2011 vin de bourgougne pinot noir domaine jean fournier
faded scent of red strawberries
a watery arrival of tart cherries submerged in a clear spring
slow cascade of strawberries until
sudden
rich
chocolate
red fruit
then tart cherries again
set in bits of chocolate
and water
like a shy girl who turns around suddenly
but then dissolves
in the spring

fonseca guimaraens 1991
second label vintage port
decanted for 3-6 hours
thick, black purple
restrained nose of raisins and blueberry
until after 6 hours, a fountain of cassis
soft vanilla and dark fruit
balanced mid palate by balsamic
long, wavering finish of chocolate and jam

clos les lunelles 2005

at dim steakhouse

decanted carefully for 1 hour

purple and black ink

with enticing cassis and blueberry nose

well balanced wine

with prominent ridges of tannin

held by creamy vanilla fog

drifting smoothly on a glassy, dark fruit and citrus sea

long finish with bits of chocolate

and strong sweet-sour-bitter

like south pacific fare

all more elegant between bits of steak.

the end of a voyage