Friday, April 18, 2014
The Chrysalids
third bottle of wine now over the past few days where upon I crunch my last sip on some wine crystals... not sure if i like that or not yet
Sort Of An Update: Pinots, Grigios, Bordeaux, And Back Pain
I've been continuing the recent pinot noir kick. A couple of weeks ago I revisited the first pinot I ever reviewed: Maurel Vedaux, $15.99 (french obviously), and it lays waste to the jp cheney.
Last night Wendeep and I perused our wine drawer and picked a 2006 bordeaux to have with dinner. We have a custom of crushing a special bottle from the drawer the night before one of us gets on a plane or leaves for an extended road trip. The idea is to at least have one more bottle from the collection together in case the unthinkable happens, (which is of course, death) and then the leftover person can feel free to guzzle the remaining stash at their discretion. Well this Chateau Beaumont Haut-Médoc was a real treat. I became nervous I would be ruined for cheap wine. (Fears were short lived as I'm cheap and currently drinking plonk.) It was instantly fruity like a fruit-blast but gave way to subtle tannin. While the lasagna was in the oven we paired this heavy-hitter with some slices of compte, which I have been told is basically french table cheese. Imagine the perfect balance between a medium parmesan and a medium dutch gouda. Right there that became all I wanted for dinner ever, just that wine and that cheese, the berry fruity-ness was muted and the finish became longer and longer showing off this wine's incredible structure. I have nothing ill to say. Wendeep declared it "chameleon wine" because it tasted slightly different yet ideal with every food pairing. This may have something to do with the blend of grapes: 53% cabernet sauvignon, 40% merlot, 4% cabernet franc, 3% petit verdot.
Wendeep's birthday party produced an impressive pile of spoils. She received many whites which made me want to buy a B.C. pinot grigio for some reason. I think there may have been a plan to mix it with something. Mineral water maybe? It doesn't appear to have any juice in it judging by the photograph, however, I enjoy a white on the rocks when I'm really thirsty. (It's pretty trippy viewing my kitchen reversed like that. -Ed.)
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| This may have been some sort of cocktail or spritzer. |
Last night Wendeep and I perused our wine drawer and picked a 2006 bordeaux to have with dinner. We have a custom of crushing a special bottle from the drawer the night before one of us gets on a plane or leaves for an extended road trip. The idea is to at least have one more bottle from the collection together in case the unthinkable happens, (which is of course, death) and then the leftover person can feel free to guzzle the remaining stash at their discretion. Well this Chateau Beaumont Haut-Médoc was a real treat. I became nervous I would be ruined for cheap wine. (Fears were short lived as I'm cheap and currently drinking plonk.) It was instantly fruity like a fruit-blast but gave way to subtle tannin. While the lasagna was in the oven we paired this heavy-hitter with some slices of compte, which I have been told is basically french table cheese. Imagine the perfect balance between a medium parmesan and a medium dutch gouda. Right there that became all I wanted for dinner ever, just that wine and that cheese, the berry fruity-ness was muted and the finish became longer and longer showing off this wine's incredible structure. I have nothing ill to say. Wendeep declared it "chameleon wine" because it tasted slightly different yet ideal with every food pairing. This may have something to do with the blend of grapes: 53% cabernet sauvignon, 40% merlot, 4% cabernet franc, 3% petit verdot.
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| Check out those blossoms. Wendeep found some twigs and put them in water. |
Also: there is a sale on a new malbec from Argentina at the BCL right now. Graffigna. $13.49 or so.
And finally, my back has been rogered for about a week but I'm working on it.
-J. Floorburn
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