Thursday I was going to meet a group in city, so had only a small
glass of wine with a chicken pot pie and salad. Luckily that wine was
quite good, the 2006 Domaine du Vissoux (Chermette) "Cuvée
Traditionelle" Beaujolais. A bit lighter and less structured than the
2005 version, but a rather lovely and forward Gamay. Red fruit, mostly
cherry with a little edge of Ocean Spray cranberry, a floral note. I
had another glass as I decompressed after a cold night out, a fuller
wine, with smoky notes on top of the of the red fruit. Very tasty, and
though I said I was on a wine buying hiatus I need more of this. B+

Friday Betsy prepared basa (apparently Asian catfish) in a panko
crust, along with a kale soup with parmesan and proscuitto. Wine was
the 2004 Roger Belland "Comme-Dessus" Santenay blanc. I don't normally
buy white Burgundy from producers I don't know, but Daniel Posner at
Grapes in Rye is having a moving sale. I've thought highly of this
store's tastes in chardonnay before, so took a chance. Paid off. Good
acidity, ripe Bosc pear fruit accented with lemon and just a hint of
vanilla. Rich, oak a mere accent. Develops a earthiness that reminds
me of a good Chassagne. It's not especially long or deep, but for an
early drinking white Burg (and these days I'm scared to age them!) a
good buy at about $20 on sale. B+/B

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.