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"DaleW" > wrote:

> Betsy was getting in late, I made dinner (reprise of the garlic baked
> chicken, plus broccoli and pasta w/pesto). Unoaked Chardonnay worked
> well last time, so I opened a recent gift, the 2002 Plunkett "Blackwood
> Ridge" Unwooded Chardonnay (Victoria). Whoa! What the hell! Enormous
> nose, but unfortunately of plastic, nail polish remover, and rotting
> fruit. The plastic and fruit battle valiantly, but the nail polish
> remover easily cruises in as dominant flavor. David doesn't normally
> join us in wine, but smells this and says "industrial waste." It really
> dominates conversation, with Betsy and David curious to how such an
> awful wine could get bottled (sadly, since I love to be pedantic, I
> have no idea). I let it rest a while, and it does get a bit better-
> going from NASTY NASTY NASTY to merely "nasty." I'll be generous and
> give it a D-
>
> Luckily we still had some 2004 Brun Beaujolais out. Went ok with the
> chicken.
>
> Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
> wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. 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.

So, are you still speaking to the gift-giver?