Rainy day dinner

[Florida Jim]

With leek and potato soup:

1998 Ollivier, Muscadet Clos des Briords VV:

quite aromatic; in the mouth it shows some of the creamy texture that time can bring, still firm but intensely flavorful, cleansing acidity; very long.

An excellent wine that is evolving very slowly.

With tuna grilled rare and a large salad:

1999 Dugat-Py, Vosne Romanee VV:

expansive nose permeates the room; the palate is dense, very concentrated, vigorous, full and packed with flavor, has excellent old vine depth, intense and youthful but not closed; very long with noticeable, ripe tannins.

Sumptuous and very full in the mouth, this was surprisingly open. Tasted blind, one would have difficulty believing this to be a village wine. Dramatic stuff.

Best, Jim