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A cool summer day Friday, I got home and enjoyed a glass of wine on
the front porch with Betsy, the 2005 Domaine des Escaravailles "La Ponce" Cotes du Rhone. Mid-bodied, honied pears, a bit of pineapple. Low to middling acids, nothing to look for. B- We headed up to Scarborough for dinner with friends. Betsy had brought deviled eggs (curried and shrimp) as an appetizer, I had a glass of the 2008 Martín Codax Albarino - light, innocuous, grapefruit and peaches. B- With salmon with a little caper/onion salsa, asparagus, and salad; as well as some cheeses: 2007 Copain "Tous Ensemble" Syrah (Mendocino) I think of Copain as rather restrained, but this is quite ripe. Still, decent acidity, noticable but easy tannins, only a hint of vanillin oak, tasty. B 2007 Ateca "de Fuego" Garnacha 2007 * Well, I thought the Copain was ripe till I tasted this. Macerated cherries, blueberries, jammy. Not my style, but for a cheap fruitbomb it will appeal (rightly) to lots of people. B-/C+ 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.** |
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>, DaleW > wrote: > A cool summer day Friday, I got home and enjoyed a glass of wine on > the front porch with Betsy, the 2005 Domaine des Escaravailles "La > Ponce" Cotes du Rhone. Mid-bodied, honied pears, a bit of pineapple. > Low to middling acids, nothing to look for. B- > > We headed up to Scarborough for dinner with friends. Betsy had brought > deviled eggs (curried and shrimp) as an appetizer, I had a glass of > the 2008 Martín Codax Albarino - light, innocuous, grapefruit and > peaches. B- > > With salmon with a little caper/onion salsa, asparagus, and salad; as > well as some cheeses: > 2007 Copain "Tous Ensemble" Syrah (Mendocino) > I think of Copain as rather restrained, but this is quite ripe. Still, > decent acidity, noticable but easy tannins, only a hint of vanillin > oak, tasty. B > > 2007 Ateca "de Fuego" Garnacha 2007 * > Well, I thought the Copain was ripe till I tasted this. Macerated > cherries, blueberries, jammy. Not my style, but for a cheap fruitbomb > it will appeal (rightly) to lots of people. B-/C+ > > 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.** You are much more generous to the Martin Codax to I. C- in my book. Have not seen this particular Syrah but Mendocino wines are hard to come about here. |
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On 2009-09-21 14:46:00 -0700, Lawrence Leichtman > said:
> In article > >, > DaleW > wrote: > >> I had a glass of >> the 2008 Martín Codax Albarino - light, innocuous, grapefruit and >> peaches. B- >> >> > > You are much more generous to the Martin Codax to I. C- in my book. Have > not seen this particular Syrah but Mendocino wines are hard to come > about here. I had a good QPR albarino today - warm for Portland OR, we lunched on the sidewalk, and with a "frou frou" Ploughman's lunch I had a glass of '07 Segrel Albarino from Rias Baixas. Nice pineapple and white peach aromas and flavours and with a surprising about of body - almost like a pinot blanc. 12 USD at Vinopolis here in town. Abacela, a central-Southern Oregon winery makes and often nice albarino, but the current release, while it has a heavenly nose is a bit thin/watery for the price, for my taste. |
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On Sep 21, 6:37*pm, Ronin > wrote:
> On 2009-09-21 14:46:00 -0700, Lawrence Leichtman > said: > > > In article > > >, > > *DaleW > wrote: > > >> *I had a glass of > >> the 2008 *Martín Codax Albarino - light, innocuous, grapefruit and > >> peaches. B- > > > You are much more generous to the Martin Codax to I. C- in my book. Have > > not seen this particular Syrah but Mendocino wines are hard to come > > about here. > > I had a good QPR albarino today - warm for Portland OR, we lunched on > the sidewalk, and with a "frou frou" Ploughman's lunch I had a glass of > '07 Segrel Albarino from Rias Baixas. *Nice pineapple and white peach > aromas and flavours and with a surprising about of body - almost like a > pinot blanc. *12 USD at Vinopolis here in town. *Abacela, a > central-Southern Oregon winery makes and often nice albarino, but the > current release, while it has a heavenly nose is a bit thin/watery for > the price, for my taste. I've never had an Albarino that wasn't from Iberia. Sounds interesting. |
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On Sep 21, 5:46*pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> In article > >, > > > > > > *DaleW > wrote: > > A cool summer day Friday, I got home *and enjoyed a glass of wine on > > the front porch with Betsy, the 2005 Domaine des Escaravailles "La > > Ponce" Cotes du Rhone. Mid-bodied, honied pears, a bit of pineapple. > > Low to middling acids, nothing to look for. B- > > > We headed up to Scarborough for dinner with friends. Betsy had brought > > deviled eggs (curried and shrimp) as an appetizer, I had a glass of > > the 2008 *Martín Codax Albarino - light, innocuous, grapefruit and > > peaches. B- > > > With salmon with a little caper/onion salsa, asparagus, and salad; as > > well as some cheeses: > > 2007 Copain "Tous Ensemble" Syrah (Mendocino) > > I think of Copain as rather restrained, but this is quite ripe. Still, > > decent acidity, noticable but easy tannins, only a hint of vanillin > > oak, tasty. B > > > 2007 *Ateca "de Fuego" Garnacha 2007 * > > Well, I thought the Copain was ripe till I tasted this. Macerated > > cherries, blueberries, jammy. Not my style, but for a cheap fruitbomb > > it will appeal (rightly) to lots of people. B-/C+ > > > 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.** > > You are much more generous to the Martin Codax to I. C- in my book. Have > not seen this particular Syrah but Mendocino wines are hard to come > about here. C- implies undrinkable to me, the Codax was not really interesting, but not flawed. |
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>, DaleW > wrote: > On Sep 21, 5:46*pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote: > > In article > > >, > > > > > > > > > > > > *DaleW > wrote: > > > A cool summer day Friday, I got home *and enjoyed a glass of wine on > > > the front porch with Betsy, the 2005 Domaine des Escaravailles "La > > > Ponce" Cotes du Rhone. Mid-bodied, honied pears, a bit of pineapple. > > > Low to middling acids, nothing to look for. B- > > > > > We headed up to Scarborough for dinner with friends. Betsy had brought > > > deviled eggs (curried and shrimp) as an appetizer, I had a glass of > > > the 2008 *Martín Codax Albarino - light, innocuous, grapefruit and > > > peaches. B- > > > > > With salmon with a little caper/onion salsa, asparagus, and salad; as > > > well as some cheeses: > > > 2007 Copain "Tous Ensemble" Syrah (Mendocino) > > > I think of Copain as rather restrained, but this is quite ripe. Still, > > > decent acidity, noticable but easy tannins, only a hint of vanillin > > > oak, tasty. B > > > > > 2007 *Ateca "de Fuego" Garnacha 2007 * > > > Well, I thought the Copain was ripe till I tasted this. Macerated > > > cherries, blueberries, jammy. Not my style, but for a cheap fruitbomb > > > it will appeal (rightly) to lots of people. B-/C+ > > > > > 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.** > > > > You are much more generous to the Martin Codax to I. C- in my book. Have > > not seen this particular Syrah but Mendocino wines are hard to come > > about here. > > C- implies undrinkable to me, the Codax was not really interesting, > but not flawed. I find it rather thin and watery with little Albariño characteristics to me. |
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