Severn Goodwin

9.2

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. For Opening Night our conductor Andris Nelsons is leading MOZART (Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat) with one of our local treasures, Emanuel (Manny!) Ax on piano and then MAHLER (Symphony No. 5), a complex master work for which the BSO happens to be quite well practiced.

Prior notes still apply.

Baked apple, green melon, light citrus & fresh raspberry spread on toasted sourdough. — 5 years ago

Rufus King

9.2

Bubbly for Oxford reception at the Somerset Club on Beacon Hill, Boston — 6 years ago

Marla Frederick

9.1

Excellent! Orange julius, tangerine, grass, and jalapeno to kick up the heat. Can I really only get this at Legal Seafoods on Boston Harbor??? — 7 years ago

Lea

9.0

My favorite at Monsieur Bleu — 7 years ago

Michael Sinclair

9.0

Full malt character- much more body than you might expect from an IPA. Lactic palate, not too resinous — 8 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

New from Sam Adams. Big chocolate mocha coffee nose, very nice. Palate is more delicate with a nuanced coffee ground note. — 8 years ago

Jeremy Ruppel

9.0

Hearty sour cider. Incredible. — 9 years ago

with Andi

Paul B.

9.3

Layers of fruit, medium to light body and texture and tight finish make this my favorite fruity PN to date. Dangerously good for ~$40 (in Boston area). Great alone or on a consumption-heavy holiday. — 5 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our guest conductor David Newman is leading a live-to-picture performance of Leonard Bernstein’s score for “West Side Story”, originally directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, and with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
For live-to-picture productions, the orchestra performs the entire movie score in real time as the film unspools. (Vocals, dialogue and effects are isolated from the original music track.) The BSO installed very fancy and large LED screens on the perimeter of the Shed facing the Lawn, amazing!

Sparkling strawberry juice! So fun, love this wine. Please see my prior notes. — 6 years ago

Jen Arias

10

Yummy bear celebrating Dad's birthday! — 7 years ago

with Roy

Dave Wood

9.0

Easy summer drinker. Sort of sweet with the lemonade thing going on in there. — 8 years ago

Kelly Driscoll

9.8

Delicious! The cherry is definitely there but not overpowering. Much better than the other cherry beers I've had. — 8 years ago

with Alan

Jonas Johansson

9.0

Delish. Especially on 10,000 feet — 8 years ago

Tom Riley

9.2

I can't believe I didn't rate this or write it up at the time. A suggestion from Rory Pugh, the sommelier at the Grand Del Mar (Fairmont) in San Diego. I forget if we were at Amaya or Addison. Regardless, this was a great suggestion by Mr. Pugh and an eye-opener. Went great with our entrees, which I'm sure were meat-centric. Had it again in Boston at Craigie on Main many months later. This is a terrific Bordeaux. — 9 years ago

Tina Hahn

9.5

Psgtm- dinner in Boston — 6 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.4

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our full cast of conductors include Andris Nelsons, Christoph Eschenbach, Keith Lockhart, Michael Tilson Thomas and John Williams. The beautiful and vocally talented Audra McDonald is our host for the evening along with Midori on violin and Yo-Yo Ma on cello.

This will likely be an evening to remember for some time. Program notes from the BSO "Reflecting the season-long theme, The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood will spotlight Bernstein's wide-ranging talents as a composer, his many gifts as a great interpreter and champion of other composers, and his role as an inspirer of a new generation of musicians and music lovers across the country and around the globe. The gala concert will feature a kaleidoscopic array of artists and ensembles from the worlds of classical music, film, and Broadway. The entire first half of the program is dedicated to selections from such brilliant Bernstein works as Candide, West Side Story, Mass, and Serenade. Music from the classical canon very dear to Bernstein's heart-selections from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn and music by Copland-plus a new work by John Williams, makes up a good portion of the program's second half; the finale of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony brings the program to a dramatic close."

We're revisiting some producer bottles from our late Spring France vacation earlier this year.

Nose of under-ripe tropical fruits, banana skin, light oak touch. Palate has yummy papaya, under-ripe peach, tangerine and sweet oak.

Photos of the Jadot (Update, Bouchard!) Chateau with its beautiful colored slate roof (to the left of the chateau its the conservatory where we had an epic lunch during our visit and they used to overwinter their citrus trees in here many, many years ago), pictures of the first room of the most amazing library cellar in all of Burgundy (the subsequent rooms are even more amazing) and our bottle of the evening.

24hr Update, sweet oak and fermented tropical fruits just stunning today, last bottle. ☹️

OMG Update: somehow I grabbed pics from our Bouchard visit, argh! The only Jadot thing in the collage is the bottle, so sorry! — 6 years ago

Eric Hahn

9.0

Date night in Boston — 7 years ago

Krista Martin

9.2

Yum! Do wish it were a little crisper, but overall pretty good — 8 years ago

Peg Hanssen

9.6

In the tradition of ice wines and ice ciders. Slightly effervescent and pairs wonderfully with roast turkey. — 8 years ago

Lisa Lim

9.0

La Voile, Boston: Raspberry & Cherry sweetness, subtle tart — 9 years ago