Dan Donahue
Dan Donahue
For tonight's dinner I pulled a '96 Pieve Santa Restituta Rennina BdM. The nose was in hide 'n seek mode initially, but over time cork taint started to assert its evil presence. After an hour of air I gave up and opened a '99 Felsina CCR (very nice) for dinner and put the Brunello on the counter.
Now, I do like to check later and verify that the TCA reigns supreme; probably something to do with Dominican nuns and juvenile misadventures. A quick taste a few hours later, however, confoundedly revealed that the fruits had opened up and had surpassed the taint. It is still there lurking in the background and you have to give your glass an aggressive swirl to release any aromas, but still this tastes pretty damn good. Good enough that I'm probably going to drink a glass or two and give myself a nice headache.
As an aside, I enjoyed the '06 Burgundy thread's diversion into live performance vs. recordings very much, although I didn't join in as it rapidly became too technical for me. I can read a score, but I can't play anything (my gawd they expect you to count in your head--how distracting is that). Still it inspired me to put on the Oppens recording of Rzewski's The People United as I sip on the BdM. I saw her perform it live when she took it on the road after the premier in the late 70s. It was a memorable experience indeed, but I am glad that I can refresh that memory by playing the recording.
Now, I do like to check later and verify that the TCA reigns supreme; probably something to do with Dominican nuns and juvenile misadventures. A quick taste a few hours later, however, confoundedly revealed that the fruits had opened up and had surpassed the taint. It is still there lurking in the background and you have to give your glass an aggressive swirl to release any aromas, but still this tastes pretty damn good. Good enough that I'm probably going to drink a glass or two and give myself a nice headache.
As an aside, I enjoyed the '06 Burgundy thread's diversion into live performance vs. recordings very much, although I didn't join in as it rapidly became too technical for me. I can read a score, but I can't play anything (my gawd they expect you to count in your head--how distracting is that). Still it inspired me to put on the Oppens recording of Rzewski's The People United as I sip on the BdM. I saw her perform it live when she took it on the road after the premier in the late 70s. It was a memorable experience indeed, but I am glad that I can refresh that memory by playing the recording.