Weekend with Eddie - Part 1
Marea, New York City
Tasted Friday, April 15, 2016 by dcwino with 701 views
Introduction
I had been meaning to find an occasion to connect some DC winos with Eddie and his NYC winos. I only met Eddie once over a dinner and my impression was that he was extremely passionate about wine without any pretension and snobbery. I emailed Eddie and he was quite enthusiastic about the idea. A few of us started to coordinated the dates and the themes and we settled on having two lunches. The first lunch was to share the great old wines and the second to drink only La Taches for reds. Eddie suggested a number of venues and we settled on Marea and Bouley. At this point, Eddie and John Slover, Eddie’s personal sommelier, took charge of coordinating all the logistics.
As the plans solidified, it became quite evident that Eddie’s generosity would take the events a few notches up. It was understood that all of us will add two wines per lunch but Eddie felt that we were a bit short on La Taches so he added 51, 95, 90, 93, 99 and 00. He also felt the need to add the 09 and 11 DRC Monty, the 01 and 02 Coche CC as well as a few other great bottles. At the end, it was quite clearly to me that the wines will be beyond monumental, best two days of wine drinking of my life.
On the 15th, eight of us convened at Marea. The crew consist of eight of us, Paul and Me from DC, Tom from Baltimore, Jeff from Chicago and Eddie, David, Simon and Gary from NYC. John Slover didn’t a perfect job fighting and serving the wines. We were pleasantly surprised to see the chef greeting us. He did an excellent job cooking for us. We were having a blast. Eight guys sharing the passion for great wines, no ego and no pretense. By the time when we left, it was close to the dinner service to start. We bid farewell to each other. All of us were incredibly happy how the event turned out.
Flight 1 - Champagne (2 Notes)
Most preferred the 75 Dom and I may be the only one preferred the Cristal.
Flight 2 - Rieslilng (1 Note)
This was really interesting. I got the impression of "natural" wine.
Flight 4 - DRC Monty (1 Note)
Most exotic and kindy white Burgundy of my life
Flight 5 - 89 Giacosa Riserva (3 Notes)
Flight 6 - Roumier Bonnes Mares (1 Note)
Actually this held up nicely against the La Taches served next
Flight 7 - La Tache (5 Notes)
Flight 8 - La Mouline (2 Notes)
Flight 9 - Madeira (1 Note)
Closing
Truly a monumental event, a great time was had by all.
1975 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon Oenothèque 96 Points
France, Champagne
A hint of fino, honey, pepper, baked apple, almond paste and mineral. Very fresh, polished and energetic palate, generous fine mousse, bright acidity, strong mineral presence and long clean finish. The palate is fresher than then the nose suggests. Most preferred it to the 79 Cristal. The freshness in palate is very impressive.
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1979 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 98 Points
France, Champagne
Great contrast to the 75 Dom Oenotheque. Beautiful fully mature nose displaying Dauvissat like oyster jus, tarte tatin, opulent rich yellow fruit, orange peel and mineral. Excellent concentration, succulent yellow fruit driven palate impression, generous mousse, excellent mineral expression, bright acidity and lovely long sweet finish. Exceptional champagne. Perhaps only a point below the last bottle. A great example of mature Cristal, deeply toned sweet fruit without compromising the precision and balance.
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