'99 Ente Meursault…nice but a little past it’s prime…
'95 Grand Puy Lacoste…rocking…leather and earth…everything you’d want form a 20+ yr old bordeaux
'95 Lynch Bages…very perplexing…first tight, then ripe a loose after 1+ hour in the decanter? This bottle was purchased four years ago in a private transaction and not consistent with prior experience…still enjoyable, but odd…
79 Lafite and 79 Haut Brion. The Lafite was compromised and a little corky although gladly consumed by the guests at my party, the Haut Brion was singing. opened a 2016 Laurent Saillard La Pause and a 2003 Suduiraut and a couple of rose bottles 2016 La Clos Peyrossol and the 2016 Fontsainte Corbieres early on.
Had our sons for dinner, I cooked steak frites with peppercorn sauce.
2106 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc. This wine seems to have changed into something more interesting in the last few vintages. More great lemon/lime flavours and less battery acid finish.
2004 Charbonniere Villes Vigne CdP. A very elegant old school wine.
My wife got me a case of Cameron 2015 Dundee Hills Pinot so after a long evening shift of hospice work I’m tearing into the first of many bottles, even though technically Father’s Day is over now. I do love JP.
2016 Sigalas Assyrtiko at Sunset Taverna, Ammoudi Bay, Santorini. Nothing tastes better with their signature lobster linguini cooked with Ouzo, orange, tomato, and dill.
Picnic and concert with friends, so was able to sample a bunch:
16 Limerick Lane Rosè - super fresh and easy drinking
14 Pibarnon Rosè - more stuffing than the Limerick Lane, but still nicely acidic and fresh
14 Arnot-Roberts Trout Gulch Chard - So good with loads of acid and minerality. Similar to the 14 Ceritas TG, which I also loved. Something about this terroir.
06 Andre Robert BdB Le Mensil - another stupid good Envoyer deal. In an ideal spot with good yeast/toast character complementing the powerful fruit.
15? J Christopher Lia’s Chard - didn’t care for this, as the wood was intrusive and too much.
14 Kelley Fox Momtazi Pinot - too young and primary, but totally delicious with pure red and black cherry
06 Beaucastel - also too young, but starting to show some secondary leather and earth on top of ripe black fruit