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Dinner at home
Seattle, WA
Tasted March 23, 2008 by Eric with 372 views
Introduction
Sunday night and it was time to cook again.
Flight 1 (1 note)
Started off with some Grüner while I was cooking.
White
2006 Hiedler Grüner Veltliner Thal
Oh baby, quite youthful, very rich, faintly honeyed and a little hint of sweetness, faint notions of apricot in the background. Moves into deliciously peppery and spicy flavors with good mineral under-current.
Flight 2 (2 notes)
Dinner was roast chicken with Herbs de la Garrigue; a farro salad with fresh apples, roasted vegetables and fresh Italian parsley; and braised kale with balsamic and apples. The Burgundy improved with the dish. The Beaucastel was tired but ultimately more drinkable.
Red
2000 Carré-Courbin Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Cave des Ducs
Wonderful nose. Hints of smoky peat and flowers. I was excited. Alas, the palate is pretty dilute, big dropoff from the nose. Fairly present acidity, and this was at its best alongside roast chicken. I tried it on pop and pour and then followed in the glass for several hours. While it fleshed out a bit it never really picked up the weight I hoped for to make this any more than a good effort.
Red
1985 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
A bit of an oxidized note with some soy on the nose. The palate is a little tired but still hanging on, ripe, black fruited, tarry, very round and mature, very nice texture. Not a great bottle but pleasing enough.