Quick impressions

Florida Jim

Florida Jim

Florida Jim
With pizza, the 2000 Bea, Pagliaro, (100% sagrantino) brought back memories of a trip to Umbria and the fine dinners at Trattoria Festival where sagrantino was about the only red available. Good varietal character, no drying tannins and excellent length. A pleasure.

Also with pizza, a bootle of 1997 Jabolet, Hermitage La Chapelle was a bit reticent until given a couple hours in decanter - then it had a beautiful Hermiatge nose, resolved tannins and nice complexity. That two hours of air gave it flesh and revealed its depth - decanting is essential.

A tray of assorted cheeses from Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge was accompanied by the 2001 Knoll, Riesling Schutt, which was so rich and viscous I can see people finding it too much. One of those 'add water and get wine' deals - still a honeyed, deep riesling that needs time to become anything but a young and almost overwhelming wine.

Grilled chicken and Caesar salad is one of my favorite suppers so we got one of my favorite wines out; the 2006 Overnoy, Arbois-Pupillin rouge. Showed lighter and more elegant than previous bottles but still an intense, ripe and nuanced poulsard. Fantastic with the meal and still an idiosyncratic, "of the earth" experience. I love this wine.

Best, Jim
 
A tray of assorted cheeses from Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge...
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Aren't there any local cheese shops in CA?

You must have bought up the entire allocation of Overnoy.
Save some for the rest of us next time. That's an order.
 
Mark,
No cheese store anywhere is like Formaggio.
I passed on my allocation of the 2005 Overnoy - that's about all I got.
And as far as orders go, I'll have the cheeseburger with onions, please.
Best, Jim
 
2001 Knoll, Riesling Schutt, which was so rich and viscous I can see people finding it too much. One of those 'add water and get wine' deals - still a honeyed, deep Riesling that needs time to become anything but a young and almost overwhelming wine.
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As you know I'm sure, I dug the 2001 Schutt GruVe recently. Nice and slutty, pour a glass and get in the hot tub, baybee. Them's good drinkin'!

P.S. I do not qualify as people. Too much time in the trailer park.
 
originally posted by Yixin:
Only statement I'll take exception with is regarding Formaggio Kitchen. Damn, you're drinking well.
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I don't get abroad much; better places there?
When I get back to NC my cellar is available, hence the uptick in aged bottles.
Best, Jim
 
originally posted by Marc Hanes:
Schutt Up
2001 Knoll, Riesling Schutt, which was so rich and viscous I can see people finding it too much. One of those 'add water and get wine' deals - still a honeyed, deep Riesling that needs time to become anything but a young and almost overwhelming wine.
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As you know I'm sure, I dug the 2001 Schutt GruVe recently. Nice and slutty, pour a glass and get in the hot tub, baybee. Them's good drinkin'!

P.S. I do not qualify as people. Too much time in the trailer park.
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Might qualify as a 'small person' if you lived on the Gulf Coast.
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:

I don't get abroad much; better places there?
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As much as I love Formaggio Kitchen, I'm not sure I would use such superlatives. Hard to pick qualitative champions among all the great cheese shops in this country (let alone the world). Although sentimental favorites, sure, I can see that.
 
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