Trip’s visit to DC - Ristorante Tosca

Ristorante Tosca, Washington DC
Tasted Tuesday, October 23, 2012 by dcwino with 774 views

Introduction

Trip was in town and ten of us got together at Ristorante Tosca for a nice wine dinner. The restaurant was able to source a white truffle and we sample two dishes, a tagliatelle and a risotto that were incredibly good, hard to go wrong with copious amount of butter and a few thin slices of white truffle. Trip originally suggest to cap at eight participants but since it was my birthday he made an exception so we were ten.

All the wines showed very well, except my 82 Ducru which was corked. We usually held our dinners in a private room which enables us to set the room temperature a bit lower. Unfortunately we were seated in a semi-private room and the restaurant being full, some of the reds were served a bit too warm, especially towards to the end.

Flight 1 - Chardonny flight 1 (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - Champagne (2 Notes)

Flight 3 - Chardonny flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2002 Louis Jadot Montrachet 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru

    Le Montrachet to me is not unlike Chevalier Montrachet, airy palate without losing the intensity. Complex nose displaying apple, anise, a hint of light caramel and truffle. Lovely weightless palate. It however seems a bit advanced which makes the overall impression a bit dull. I don’t think this is a representative bottle.

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  • 2008 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen Kistler Vineyard 93 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley

    At least for me, all Kistlers seem to have very close resemblance. Tasted oak, lemon curd, pear, apple and smoke. Excellent concentration, a hint of sweetness, nice mineral expression and strong presence of acidity. Though ripe, very cool impression. A hint of alcohol although served a bit too cold. It is a big scale wine that needs a few years to come together.

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Flight 4 - Barolo and La La (2 Notes)

All the reds were served single blind.

  • 1967 Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis 94 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Bit and bruising, tar, earth, big, iron, blood, anise and black fruit. It is showing still young, mouth puckering acidity and still strong presence of tannins. Pretty expressive and rustic. Very enjoyable.

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  • 1987 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    This wine is showing young. Flower, pepper, tar, fruit cake, perfume and black fruits. Big scale, noticeable structure and tar. Although pepper and perfume were present, it didn’t quite taste like a cote rotie or La La. Still impressive and expressive.

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Flight 5 - Bordeaux flight 1 (3 Notes)

Flight 6 - Bordeaux flight 2 (3 Notes)

Starting this flight, the wines seem a bit too warm.

Flight 7 - Bordeaux flight 3 (3 Notes)

Flight 8 - Stickies (3 Notes)

We also had one of the Chambers rosewood muscat which was very intense and reminded me a 19 century madeira.

Closing

it was a blast hanging with Trip once again. I believe Trip kindly arranged a cake/tiramisu for me and nine middle age guys sang "Happy Birthday” which was nice. I seem to get a lesson whenever I partake on a wine dinner. I plan to send the reds back to the cellar and bring out right before the serving. It is sad to drink wines too warm.

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