Wine Tasting

After our last Descartes lecture (shades of The Matrix) we were treated to a wine tasting, hosted by Sorbonne University Wine Tasting Club member. Yili and I sat next to each other and had great fun using the list of Wine terminology to describe what we were tasting.
We started the evening with the Alsace Riesling grand cru, Louis Pion, 2001: a white wine that sparkled like a diamond against the tablecloth. It had a green hue, indicating that it was young; no tears, indicating a low alcohol content and that it was from a sunny region. We characterized it as being crisp and attractive (partially because they were the most pretentious adjectives we could find).
The next wine was the Hauts de Pontet 1997, Pauillac a Médoc Bordeaux. We characterized this wine as a oaky, earthy, smokey, and slightly musty. The Host added that oaky and earthy are typical of a Bordeaux. He also added that it was “animal” which makes it sound nasty.
The last wine was the Beaune 1997, Bouchard pére et fils a Bourgogne, which the Host called a connoisseur’s wine. This was fruity, berrylike and Justin made the amazing call that it had an apricot taste.
We finished the tasting with a Nicolas Feuillate Rosé millesime 2000, champagne. Daniela behind me was dizzy after the first glass of wine, but she did take many pictures (including the one posted here). This was our sad attempt at a sexy picture, Yili may be pulling it off, but I just look ridiculous.