TN: Weekend

[MarkS]

Ronco Severo, Colli Orientali del Friuli, Schioppettino, 2007
Red-fruited nose of redcurrants, pomegranate along with a bitter floral note. Medium bodied with a bitter, root medicine finish. Leafy, a tad simple, but refreshing, with an acidic cut and a tannic upper lip. 13.5% B+

Jean-Paul Brun (Terres Dorees), Beaujolais blanc, 2010
A purchase that I usually buy locally if I see it. Needed a decent cooking wine and this provided a good foil for veal stew. Apple and pear, some lactic taste and a little more oak than I seem to remember from other years. Good basic French chard. 12% B

 

[SFJoe]

Not much oak on that wine. Chard is tricky that way.

 

[Yixin]

Maybe he didn't get the classic? J-P does make an oaky version (which is still not that oaky).

 

[MarkS]

originally posted by SFJoe:
Not much oak on that wine. Chard is tricky that way.

Yes, so I've heard. I know this doesn't really see oak at all, so I was surprised. Still a good drink, and at $12 or so, I'm not complaining.
And Yixin, I think this was the classic. I don't think I've ever seen any other bottling.