TN: De Minimus in the Cellar

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Jeff Grossman

Jeff Grossman
This night, one bottle: Closel (Ch. des Vaults) 2005 Savennieres "Jalousie". Drinking very well, indeed, elegantly so. Shows that little nose-tweak of oxidation it has always had.
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
TN: De Minimus in the CellarThis night, one bottle: Closel (Ch. des Vaults) 2005 Savennieres "Jalousie". Drinking very well, indeed, elegantly so. Shows that little nose-tweak of oxidation it has always had.
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Ah, the wine formerly known as La Coulee which Mme Jessey had to rename after a particularly irate neighbor claimed exclusive rights to the name (which really is a local name for the small, serrated valleys running perpendicular to the Loire and providing particularly fine, southwestoriented, sites for vineyard plantings).
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
How was the subway?
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First time back, easy, just took the 2.

Second time forth, also easy, just took the A (though it is always puzzling to get on that train at Jay St at the back but end up at 42 St in the middle).

Second time back, missed the obscure connection from the A to the 2 so had to walk a few extra blocks at the end.

Getting good value from the monthly Metrocard!
 
Just as well I didn't stop down. I ran into Tamar at Lucy's Whey and she told me you were there but if I lost momentum I might not have regained it as I was still recovering from Friday.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
Jay, we all toasted your heroisnm and dedication.
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Jay's doing smack? I hope that it's the unspoofy sort.

On a serious note, do you all think that the wine will benefit from more time in my far-from-glacial cellar? I'm not used to drinking Savenierres this soon after release, but mayhap this wine doesn't need more time?

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by Cole Kendall:
Humorless Pedants want to knowIs there some word play involved in not spelling minimis correctly?
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Jeez, do we have to explain everything?! The title is a metamorphosis of The Minnie Mouse in the Cellar.
 
Liked this wine a lot. Better by the second glass than the first, too.

Dorset cheese from Lucy's was very tasty. Still bummed they were out of the Asher Blue as well as my beloved Oma.

We'll have to get a spread from Lucy's and uncork some bottles downstairs one of these days.
 
originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
Liked this wine a lot. Better by the second glass than the first, too.

Dorset cheese from Lucy's was very tasty. Still bummed they were out of the Asher Blue as well as my beloved Oma.

We'll have to get a spread from Lucy's and uncork some bottles downstairs one of these days.
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The Dorset was a general hit at my place yesterday. I was also bummed by the missing Asher Blue but the Blueberry?Blackberry? was pretty good.

I'm all in favor of a Lucy's/Dickson's/Amy's event downstairs.
 
Yep, it is one of my absolute favorite cheeses. I love reblechon but it does not travel well. Oma tastes as good here as reblechon does in the Savoie. Granted there will be some wheel variation.
 
Maybe I've just not hit the magic wheel. But we have it fairly often, and a lot closer to the source. Maybe it's the trip to NY that works the magic.
 
Do you like reblechon?
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Yes, though it's rarely available in either Boston or Vermont due to the usual illegalities, and so almost all my experience is in France. To be honest, however, while I like it in its natural form, I slightly prefer it in tartiflette. Not as much as one might prefer raclette in molten to solid form, but still.
 
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