Epure, 4/F, Ocean Terminal, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Tasted Friday, November 16, 2018 by Goldstone with 235 views
It was Daniel's birthday, so 6 of us took the afternoon off to kick back and enjoy a superlative 'Dejeuner D'Automne' composed by Chef Nicolas. I set the bidding by offering to bring a magnum of La Mission Haut Brion and everybody else responded accordingly.
What a beautiful dish to kick off....and with the weight to balance the slightly over-mature Condrieu.
An astonishingly good dish that highlighted the Japanese influence on Chef Nicolas' cooking.....the precision and lazer cut of the Pouilly Fume was a great counterpoint and both complemented each other.
Again, a very Japanese oriented dish....absolutely gorgeous....we carried on drinking the Silex with this.
Chef Nicolas had this large fish especially flown in from Marseille and with the large fresh ceps from nearby. Lightly and simply grilled to perfection.......nothing stood between us and the quality of the ingredients. Most people's dish of the lunch.
Again....a dish that hit well above Chef Nicolas' Michelin*.
This was my dish of the lunch....rich and homely and stunning with the wine. So different an interpretation from Chef Philippe, another Michelin* chef, who was one of our companions......oh, and the simple home-made tagliolini with rather a lot of white truffle was sublime.
We have recently converted Chef Nicolas to cheeses from 'Frere Marchand' and the selection was gorgeous....especially the melted Epoisses.
This was almost my dish of the lunch....and I don't normally care for desserts. The raspberries were from Japan and heavenly in their depth of flavour whilst the combination with the earthiness of the beetroot and the richness of the chocolate was perfect and totally unexpected. As Chef Nicolas explained...the secret is not so much in the surprising complmentarity of the 3 ingredients but in getting the balance of the 3 correct. Bravo!
Hans decided to play to his strength and had asked if he could donate a box of cigars rather than a bottle of wine.....wow, did he over-compensate! This is a very recently released new premium line from Montecristo and I was amazed how matured they seemed....wow, beautiful and perfect for a long chat about nothing whilst sipping 1963 Port.
A fantastic lunch that brought out the best of the wines and reaffirmed everyone's appreciation of older Bordeaux and similarly aged Napa 'Bordeaux'.
2005 E. Guigal Condrieu La Doriane 88 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
Very deep urine yellow colour. Nose of sweaty tennis shoes. Palate is slightly oxiadative, aged Comte cheese, older honeysuckle, lanolin, fresh almonds, very nicely rounded and improves with nearer aircom room temperature. Lightly resonant. Aged Condrieu is something of an acquired taste....this is well past its prime to most tastes.
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