Ian's House
Tasted Friday, July 15, 2011 by tooch with 780 views
Met up at Ian's house to open up a variety of primarily white wines on a beautiful Friday evening. Tim O'Rourke prepared a series of dishes to pair with the wines and did an incredible job. I felt like I was dining at a top restaurant. Kudos to him and Ian for hosting this great dinner.
Served with freshly shucked oysters on the Half Shell with Red Wine Mignonette. Beautiful combination of champagne and oysters!
Tim prepared mayan head-on prawns with grilled corn salad and fresh corn veloute. The prawns were perfectly prepared and the corn salad was incredibly fresh. Went nicely with the Baudry Rose.
Summer evenings and chilled soups are a favorite of mine, and Tim was able to put together an excellent chilled english pea soup with a seared Maine diver scallop. I thought the scallop was perfectly cooked - tender and flavorful.
Tim opened a couple Dauvissat Chablis' and paired it with a potato crusted halibut with melted leeks and beurre blanc. Perfect pairing!
Ian grilled some dry-aged Piedmontese NY strip steaks and Tim paired them with wilted spinach and red wine demi-glaze. I believe Tim added some black truffles to the dish too. Both red wines were delicate, but still did a nice job pairing with the beautiful steak.
Popped a couple 2001 Auslese's to end the evening.
1998 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 93 Points
France, Champagne
Beautiful wine that had rich bready notes, zesty citrus and sizzling acidity. There was a subtle sweetness to the wine that I enjoyed a lot - went AMAZINGLY well with freshly shucked oysters.
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2010 Domaine Sorin Côtes de Provence Rosé Terra Amata 85 Points
France, Provence, Côtes de Provence
A bit too ripe for me with wild strawberry, some chalkiness and florals. Sweet on the palate with long length and density.
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