UPDATE February 13, 2018: Most of my taste buds have returned, so I opened the Meursault. Itza very nice. Dry and cold like me in middle age. But really, it’s cold because the thermostat in our refrigerator is going and chilling everything to a frosty 30 degrees. The wine warms up nicely on the counter. The frozen produce not s’much.
Meursault and Montrachet are among the best white wines produced in France, the latter among the best in the world. They are also great names for cats.
If this Scottish Fold were mine, I’d name him Meursault (mer-SO: “mer” as in “mermaid” and “so” as in “so cute!”):
I’d want him to squint most of the time like I do, though, because the breed can look creepy with the eyes wide open.
This Maine Coon looks to me like a Montrachet (mon-tra-SHAY):
It’s one of the largest domesticated cats around, and proud owners like posting photos of their giant Maine Coons next to measuring tapes and other objects for scale. It’s the official state cat of Maine, by the way, and native to that part of North America.
Omar, a Maine Coon in Melbourne, Australia, is reportedly the world’s largest domestic cat right now. Here he is with his human and a measuring tape:
Both Meursault and Montrachet (the wines, not the cats) are AOC certified but rise above and beyond most other AOC wines because of the Chardonnay vineyards near the Burgundian city of Beaune where they are produced. Most of the vintners and vineyards growing Chardonnay for Meursault are certified Premier Cru. Most, if not all, growing grapes for the more exclusive and superlative (like Omar) Montrachet are Grand Cru. In Burgundy at least, these certifications indicate that the local environment (the terroir) is optimal for consistently producing the highest quality Chardonnay grapes and AOC wines.
Since both wines are pricey, I went with the cheaper (and cuddlier) Meursault so that I won’t have to eat ground glass patties between slices of cardboard this weekend. I’ve also marked the bottle in the refrigerator so that it doesn’t inadvertently wind up in a casserole or a sauce, which has happened to fine wines here in the past.
I haven’t yet tried this Meursault because I have the flu, but I imagine it goes well with solid food, especially fancy feasts prepared for special occasions. If for some reason you think your dinner host won’t easily recognize your good taste, leave the price tag on the bottle. [Comment: Don’t do that. End Comment.]
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I was talking about the wine 