Thread: TN: rainy days and Cot always pick me up

On Aug 26, 9:31*am, DaleW <Dwmi...@aol.com> wrote:
> Wednesday was cool and drizzly, and I figured no way they'd have the
> final jazz concert of the year by river (I don't go when inside at
> community center). But at 5 it had stopped, and I drove past park and
> saw them setting up. Hurrah! So Betsy adjusted dinner timing and we
> headed to river. She had made a delicious chicken with peanut sauce,
> served over cabbage/cilantro slaw and lemon rice. *I brought leftover
> Matrot Bourgogne and the 2008 Maison Brulees (Michel Auge) "L'Erebe",
> a VdT from the Loire. I seldom buy unknown producers based on retailer
> blurbs, but I trust CSW (and maybe was ordering late at night after a
> couple glasses!). Oops, this is a crown cap under capsule! I used foil
> cutter to get it off. Fairly substantial wine (Cab Franc and Malbec) ,
> big black plum and currant fruit, moderate tannins, good length. Damp
> earth and a little hint of meat, quite nice. A real sense of
> freshness. B++
>
> Turnout was much smaller than usual, and it did actually drizzle a
> couple times, but we enjoyed the samba band (Ginga Pura Nova York). I
> actually poured out the last of the Matrot so I could use the bottle
> for the Erebe- you can't put a crown cap back on!
>
> 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.*

cot?

On Aug 26, 12:53*pm, "Bi!!" <rvwr...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Aug 26, 9:31*am, DaleW <Dwmi...@aol.com> wrote:
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> > Wednesday was cool and drizzly, and I figured no way they'd have the
> > final jazz concert of the year by river (I don't go when inside at
> > community center). But at 5 it had stopped, and I drove past park and
> > saw them setting up. Hurrah! So Betsy adjusted dinner timing and we
> > headed to river. She had made a delicious chicken with peanut sauce,
> > served over cabbage/cilantro slaw and lemon rice. *I brought leftover
> > Matrot Bourgogne and the 2008 Maison Brulees (Michel Auge) "L'Erebe",
> > a VdT from the Loire. I seldom buy unknown producers based on retailer
> > blurbs, but I trust CSW (and maybe was ordering late at night after a
> > couple glasses!). Oops, this is a crown cap under capsule! I used foil
> > cutter to get it off. Fairly substantial wine (Cab Franc and Malbec) ,
> > big black plum and currant fruit, moderate tannins, good length. Damp
> > earth and a little hint of meat, quite nice. A real sense of
> > freshness. B++
>
> > Turnout was much smaller than usual, and it did actually drizzle a
> > couple times, but we enjoyed the samba band (Ginga Pura Nova York). I
> > actually poured out the last of the Matrot so I could use the bottle
> > for the Erebe- you can't put a crown cap back on!
>
> > 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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Cot is just the local name for Malbec in the Loire

On Aug 26, 1:18*pm, DaleW <Dwmi...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Aug 26, 12:53*pm, "Bi!!" <rvwr...@aol.com> wrote:
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> > On Aug 26, 9:31*am, DaleW <Dwmi...@aol.com> wrote:
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> > > Wednesday was cool and drizzly, and I figured no way they'd have the
> > > final jazz concert of the year by river (I don't go when inside at
> > > community center). But at 5 it had stopped, and I drove past park and
> > > saw them setting up. Hurrah! So Betsy adjusted dinner timing and we
> > > headed to river. She had made a delicious chicken with peanut sauce,
> > > served over cabbage/cilantro slaw and lemon rice. *I brought leftover
> > > Matrot Bourgogne and the 2008 Maison Brulees (Michel Auge) "L'Erebe",
> > > a VdT from the Loire. I seldom buy unknown producers based on retailer
> > > blurbs, but I trust CSW (and maybe was ordering late at night after a
> > > couple glasses!). Oops, this is a crown cap under capsule! I used foil
> > > cutter to get it off. Fairly substantial wine (Cab Franc and Malbec) ,
> > > big black plum and currant fruit, moderate tannins, good length. Damp
> > > earth and a little hint of meat, quite nice. A real sense of
> > > freshness. B++
>
> > > Turnout was much smaller than usual, and it did actually drizzle a
> > > couple times, but we enjoyed the samba band (Ginga Pura Nova York). I
> > > actually poured out the last of the Matrot so I could use the bottle
> > > for the Erebe- you can't put a crown cap back on!
>
> > > 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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> Cot is just the local name for Malbec in the Loire- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

Duh....a little slow on the uptake today.

On 8/26/10 1:55 PM, Bi!! wrote:

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> Duh....a little slow on the uptake today.

No doubt you were thrown by the lack of the circumflex in Côt ;-)

Mark Lipton
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alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

On 8/26/10 1:18 PM, DaleW wrote:
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> Cot is just the local name for Malbec in the Loire

It's also sometimes called Côt Noir in Cahors... when it isn't Auxerrois :P

Mark Lipton

--
alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

On Aug 26, 1:57*pm, Mark Lipton <not...@eudrup.ude> wrote:
> On 8/26/10 1:55 PM, Bi!! wrote:
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> >>> cot?- Hide quoted text -
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> >> Cot is just the local name for Malbec in the Loire- Hide quoted text -
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> > Duh....a little slow on the uptake today.
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> No doubt you were thrown by the lack of the circumflex in Côt ;-)
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> Mark Lipton
> --
> alt.food.wine FAQ: *http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

I was looking for a deeper meaning and assumed it had to do with the
Jazz group.