TN: '02 PernandV, '04 Oz Riesling, '05 VdP Rose

I recently opined it was best to leave all 2002 red Burgundies alone, but I am nothing if not inconsistent, and found myself opening a bottle of 2002 Domaine Chandon de Briailles "Ile des Vergelesses"Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Tuesday to accompany some leftover Copper River coho and potato gratin. Ok, okl, it was tight at first. But a lovely pure lighter bodied wine emerged with some air time. Strawberry and black cherry fruit framed by lovely minerality. Clean, pure, long, and satisfying. Very nice for under $30 Burgundy. A-

Wednesday Betsy had a late rehearsal and asked me to take care of dinner. I barbecued chicken (using leftover hoisin-garlic-chili BBQ sauce Betsy had made for ribs Monday) and grilled corn. The 2005 Domaine de Gournier (VdP des Cevennes) was an acceptable light ros=E9, hints of herb over sweet strawberry fruit (dry wine, just sweet impression from fruit)with moderate acidity. Does anyone know where Cevennes is? I buttume Provence or Languedoc. There are better ros=E9s out there, but this is a decent value at $7.xx. B--B

We also attempted to try a 2004 Banrock Station Riesling. I usually like Oz Riesling, but there's nothing to like here. Dull lemon flavors (lemon flavors but low acid, go figure), soft and short. Dilute, and that's a good thing in this case. Not worth drinking. C-

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.