Flew to N. Eleuthera Th, and then boat to my brother’s place. Dinner that night was king crab, filet mignon, potatoes, and salad with air fryer artichokes.

There was also a Hahn Pinot Gris opened on sunset cruise before dinner, but I have (intentionally) forgotten it,

2020 Unanimie Chardonnay
HAnded to me while grilling, I had very low expectations of an Argentine Chard, but this wasn’t bad at all. Peach and mango, but with a serious acid spine, and a decent minerally finish. B

2020 Olema Chardonnay
Oaky/creamy style, well made but not my thing. B-/C+

1971 Huet Le Haut Lieu Vouvray Demi-Sec
Pretty dry, lots of beeswax, fruit is peach driven but secondary to wool, wax, and rocks, B+
/A-

2017 Silverado Cabernet Sauvignon
Another pleasant surprise, midbodied CS with black currant and plum, mocha, enough acid to balance, tannins already supple. B

Friday we went to Harbour Island for dinner at the Rock House, I had octopus and excellent grouper with mushroom risotto.

2017 Heritiers du Comte Lafon Macon-Chardonnay Crochette
Ready, crisp, pear and peach blossoms, tangy finish, B+

2018 Fugue de Nenin
Black plum, cocoa, a little leather. Ready to go. B

Saturday we grilled chicken, with dirty rice, salad
NV Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut
Better than it used to be, but faint praise. Creamy, higher dosage style, it’s clean and with a good finish, but not what I look for. B-

1999 Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er
Delicious, balanced, sandalwood over black cherry, yowsa. A-

1988 Laville Haut Brion
Apple, tropical fruits (pineapple, mango, coconut), almonds, drinking well but the nutty notes say drink up to me, B+/B

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

On 1/15/23 3:38 PM, dalewilli...@gmail.com wrote:
> Flew to N. Eleuthera Th, and then boat to my brother’s place. Dinner that night was king crab, filet mignon, potatoes, and salad with air fryer artichokes.

So sorry I missed you, but glad you got to go. I'll report on our
Jersey City dinner in due course.

>
> There was also a Hahn Pinot Gris opened on sunset cruise before dinner, but I have (intentionally) forgotten it,

ROFLMAO!

> 2017 Heritiers du Comte Lafon Macon-Chardonnay Crochette
> Ready, crisp, pear and peach blossoms, tangy finish, B+
>
> 2018 Fugue de Nenin
> Black plum, cocoa, a little leather. Ready to go. B

Were these things you brought, or did you find them there?

>
> Saturday we grilled chicken, with dirty rice, salad
> NV Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut
> Better than it used to be, but faint praise. Creamy, higher dosage style, it’s clean and with a good finish, but not what I look for. B-

I'd heard that they'd improved (maybe from a Posner email). Good to
hear that I don't have to worry about trying them again. We are so used
to non- or minimal dosage Champers these days.

>
> 1999 Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er
> Delicious, balanced, sandalwood over black cherry, yowsa. A-
>
> 1988 Laville Haut Brion
> Apple, tropical fruits (pineapple, mango, coconut), almonds, drinking well but the nutty notes say drink up to me, B+/B

Now if you tell me that these were from a wine list in the Bahamas, I'm
gonna hop on the next plane for Nassau ;-)

Mark Lipton

On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 2:43:39 PM UTC-5, Mark Lipton wrote:

I took a Wine Check with me (with 12 bottles). Dropped one present in Atlanta, took 10 whites and 1 red (the Drouhin which I knew didn't have a lot of sediment) with me. Just figured whites better bet with seafood, and I'm not fan of stirred up sediment. Left behind a few. My brother basically paid for everything, I wanted to contribute something