Dino's Grotto, DC
Tasted Saturday, February 9, 2019 by dbg with 335 views
I needed to make a trip to DC to pick up a couple of cases of 2015 futures that Marcus generously offered to have shipped to him and to hand off a few bottles of 2015 Canon I picked up for him, so we decided to take advantage of the opportunity and opened a few bottles at always reliable Dino's Grotto last night. A few of the DC BWE crew met and some of Marcus' DC buddies joined us. We had a great time as always.
A welcome bottle of Champage accompanied the introductions and a shift to a larger table. Dean could see we were packing more bottles than we’re going to fit.
We enjoyed these over a leisurely 4 hour dinner. Food was excellent, especially the home-made pastas. Black truffle was an added bonus. Standouts were wild boar tagliatelle, duck lasagne, and a vegetable risotto.
A Alf-bottle of Yquem appeared as we were ordering desserts. No one complained.
The 7 of us had an outstanding time. We couldn’t come close to finishing all 10 bottles, so we invited the staff to partake after we left.
Votes for favorite wines were divided. Not a one was bad. There was a lot of love for the 2000 and 2001 Pichon Baron andthe 1989 Conseillante, butalmost all the wines garnered some praise.
2006 Bollinger Champagne Brut Rosé (Special Edition)
France, Champagne
A fun starter to the evening. Light salmon color, strawberries, bit of sweetness, nice balance, medium body, medium finish.
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