Per Se
Tasted Thursday, September 7, 2006 by trankin with 530 views
A celebration dinner with colleagues. Generally some well selected and well-paired wines. A great time was had by all.
I didn't take notes at this dinner - all notes are from memory.
The champagne was served along with several amuses-bouches, as well as the famous pearls of tapioca and caviar with oysters. A beautiful pairing.
The Condrieu was paired with ??
The Burgundy was paired with a sturgeon on a bed of whole beans. An outstanding pairing.
The Riesling was paired with the foie gras course. We had 2 whole foie gras grilled for the group. Yummm.....
The Barolo was paired with a ribeye of veal if I remember correctly
The Insignia & Ridge were poured simultaneously, and drunk alongside a cheese course and several dessert courses.
NV Billecart-Salmon Champagne Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Very enjoyable champagne. Nice acids, some decent fruit, yet quite delicate.
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2004 François Villard Condrieu Les Terrasses du Palat 93 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
Beautiful wine - gorgeous nose of lychees, maybe just a touch of petrol, a bit of citrus. Elegant, floral, lychee complexion.
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2001 Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Still quite young - will improve with time. Nice wine, but still somewhat tightly wound. Good mineral notes which are not yet expressing themselves well. A few more years, or a couple hours in a decanted will likely solve that problem. Fruit is very nice.
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1988 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Herrenberg Riesling Auslese 93 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Lovely wine. Still plenty of acids, beginning to come into its prime. Great foil for the foie gras course. Very enjoyable.
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