Appetizers
Morbier and Jarlsburg cheeses from Costco
Flatbread from TJs
TJ's Pretzel Slims
Red seedless grapes from Safeway
Dried pear slices from Sigona's open bins
Healdsburg Blend olive oil by Dry Creek Olive Co, available from the Dry Creek Store
Sweet baguette from Draeger's
Risotto Primavera with Mussels
Mixed green salad with small tomatoes and sauce vinaigrette
Flan
Wines:
Wild Horse '05 Negrette Calleri Vineyard, Cienega Valley
A trio of older wines from Jym's "cellar":
#1 Gundlach-Bundschu '95 Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Valley
#2 Bartholomew Park '95 Pinot Noir Sonoma Valley
#3 Pepperwood Springs '93 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley
Blind-tasting notes for older wines:
#1 John: No aromas, some fruit, tannin masks finish
Dennis: Potable
Chuck: Drinkable but color and nose poor
Nat: Potable, not much nose, a little tired, but ok with food, a zin?
In fact, only about 1/3 of this bottle was consumed, the rest was later dumped.
#2 John: Some fruit in nose, nice fruit on palate, cherry, tannic, finish sweet
Dennis: Color suspect, taste thin but potable
Chuck: Same -1
Nat: Tastes good, color bad, but fair nose and pleasant taste, good varietal character, some sort of syrah?
#3 John: Very light color brown, not much nose, subtle flavor, sweet, chewy
Dennis: Thin, no character
Chuck: Colorless -2
Nat: Light color, nice nose, decent flavor, pretty good, a pinot?
About 1/4th of this bottle left over. Next day it was undrinkable.
With dessert: Latcham Vineyards '95 Select Port El Dorodo Co.