St. John, London
Tasted Tuesday, July 18, 2006 by Rani with 676 views
With Guillaume and Paul Jaouen visiting London, this was a perfect opportunity to celebrate my birthday in style. We met at St. John along with Isabelle (Guillaume's colleague), Jeff Warren and Steve Matteo. Maybe it's the birthday mood, but I really thought the food was excellent this time (both the saddle of rabbit and the Old Spot were superb, as well as the veal hearts).
Here were 3 wines from Spain, that only had in common their vintage and the fact that they represent the more "international" winemaking style in Spain. Otherwise, they're from different regions and made from different varieties.
My WOTF was the IDUS, just because it's so enjoyable for current drinking. The Cabrida is very high quality but needs more time. I was somewhat disappointed by the Pintia - the oak treatment combined with the Tempranillo flavour profile just didn't do it for me as much as the other two. Still - very high quality all around.
All 3 of these wines were great. I was especially fond of the Rostaing but would happily drink any of these.
Thanks all for coming and bringing such great wines (not a dud in sight!). It was great seeing Paul and Guillaume again.
I bribed the waiter with a couple of wines to taste, which gave us a substatial discount on corkage (he "forgot" to count some of our bottles). For future reference...
1996 Egly-Ouriet Champagne Grand Cru Brut Millésimé 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Showing younger than the previous bottle I've had. Yeasty and toasty on the nose, very rich on the palate. Fine mousse, strong acidity on the finish, long.
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