Monday with leftover pork roast, brown rice,and a salad, the 2004
Schloss Gobelsburg "Gobelsburger" Gruner Veltliner (Kamptal). Lighter
styled, with just a hint of residual sugar (which actually helps with
the salty/spicy pork). Lentil and apple fruit, some pepper and spice.
Not especially long, but nice for an inexpensive GruVe, I like better
than previous bottle. B

Tuesday was Betsy's first day of rehearsals for the season, and I made
a reservation to take her to dinner. A cable phone/internet
installation at the office turned into a mini-disaster, and I barely
made it home in time to pick her up. We went to a local place (Mighty
Joe Youngs) with a jungle/safari scheme, and so-so steak menu. Wild
boar quesadillas were ok, but so spicy the meat had no boar character.
Mediocre bbq skirt & steak frites. I had checked on corkage ($15),
and brought a bottle of 1996 Ch. Dauzac (Margaux). Showed better than a
recent bottle of the 1995- plush red fruit, fragrant nose
(Marguaxberries as some say), a bit of cedar and leather. Only light
tannins, finish was too short to be a really good bottle of Bordeaux
but this was a decent wine for its $25 closeout pricetag. B+/B

Wednesday Betsy made lobsters with tomatoes and tarragon over pasta,
accompanied by salad and oven roasted brussel sprouts. I opened the
2001 JN Gagnard "Les Masures" Chassagne-Montrachet. On the woodier side
of Burgundy, but the spicy oak was well-balanced by ripe Bosc pear
fruit and enhanced by a mineral finish. Good acidity to stand up to
the tomatoes in the pasta, long finish. With time the fruit and wood
intertwine in a butterscotchy blend. Excellent for a village level
Chassagne,
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.