NYC jeeb 7/7/11

And the IKEA ferry offers a fine view of the harbor:

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Nice to see old friends and make new ones. There was a lot of terrific wine, and I was impressed by the food. Quite the nostalgia trip taking the old B61 down Van Brunt. It was hard for me to get past that '64 Huet -- not fair really to start there. It was so good. For me the good showing of the Corneliessen was a revelation as I have had a few unhappy bottles. The 2008 Pichler stood out, too, for its restraint and focus.
 
I've never enjoyed a Cornelissen more. And that was a fine showing from the Overnoy, just delicious, live wine.

Wish I'd bought some more of that Ganevat when I had the chance. Ah, well.
 
I agree with all who thump the drum of those reds from Ganevat, Overnoy and Cornelissen. Trifecta of good.

There were other good things, too. I really liked that '01 Valette Clos Reyssié (and it got better with air, though the outdoor temp was our enemy). And some other things too.

And Mme BJ is brilliantly and totally fluent in French, despite never having lived in that country. Awesome.

And lively conversation, despite having a BlackBerry fiend to my right. (All right, electronic incursions were summary and of short duration.)
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
I agree with all who thump the drum of those reds from Ganevat, Overnoy and Cornelissen. Trifecta of good.
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Uh... would one of you kind folk care to enlighten all of us unable to attend the soirée as to the identities of these wines beyond the name of the producer? Inquiring minds and all that. Of course, maybe that info is finding its way to a blog post? After all, Kane wasn't there for the photographic documentation.

Mark Lipton
 
Mark, your knuckle rap is merited. The wines in question were:

'09 Ganevat "J'en Veux" - a field blend of (debatable) 13 or 17 different grapes, carbonic maceration, 11.5% abv, cut by hand from the stems so as to avoid any breakage before said c. maceration. Great loose beauty.

'07 Overnoy Arbois-Pupillin Poulsard - with as much freshness to it as I remember from my first bottle of it two and a half years ago. Fresh, deep, fruit on wires, endless.

Cornelissen Munjebel 5 (?) - who knew! Tasty Cornelissen! I think this was a couple of years old; others will fill in. But the wine was "probing," as they say in French of something that does well for itself.
 
My understanding of the Ganevat is the grapes were trimmed with scissors to allow carbonic without stems.

I think most of the grapes are disallowed by the AOC.
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
Mark, your knuckle rap is merited. The wines in question were:

'09 Ganevat "J'en Veux" - a field blend of (debatable) 13 or 17 different grapes, carbonic maceration, 11.5% abv, cut by hand from the stems so as to avoid any breakage before said c. maceration. Great loose beauty.

'07 Overnoy Arbois-Pupillin Poulsard - with as much freshness to it as I remember from my first bottle of it two and a half years ago. Fresh, deep, fruit on wires, endless.

Cornelissen Munjebel 5 (?) - who knew! Tasty Cornelissen! I think this was a couple of years old; others will fill in. But the wine was "probing," as they say in French of something that does well for itself.
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Many thanks, vinfille. I was hoping that the Ganevat might be one of the two different wines I have in the cellar, but good to learn of another one to look for. He does seem to be hitting it out of the park recently. No shocker about the Puppilin either: an '06 that FLJim graciously opened in the Spring similarly rocked. Now if only I could locate some...

Mark Lipton
 
It was the first time we've taken a boat to a jeeb. It was festive through and through, though on the hot side for us Seattleites. The Good Fork was terrific and made me think of something in Seattle - I guess Brooklyn is the closest thing to Seattle in NYC?

It was great to meet everyone, and we really appreciated the warm NYC welcome. It was about time to meet you guys face to face; it was long overdue.

The wine was all great, nothing corked, and I would have been happy drinking a whole bottle of any of them. Highlights for us included everything mentioned above, with a particular shout out to the Roilette (of course), the Ganevat, the Valette, and the 09 Metras Fleurie Printemps. What I liked about the Ganevat was that it skated the line of primitive and natural without succumbing to volatility. It was pure pleasure. I have to admit my Metras experience is pretty limited, but it bowled me over. Printemps is a perfect name for the cuvee - it really is Spring-y. Very Fleurie, with a heavy rough and ready natural vin undercurrent, but not too much. I liked it very much. The Valette was a real beaut and I agree with Sharon that it really opened up nicely. It reminded me of Thevenet.

Wish we were here more often but I suspect we'll be in town a bit more often so looking forward to future jeebs. You guys know how to party!

And thanks very much to Robert for the efforts in orchestrating. We really appreciated it.
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
Mark, your knuckle rap is merited. The wines in question were:

'09 Ganevat "J'en Veux" - a field blend of (debatable) 13 or 17 different grapes, carbonic maceration, 11.5% abv, cut by hand from the stems so as to avoid any breakage before said c. maceration. Great loose beauty.

'07 Overnoy Arbois-Pupillin Poulsard - with as much freshness to it as I remember from my first bottle of it two and a half years ago. Fresh, deep, fruit on wires, endless.

Cornelissen Munjebel 5 (?) - who knew! Tasty Cornelissen! I think this was a couple of years old; others will fill in. But the wine was "probing," as they say in French of something that does well for itself.
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Others of the many excellent wines:

'93 LdH Rosado -- excellent; still fresh, but with lovely umami complexity. superior balance to the '98, i think.

'08 FXP Kellerberg riesling -- as noted above, great balance and restraint; superb with the dumplings and the squid; lithe minerality with a nice thin casing of riesling fruit.

'99 Nik im weingebirge jungfernwein -- the RS worked well with the squid; a deeply floral wine still, but with growing complexing; not showing much age (how typical for Nikolaihof); i don't think i have many more bottles, but i wish i did.

'06 Moric Necken Markter blaufrankisch -- I really loved this; layered stones and elegant fruit and spice; really good with the st. louis ribs.

Also, Michael what was the '06 Cornas? That was really lovely.

And,Jason, what was the magnum of fizzy Chenin? a very refreshing glass.
 
originally posted by kirk wallace:
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
Mark, your knuckle rap is merited. The wines in question were:

'09 Ganevat "J'en Veux" - a field blend of (debatable) 13 or 17 different grapes, carbonic maceration, 11.5% abv, cut by hand from the stems so as to avoid any breakage before said c. maceration. Great loose beauty.

'07 Overnoy Arbois-Pupillin Poulsard - with as much freshness to it as I remember from my first bottle of it two and a half years ago. Fresh, deep, fruit on wires, endless.

Cornelissen Munjebel 5 (?) - who knew! Tasty Cornelissen! I think this was a couple of years old; others will fill in. But the wine was "probing," as they say in French of something that does well for itself.
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Others of the many excellent wines:

'93 LdH Rosado -- excellent; still fresh, but with lovely umami complexity. superior balance to the '98, i think.

'08 FXP Kellerberg riesling -- as noted above, great balance and restraint; superb with the dumplings and the squid; lithe minerality with a nice thin casing of riesling fruit.

'99 Nik im weingebirge jungfernwein -- the RS worked well with the squid; a deeply floral wine still, but with growing complexing; not showing much age (how typical for Nikolaihof); i don't think i have many more bottles, but i wish i did.

'06 Moric Necken Markter blaufrankisch -- I really loved this; layered stones and elegant fruit and spice; really good with the st. louis ribs.

Also, Michael what was the '06 Cornas? That was really lovely.

And,Jason, what was the magnum of fizzy Chenin? a very refreshing glass.
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The Cornas was Robert Michel Cuvee de Coteaux 2006, which comes from his holdings in the Chaillots and Reynard vineyards (excluding the Geynale parcel within the Reynard vineyard, I believe). This wine drinks earlier than the La Geynale, although I do think it still had a ways to go. My understanding is that Robert retired after the 2006 vintage.

Another wine I enjoyed which has yet to be mentioned was the 1996 Cazin Cour Cheverny Cuvee Renaissance. I think I had some of that in one of my glasses when the dumplings came out from the kitchen, and it worked better than I expected.
 
originally posted by MLipton:
... I was hoping that the Ganevat might be one of the two different wines I have in the cellar, but good to learn of another one to look for.
Mark Lipton
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Hi Mark,

Which ones do you have? Of the few -- hardly an exhaustive sample -- I've tried, I'm partial to his Pinot Noir.

For those keeping track, I brought a '93 Wirsching JEB Spatlese. Very dry and bigger than the Pichler, which I think I had just before it
 
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