TN: Jet-Lagged at Grand Sichuan (Sept 26, 2011)

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Jeff Grossman

Jeff Grossman
attendees: Mike, Salil, Zach, Jay, Suzanne, Jeff

I had returned from a long vacation in Russia just a few days before. I was still rather jet-lagged so, although I took notes, these are a tad skimpy. And sleepy.

Un Saumon 2010 Menu Pineau - good zip, crisp, like a theoretical mix of sauvignon blanc and chenin blanc, Suzanne thinks the finish is a bit clipped

Faurie 2001 St-Joseph VV - meaty, funky, like it should be

Bize 2009 Savigny-les-Beaunes 1er "Aux Vergelesses" - painfully ripe! and a whiff of butter, too

St Innocent 2005 Pinot Noir, Seven Springs Vineyard - bring on the cucumber with scallions! fresh and stylish, if a little glossy

Michel 1990 Cornas "La Geynale" - red-fruity compared to the St-Joseph, which it otherwise resembles

Alzinger 2007 Liebenberg Riesling Smaragd - intense, rich and kirsch-y, yum

Zilliken 1992 Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spatlese - 3 551 083 8 93, only sweet-ish with gentle acids, drinks beautifully

Huet 2007 Vouvray Demi-Sec "Le Haut Lieu" - wow, but a little soft

Donnhoff 2002 Oberhauser Brucke Riseling Spatlese - 7 753 010 08 03, broad and soft

Schafer-Frohlich 2005 Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Spatlese - complex flavors, nearly makes it all the way to tutti-frutti (in a good way)

Muller-Catoir 1998 Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten Riesling Auslese - 17 99, classic

Muller-Catoir 1998 Mussbach Eselshaut Rieslaner Auslese - corked
 
Thanks Jeff. That evening was very nice with lovely people and lots of good wines. The food was especially good, too, better than the Upper East Side's Grand Sichuan, the only other GS I have been to.

The Menu Pineau was by Frantz Saumon ("Un Saumon dans la Loire") and one of the bigger surprises for me this year.

I loved the Faurie VV (still some tannins, a little room to age) and the Michel Geynale (so ready right now). The St. Innocent was amazingly well paired with the cucumbers.

I pretty much agree with the rest of your impressions save for the Huet, which I thought was a bit restrained and simple. The Alzinger and the Schafer-Frohlich stood out among that round of whites.
 
The Saumon was a beautiful happiness inducing wine.

Wasn't the corked Muller Catoir a rieslaner? My memory may be playing tricks.
 
Yes, the corked Catoir was a Rieslaner. And I really should have listened to Z and bought some of that Menu Pineau when Chambers had it.
 
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