On May 27, 2:16*pm, Lawrence Leichtman >
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> On May 25, 8:48*pm, DaleW > wrote:
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> > Betsy had a concert in White Plains Saturday night, and I was planning
> > on making *a simple dinner for myself before going to hear it. But a
> > work conflict (I have thousands of great volunteers, but occasionally
> > you run into one who is....high maintenance) meant I ended up dashing
> > over without eating. A great concert (opening from Strauss's
> > Capriccio, a sextet by Mendelsohn's friend Ferdinand David, and the
> > Brahms sextet), but I was starved at end,. I generally don't eat at
> > fastfood joints except for long road trips, but grabbed a Whopper and
> > fries on way home. Opened the 2004 Ch Lagrange (St Julien) from 375 to
> > accompany. Medium weight, cassis with a little green tobacco leaf
> > edge, a bit of vanilla. Nice wine, a good buy at $12.50 a half. B+/B
> > (and the Whopper was a B-/C+, much better than I anticipated)
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> > On Sunday Betsy made mushroom risotto for lunch, and used the 2008
> > Nora Peitan Albarino as *cooking wine. A glass later that night was
> > pretty good for a $10 wine- citrus, peach, good acidity, a hint of
> > mineral/seashell. B
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> > With mushroom/spinach pasta and an arugula salad for Meatless Monday,
> > the 2008 Hauner Salina Rosso. I liked the 07 of this, and this is also
> > a very nice wine for a just over $10 tag. Good acidity, soft tannins,
> > black cherries and currants. Lighter framed, but not a pushover. I'll
> > get more. B/B+
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> > Tonight with pork chops in a ginger/tangerine marinade, veggie fried
> > rice, and leftover cauliflower, the 2003 Hirsch "Gaisberg" Riesling.
> > Forward, fleshy, big- yellow pit fruits, spiced peaches, ripe with a
> > hint of RS, good length. I enjoyed, but dubious value for me even at a
> > sale price of $30. B
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> > 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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> The Rosso is similar to a Dolcettto right? For $10 a good buy.

Dolcettos can range in style, but I'd say the Hauner was a bit more
acidic and less tannic than most Dolectto, but similar fruit profiles