Saturday quickies

originally posted by Florida Jim:
Saturday quickies
2005 Louis Michel, Grenouilles: More open and approachable than expected and a beautiful, harmonious and bright grand cru Chablis. Years to peak but oh so appealing now.

2002 Valentini, Trebbiano: corked

2005 Valentini, Trebbiano, bright, crisp, fresh lively and earthy - all at the same time. Not as complex as I had hoped but very pretty and interesting.

1996 Lynch Bages, this wine, at release, was as CA as it could be - no longer. All Paulliac with pencil box, leather, red fruit and earth tones, woven into a package that is more terroir driven then fruit; good balance and length although the depth here is less than I'd like.

2005 Williams-Selyem, Rochioli Riverblock, quintessential Russian River pinot with finesse and a lovely texture. 14% and nothing here to indicate anything overdone. Maybe a touch more oak than is my preference but not so that it intrudes. Nice.

All this was served with cheeses, seared halibut on greens with mussels and fresh berries.

Livin' large.
Best, Jim
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CA as it could be--That good, what happened?
 
I'm sure it's still not in the league of Cowan Cellars.
For a mere $100.00 I can guarantee you a place on Cowan's mailing list, Cal's newest cult classic.
 
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originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by Anders Gautschi:
oh, and talking about morels: sounds familiar, is this a fish?
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That's morays.
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oh no! I know morays. very fatty, but delicous if cold - smoked on a smoergsbord. Works very bad with wine but perfect with Aalborg Auqavit.

actually I'm quite familiar with the morchella family. I usually prefer M. conica to M. esculenta if not too big, but pick happily either one of them.

It's just that I haven't encouterd anyone of them in the last year, therefore the remark. Irony doesn't work well on the Internet.
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:

2005 Valentini, Trebbiano, bright, crisp, fresh lively and earthy - all at the same time. Not as complex as I had hoped but very pretty and interesting.
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I find this note surprising. In the context of Italian white wines, I don't find this wine to be particularly bright, crisp, or lively. Rather the opposite.
 
In Australia I was served a baby barramundi (bluefish, I think) served with a chunky prep of tomatoes, portobello, and black olives. Very yum and, despite the heavy prep, went best with a steely chard.
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
In Australia I was served a baby barramundi (bluefish, I think) served with a chunky prep of tomatoes, portobello, and black olives. Very yum and, despite the heavy prep, went best with a steely chard.
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Somehow that all makes sense. Although even steely Australian chard might be rich enough to qualify as red wine elsewhere..
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
originally posted by Florida Jim:

2005 Valentini, Trebbiano, bright, crisp, fresh lively and earthy - all at the same time. Not as complex as I had hoped but very pretty and interesting.
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I find this note surprising. In the context of Italian white wines, I don't find this wine to be particularly bright, crisp, or lively. Rather the opposite.
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Now that you mention it, I was a little surprised myself.
I have not had this wine a lot but, the times I have, it has been a more intellectual and less lively experience. Ah well, viva the unexpected.
Best, Jim
 
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