DUO, S Miami Avenue, Miami, FL
Tasted Tuesday, January 16, 2007 by markellen.foodies@gmail.com with 834 views
Maria Frumkin's outstanding menu: Wild Mushroom Soup(garnished w morels and duck crisp); Escalope de Morue-Rotie(cod)creme de Chorizo w garlic mashed potato, onion sauce, and fried leeks; DUo of Duck (confit and rillettes); Seven Hour Lamb (en confit w garkic and white beans); Dessert- Canneles, macaroons, and pears marinated in Bordeaux.Delicious, Superb1
Attendees: Abe Horowitz and Maddy; Brad Love; Cesar Basurto; Charlie Frumkin(DUO); David & Roberta Ehrenreich; Ed & Elaine Davis; Sergio & Maria Gonzalez-Arias; and Mark & Ellen Friedman.
A good dinner as always, but my least favorite of the BYO wine dinners to date. I am critical of Bordeaux. I am 66 years old. When, I started buying wine 45 years ago, the choices were top flight Bordeaux and Burgundy and any one of the nascent 29 Napa producers. Today there is a world of great wine available, at much more reasonable prices than top flight Bordeaux, which perversely you need cellar for 10+ years, before it is even approachable! Parker,who is approximately 60, isn't laying down the outstanding 2005's which won't be reaching maturity for 25 years. I stopped buying Brodeaux with the 2000 futures, of which I bought approximately 10 cases at attractive prices, but no first growths. I have 1 bottle each remaining of 82 Latour and Mouton. The 82 Latour has the most unattractive pronounced barnyard brett profile. The 82 Mouton is monolithic and hopefully my 5 year old grandson will enjoy it, or profit from it. I am not a Francophobe, I love Chateauneuf du Pape, selected Burgundies and Chablis, and the cult wines of Languedoc Rousillon and the Loire.
1989 Château Cos d'Estournel 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
One of David and Roberta's contributions. Wine #1 of Flight 1. WOTF, group rated it second or third best of the night. David Double decanted at 5pm.Excellent aromatics, classic cassis flavour and extended finish. Cigar box cedar absent.
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1989 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Flight 1 #2. David & Roberta Ehrenreich's contribution. Double decanted at 5pm. Like my experience w 95 Ducru, still excessively tannic. Was outclassed by their 89 Cos d'Estornel at this time.
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1999 Château La Fleur de Boüard 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Lalande de Pomerol
Flight 1 #3. Cesar Basurto's contribution. Lalande de Pomerol merlot dominant, out of Medoc category. Clearly not Medoc, but is drinking very well. I gave mine to customers as Xmas gift. I'm sure they enjoed it. Seems new world merlot in style, soft and opulent. At its peak now.
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