Thread: TN: 3 I'm glad I bought- cheap Bdx, pricier Mosel, & midpriced Beaujolais

On Nov 28, 6:37*pm, DaleW <Dwmi...@aol.com> wrote:
> We flew back Sat AM, stopped at Fairway on way home. Dinner was artic
> char, broccolini, and French lentils in red wine.
>
> Opening wine was 2009 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg 'Schmitt'
> Riesling. No pradikat given, but I'd put this well on the richer side
> of Spatlese, edging Auslese, but with fine balancing acidity. There's
> some real power here, but also a sensation of lightness. Mineral,
> white fruits, more slately mineral, fresh flowers, apple, mineral.
> Intense and interesting wine, really delicious, but I feel guilty
> drinking it now. A-/A
>
> Cooking wine was the 2005 Christian Moueix "Encore Merlot” (Bordeaux
> AC). Soft, light tannins, black currants and plums, cocoa, mushroom,
> not especially long but identifiable as Bordeaux and a good value at
> $5.50. B-
>
> Dinner wine was the 2009 Vissoux /Chermette "Cuvee Traditionnelle"
> Beaujolais. Pretty cherry fruit with a hint of smoke and earth, juicy
> with clean bright acidity, quite tasty but with upside potential.
> Another 09 winner. 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.*

So tonight we had roast chicken (thyme jus), parsnips and carrots,
braised endive, and farro with porcini. Tried all 3 wines again. All
held well. The Selbach-O seemed even richer, like a solid Auslese from
a high acid vintage. The Vissoux was round and lovely with chicken.

DaleW wrote:

> Dinner wine was the 2009 Vissoux /Chermette "Cuvee Traditionnelle"
> Beaujolais. Pretty cherry fruit with a hint of smoke and earth, juicy
> with clean bright acidity, quite tasty but with upside potential.
> Another 09 winner. B+

For my tastes, this is one of the readiest '09s that I've had. Even in
comparison to the Brun L'Ancien the CT seems more red-fruited and more
open. I've still got a couple of bottles that I'm sitting on, though ;-)

Mark Lipton

(The Coudert Normale I'm not touching for years, let alone the Roilette
CT which I'll probably leave in my will)