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July 05, 2004
So full and so drunk
Well, not really, but I feel like all I've done over the past four days is eat and drink either real gourmet shit or standard summer holiday fare, both of which are tasty, intoxicating and will put pounds on you. Tonight was the last of it for awhile, I think.
Jessie brought out a few more outstanding wines to savor while we ate grilled lamb chops which had marinated in yogurt, saffron, coriander and cumin all day, along with raita, saffron rice and some veggies cooked with mustard seeds.
The outstanding wine of the evening was a Grand Cru Chablis that just blew me away. I can usually give or take most chardonnays unless there's been so much malo-lactic acid added after the fact that they taste like movie popcorn. Those I can do without. This one was so smooth and buttery, without tasting fake, and a little bit apple-y. Very nice.
The other two were Bordeaux, one of which was a 1993. The older one had the dirty, spicy flavor I really look for in full-bodied reds. The younger of the two, a '99, I think, was quite a bit fruitier and a bit more acidic, but still very good.
Jessie's leaving in August to work the harvest in Dijon, so I'm expecting more from him upon his return.
And now I must resume working and L.Rev. Writing-on. The gym is definitely in my near future, as well.
Posted by Half-Cocked at July 5, 2004 10:39 PM