After waiting five hours to vote last Friday, I needed to unwind. I grabbed a half bottle of 20th Century Burgundy and had a wind down night at Dynamic Dish.
1999 Mommessin Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi
(France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru)
This was an ultra-relaxing bottle- Nothing screaming, nothing sharp, just medium cherry-colored goodness. Earthy, with some truffle and a puff of mixed berry yogurt (who doesn't need a puff of that?!). Thin and silky on the the palate, with just enough acid that asks for food- This isn't crazy complex, but for the ridiculously low $20 I paid (on closeout), it is made me as happy as I could be.
I actually split this bottle over two nights at two of Atlanta's best BYO restaurants- Tasty China and Dynamic Dish.
Though not cut out for Tasty China's most fiery dishes, this wine worked great with their Black Pepper Beef, and some sort of Chicken and Mushroom dish.
Without time for full write ups- Two of the other wines we opened at Tasty China (thanks Peter & Sil!) were both very good and worth seeking out (I don't know where either are available in ATL)
2004 Domaine Weinbach Gewürztraminer Altenbourg Cuvée Laurence
(France, Alsace, Kientzheim & Sigolsheim, Alsace AOC)
A SPECTACULAR off-dry Gewurz that screams for the heat of Tasty China. This wine deserves its own post.... So much aroma, a nose like "a maze of twisty little passages". Domaine Weinbach is a favorite.
2005 Bodega Catena Zapata Chardonnay Alta
(Argentina, Mendoza)
I haven't had a lot of great Argentina white wines, many good little chuggers, but nothing that really said "yo!" This was different- Initially, tight on the nose with just a punch of fruit and oak. We all said "eh?"- After about 15min in the glass, this became a rich, buttery, glass of interesting fruit, rocks, and yeast. A nice tweener of CA Chard and Burgundy. I'd love to put this in a blind tasting.
On another note- A few people have been asking about the birds at the Dirty South Wine Bird Sanctuary. Here is a quick clip from some early AM activity on Sun.
