Tuesday I didn't have wine with dinner (because I had Chinese food at
office before a board meeting), but when I got home had a glass of the
wine I had left for Betsy's dinner, the 2007 Gysler Weinheimer
Riesling Kabinett *(Rheinhessen). Light, easy, juicy sweetness with
solid acids. Light for the Rhine, but tasty and fun. I carried to the
river Wednesday night, offered tastes to others but didn't try, but
had the last 2 ounces at 2 AM this AM when I got in from a run. Still
lively, a mineral note more apparent. Very nice wine for low teens
tag. B/B+

Wednesday was cool, but we went to the river for the first concert of
the year. Our drummer friend Ron had a trio backing an excellent jazz
vocalist, we had a nice picnic. As I was taking a group from PA into
city that night, I didn't really consume, but I had teeny tastes of
bottles from several friends, although from a plastic glass (I usually
carry stems but if you can't really imbibe...):

2005 Grolet "G" (Cotes du Bourg)
Straightforward Libournais Merlot, some black plum, no obvious oak,
lighter styled. Nothing to dislike here, but I didn't find especially
interesting. For a couple dollars more you can get Grolet's tete de
cuvee, which is quite interesting. B-

2007 Pittaro Pinot Grigio (Friuli)
Clean, easy, green apples and a little lemon, ok. B-

2005 Potel "Cuvee Gerard" Bourgogne
I think I didn't care for this much on release, but this showed
nicely. Black cherries, a little mocha, not big but with good grip and
concentration. Would have liked a real pour in a real glass to see if
I liked as much. B+

(2007?) du Mortier "Graviers"
I *think this was a Bourgueil, but not certain. Fresh red fruit, a bit
of tobacco leaf, but a bit too poopy for me. C+/B-

Fun evening with dogs, music, food, and a little wine, I was sorry I
couldn't hang into the nighttime.

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.*

DaleW wrote:
> Tuesday I didn't have wine with dinner (because I had Chinese food at
> office before a board meeting), but when I got home had a glass of the
> wine I had left for Betsy's dinner, the 2007 Gysler Weinheimer
> Riesling Kabinett (Rheinhessen). Light, easy, juicy sweetness with
> solid acids. Light for the Rhine, but tasty and fun. I carried to the
> river Wednesday night, offered tastes to others but didn't try, but
> had the last 2 ounces at 2 AM this AM when I got in from a run. Still
> lively, a mineral note more apparent. Very nice wine for low teens
> tag. B/B+

I recently purchased a couple of bottles of the '06 version of this from
Sam's when they offered it for $9 a bottle. Looks like I'll hvae to
keep an eye out for the '07, too.

p.s. I love the elliptical poetry of the subject to your post

Mark Lipton

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