Butter and Cheese
> company demi-sel butter). Side was a nice fig/chevre/greens salad. I
> thought lobster called for elegance, but a roll called for simplicity.
> So I setted for the 2002 R & V Dauvissat Chablis AC. I like much more
> than the 2001 of this- clean pit fruit with minerally/stony finish.
> Excellent acidity- high, but balanced. Nice clean long finish. Great
> for AC level. B+/A-

Jean bought two bottles of it, too, which we've consumed over the past
few months. I like it a lot, but I don't necessarily find it any more
compelling than some of the cheaper AC Chablis we've tried over the past
6 months. Still, it's kept her hands off of the '02 Dauvissat 1ers I
got her ;-)

> (note: we had Gerolsteiner water with dinner- tasting that next to the
> Chablis and pointing out the similarities could be a great way to show
> someone what's meant by "minerality")

Interesting suggestion, Dale.

Mark Lipton