Ristorante Tosca, Washington DC
Tasted Tuesday, October 23, 2012 by dcwino with 774 views
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.
All the reds were served single blind.
Starting this flight, the wines seem a bit too warm.
We also had one of the Chambers rosewood muscat which was very intense and reminded me a 19 century madeira.
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.
2005 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Corton-Charlemagne 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
A classic big scale CC, sesame, yellow fruits, lemon, a hint of light caramel and tar. There is pure fruit but slightly masked by oak. Steely, exceptional concentration with mouth puckering piercing acidity. A masculine wine with a long life ahead.
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2006 Rhys Chardonnay Alpine Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Tropical fruit, passion fruit, pine needle and beeswax. Excellent concentration and bright acidity. A well made Californian chardonnay.
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