Seattle, WA
Tasted Thursday, March 23, 2006 by Eric with 1,057 views
Roy Hersh masterfully organized a gathering of 20 Seattle-ites to take joy in Italian wines at Union. I had been to this restaurant a couple of times before and recalled enjoying it, but the food was spectacular, well beyond my expectations. Since we were so numerous, we broke out into two tables of 10, each with separate lineups.
We started off with some bubbles, three Prosecco and one Franciacorta. With this we had Dungeness Crab Salad with avocado and basil.
Next up, we had a mini-Barbaresco flight and one Teroldego based wine to start. This was served with Seared Ahi Tuna with braised green beans and basque pepper. The Tuna was nice but a little discordant with pepper standing out too much and the green beans being a somewhat odd accompaniment to the tuna.
Next we moved into a flight of four Barolo. We split this across what were easily the two best courses of the evening. First up was Grilled Branzino with fingerling potatoes, chorizo and saba. Then we had Braised Oxtail with ricotta gnocchi, red wine jus and parmigiano reggiano. Yummy!
Now we hit overdrive with a chunky flight of Amarone. We split this across two courses. First up was Grilled Beef Loin with roasted spring onions and a red wine sauce. Second up was Pecorino Lucano with Nebbiolo grape chutney.
Finally, we finished up with more Vin Santo than we knew what to do with. It was an embarassment of riches highlighted by the Felsina vertical. With this we had a dessert of Ice Cream Puffs with chocolate sauce.
Thanks for organizing Roy!
NV Rebuli Prosecco di Valdobbiadene
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene
Fresh, mineral nose. A creamy, light and clean palate, very nice. Almost like a quick drink of fresh lemonade.
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NV Zardetto Prosecco Brut
Italy, Veneto / Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Prosecco
Heavier than the others, bigger boday, some bitter pith elements, and then an intriguing note of geranium leaf on the nose.
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2004 Bisol Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut Crede
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene
A candied nose with hints of powdered sugar. More weight than the Rebuli and more fresh than the Zardetto. Somewhat bitter.
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NV Bellavista Franciacorta Gran Cuvée Satèn
Italy, Lombardia, Franciacorta DOCG
This is a different animal, clearly seeming to be Chardonnay, yeasty, some volatile acidity, rich yet finishing out bitter with a bit of salinity.
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