Seattle, WA, USA
Tasted Sunday, May 2, 2010 by Eric with 1,087 views
Leslie Fisher was in town, so I hosted a small gathering in her honor. Instead of the usual sit-down tasting we did this as more of a "mill about and have fun" pizza party. My thought was that I would have a wide range of toppings and crusts, and people would get creative. As it turned out, the crew was pretty happy to sit back and relax and let me make the pizza which was totally fine as well. And for the fun of it I played with my own white versus wheat crusts from scratch as well as bagged dough from Trader Joe's. And I also played with pizza stones versus grilling and a combination of the above. A lot of fun!
The theme was very broad: wines that don't suck. In attendance: myself (Eric LeVine), Leslie, Roy Hersh, Jason & Jill Domanico, Michael Gordon and Ed Murray.
As everyone arrived, a little sipper to get us warmed up. Yum!
I started cranking out a range of pizzas, and we worked our way through an eclectic lineup.
Awesome, awesome dessert wine. Just a perfect nightcap to a very fun evening.
Well it's pretty lame, but I was so busy making pizza and trying to sample wines that I missed these two. :(
Man that was fun! Thanks to Leslie for giving us the excuse, not that this crew needs much excuse. Although personally I have done way too little tasting over the past year.
2002 Domaine Rémi Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Charmes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
I had a bottle of this 2.5 years ago, and at the time it seemed young. More recently as I started worrying about whether it was a candidate for premature oxidation. All concern disappeared the moment I popped the cork. This was right on point, drinking absolutely perfectly. A really and truly sublime Meursault that balances mineral, nutty richness and lovely acidity. I could have sipped this one all night, but it disappeared quickly as everyone slurped it down.
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