Last weekend Dr. Alex and I received an email from our city councilman. He was requesting residents from "Anywhere" to attend a meeting regarding a compost center that had recently been established adjacent to our neighborhood. This new compost facility has been emitting a very strong and unpleasant stink that was, on occasion, penetrating our rose lined streets. Congressman X who represents our area would be conducting a question and answer session, pertaining to this subject, as well as other relevant issues. Dr. Alex and I decided it may be worth our time to find out what the plan to remedy the decaying bouquet in "Anywhere" issue would be. The meeting was packed with a sea of pale faced angry looking people. Dr. Alex and I both were amazed at the attendance on this beautiful Saturday afternoon. We both thought the compost had really motivated the local citizens to express their concerns.
After we all took part in the pledge of allegiance, Congressman X introduced himself and then opened the floor to questions from the audience. The questions were straight from an episode of the Glen Beck show. Honestly, it is as if Glen Beck had scripted all the diatribe and questions from the participants. You know the drill, "how do we combat the indoctrination"? There were lots of comments and questions regarding taxes, abortion, health care, education. The majority of the audience all seemed to be opposed to the issues that I mentioned.
The congressman (who is basically a Libertarian) seemed to side step the controversial questions. Strategically, to keep the audience on his side Congressman X threw out Barney Frank's name periodically. Actually, I wouldn't be surprised to see this politician on the next season of Dancing with the Stars, since his Texas Two Step was pretty darn good.
Finally, after what seemed an interminable amount of time someone asked about the horrible smell that was permeating our tranquil, little, hamlet. Congressman X said he was going to attend a meeting about it in a couple of weeks. That concluded the discussion of what we incorrectly thought was the reason for the meeting in the first place.
We couldn't get out of the meeting hall quicker. We actually felt like we had just been in another planet. It wasn't that we did not understand that there our people out there that think this way. What was chilling was experiencing it with this amount of people all in one large room. There was an under and open current of distain and resentment that felt very uncomfortable.
Anyway, after leaving behind some very unbalance and strange terroir, Dr. Alex and I decided we needed to experience a much more balanced terroir. A wonderful bottle of wine from one of Thomas Jefferson's favorite countries, France, was just what Dr. Alex prescribed to neutralize the new "stink" that was now lingering in our minds.
Along the way home we stopped to purchase some amazing Epoisses de Bourgogne cheese and a freshly made baguette. On our arrival home we gave White Fang and quick "hello handsome" greeting and then pulled from our wine closet a bottle of 2006 Domaine Des Comtes Lafon, Volnay. Oh yes, Dr. Alex made an excellent diagnosis on how to decontaminate us from the lingering ills we were feeling from the day's earlier experiences.
The Volnay offered; red cherries, dried fruit and a lovely leathery bouquet. The palate is so elegant with some tart fruit and perfect balance of acid and tannins. Throw in the rustic and pungent Epoisses cheese, freshly baked baguette, a glass of perfect Pinot Noir wine and our day was magically altered from Glen Beck to Thomas Jefferson.
See, life can be good even living close to a compost center.
2006 Domaine Des Comtes Lafon, Volnay-approx. $78.00-5 aprons.
Wishing your apron smells as fresh as newly picked daisies.
XXOO
Mrs. Reed
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