roasted new potatoes, sauteed corn with lime and omelette with sauteed criminis, fresh garlic, basil and parsley
2007 Closel Savennières Clos du Papillon
Man this is some thick oily high octane wine. I guess I sort of see why they (and others) are going for this style because it is 'attractive' with all the ripe suave layers of fruit. But it's not a wine for repeated drinking, at least to my tastes. Because it's just so damned rich and hot. In all fairness it seems to gain some underlying acid mineral definition towards the end of the bottle and maybe will blossom with time? I just don't think I have the risk tolerance/cellar space to age any in hopes of finding out. I miss the old style!
But, it was very good with the food and all in all a fun meal.
pizza with tomato sauce, roasted red, yellow, orange peppers, basil, Fiore di Sardegna
2007 Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais
This food match wasn't quite as synergistic as the previous, but the food and wine were both great so there was no complaining going on. The wine still has golden sweet fruit but is emphasizing its glistening mineral rocks more than my last bottle from many months ago. A very delicious balance. Last time it took much longer for that sharp mineral edge to appear so I look forward to seeing how this develops and integrates further in the future.
2007 Closel Savennières Clos du Papillon
Man this is some thick oily high octane wine. I guess I sort of see why they (and others) are going for this style because it is 'attractive' with all the ripe suave layers of fruit. But it's not a wine for repeated drinking, at least to my tastes. Because it's just so damned rich and hot. In all fairness it seems to gain some underlying acid mineral definition towards the end of the bottle and maybe will blossom with time? I just don't think I have the risk tolerance/cellar space to age any in hopes of finding out. I miss the old style!
But, it was very good with the food and all in all a fun meal.
pizza with tomato sauce, roasted red, yellow, orange peppers, basil, Fiore di Sardegna
2007 Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais
This food match wasn't quite as synergistic as the previous, but the food and wine were both great so there was no complaining going on. The wine still has golden sweet fruit but is emphasizing its glistening mineral rocks more than my last bottle from many months ago. A very delicious balance. Last time it took much longer for that sharp mineral edge to appear so I look forward to seeing how this develops and integrates further in the future.