Ardeo - Washington, DC
Tasted Wednesday, December 22, 2010 by tooch with 830 views
The DC crew got together to celebrate the holiday season with a wonderful seven course dinner at Ardeo in Cleveland Park. The menu was prepared to accent the wines being served.
Big thanks to Tim O'Rourke for organizing the tasting menu and working with the Ardeo staff - it was a great evening!
Served with sweet and spicy nuts, truffled potato chips, and house popcorn.
Served with wild striped bass with sweet corn and shell bean succotash in a cauliflower puree.
Swerved with roasted amish chicken with sardinian farro, heirloom apples, and baby corn.
Served with domestic wagyu flank steak with white bets, tuscan kale and salsa verde.
Served with colorado lamb shank confit with pistachios, giant beans, sweet potatoes, chard and citrus yougurt.
Served with a selection of cheeses.
I was very impressed with the food, service and ambience at Ardeo. The team there took amazing care of us and I think most of the group felt we would be going back there soon!
1996 Ployez-Jacquemart Champagne Liesse d'Harbonville 95 Points
France, Champagne
Incredible nose of yeast, white flowers, acacia honey and almond paste. Incredibly dense on the palate with tight beads, intense minerals and acidity on the finish. One of the best champagnes I've ever tasted.
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2000 Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Very fresh nose of herbs, almonds, and yeast. Thought the palate had nice spring flowers, and big dense flavors of citrus zest.
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NV Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Cuvée Rubis 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Strawberry shortcake on the nose with vanilla, and smokey minerals. Thought this was very focused, showing very elegant light red fruit. Love the beading on this wine - intense bubbles.
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