There are many wines that I would like to write about but unfortunately, it is not possible to get to all of them. So I decided to write a brief post called “Tastes” from time to time highlighting some of the wines and food I have enjoyed.
And I can introduce my new wine group. The League of Gentlemen, a wine group, I used to belong to and often wrote about no longer exists. In its place is another group with no name, which meets once a month at restaurant SD 26 in NYC. There are a few members from the old group plus some new ones. This is also a very low-key group, which happens to enjoy great wines.
Here are four French Wines that I enjoyed with lunch last Monday at SD26:
Chablis Premier Cru “La Forest” 2010 Vincent Dauvissat
This is one of my favorite Chablis’ and it can age.
Burgundy Volnay “ Les Premiets” 1985 Joseph Voillot 
This is a classic Burgundy at its peak but it will last for a number of years.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1998 Domaine Peagu Made from 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah 4% Mourvèdre and 6% of other approved varieties. This is a big wine drinking very well right now, with black fruit aromas and flavors and an undertone of spice.
Hermitage 1985 Jean-Louis Chave Everyone agreed that this was the wine of the afternoon. This is a complex wine almost at its peak with aromas and flavors of deep red fruit with hints of cherry and strawberry and a touch of smoke.
I love that you had a Gentleman’s wine tasting group Here in Rome we have a Ladies Tasting Group called The Golden Roman WIne Society with all female wine professionals.
Ciao Sarah We had an all male group The League of Gentlemen but now one of the members is a woman and sometimes we have women guests
We sometimes have male guests as well, but it is kind of fun to have a ladies night that is still about wine.