TN: Airplane Wines AIRPLANE WINES - A JAL flight (1-9-2006) On a flight to HK. With airline food, culminating in one of those grey, steamed steaks. Blech!! Actually, a cold lobster terrine wasn't half-bad. Why don't they learn and do a cold food plate? *N.V. Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut - France, Champagne* Very light straw yellow, almost watery at edge. Mousse closer to p=E9tillant than to mousseaux. Simple nose of toast and sweetish white fruit. Palate has a slightly yeasty apple-pear fruit with a little leesiness on the brief finish. Good acid, in balance, but not much of real interest here. *2004 Labour=E9-Roi Chablis - France, Burgundy, Chablis* Slightly darkish yellow. Clean but not particularly bright. Minerally nose of light tart white fruit. Not much else on the nose. Bright acid and mineral on slightly dilute apple-grapefruit palate. Picks up a little bit of weight with time in glbutt. Citrus fruit and acid sustains a reasonably long finish. My first '04 Chablis. If this negoc version of a simple Chablis is indicative, I'm going to like the vintage. Good for what it is. *2003 Ch=E2teau de la Croix Cuv=E9e la Grave - France, Bordeaux, M=E9doc* Deep inky young-wine purple. Plum, restrained bit of oak, noticeable alcohol on nose. Ripe raspberry and currant fruit on entry, once the quickly receding tannins abate. A little thin in the middle with some plummy merlot fruit. Decent acid gives the finish a bit of unexpected brightness. Dense, a little rustic, but not too bad to a guy who generally doesn't appreciate young Bordeaux. Not something to seek out or buy, but better than much airplane wine. Posted from CellarTracker 
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