End of year party

West Windsor, New Jersey
Tasted Friday, June 18, 2021 by TashNYC with 50 views

Introduction

This was for the end of first grade party at my friend’s house. I had a cold that day and was unable to attend. (I was also unable to cook the 2 slow-roasted, herbal ducks planned - which also didn’t arrive when ordered, as they were sold out at the warehouse).

But I did send some wine - and some glasses - to the party.

Alas, I got mixed up and sent the wrong Italian wine too, which didn’t pair with the Chinese food that was ordered, in lieu of the MIA ducks. (I sent the Eugenio Collavini Collio Broy 2012 - which is friuliano, sauvignon blanc and chardonnay. I intended to send the Lis Neris Confini, which is chardonnay, gewurtztraminer and riesling).

Just one of those days.

Flight 1 (6 Notes)

  • 2012 Wind Gap Wines Chardonnay Woodruff Vineyard 91 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Always a reliable wine. Apple lemon, mineral, citrus, almond.

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  • 2018 Château Roubine Côtes de Provence La Rose 91 Points

    France, Provence, Côtes de Provence

    Floral notes, plus strawberry, berry, melon. I am liking this wine more than last year. A repeat from the 2020 outdoor harp concerts. Drink now / soon.

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  • 2016 Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein Riesling von blauem Schiefer

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    I do not know why I do not have any notes for this wine!

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  • 2019 Pewsey Vale Vineyard Eden Valley Riesling 90 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley

    Always a reliable wine. I wasn’t at this party so I didn’t taste the wine and don’t have any notes. I sent it because I thought it would be good at an outdoor party, on a hot day and with Chinese food.

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  • 2012 Eugenio Collavini Collio Broy 91 Points

    Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio

    I sent this wine to the party (which I could not attend myself due to a cold), because I thought it would pair with the Chinese food being served. However, writing these notes a day later (and no longer ill), I can now see I sent the wrong wine! I had intended to send an Italian blend of Riesling and Gewurztraminer that would pair with the Chinese food.

    Instead, I sent an Italian blend of Friulano, Chardonnay and Sauvignon blanc. Both the Friulano and Chardonnay see a brief appassimento (or air-drying) in a special ventilated room called the fruttaia.

    This is a ripe, opulent and juicy white that shows an off-gold color and mature aromas of apricot and pineapple, as well as good acidity and mineral notes.

    I imagine it was overpowered by the spice in the Chinese food.

    Oh well. Can’t win them all.

    Drink now. Outdoors on a hot day with friends. Not wih Chinese food!

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  • 2009 DeBiase Pinot Noir Fritschen Vineyard 91 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Always a reliable wine. Opened at Janet’s request. Red and dark fruit, cherry, oak, tar and some herbs. We had this on its own but it is even better with some food that pairs.

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