New York City
Tasted Friday, December 10, 2021 by AValdes with 510 views
Dinner for 12 at a friend's residence. An evening exquisitely produced with the singular goal of honoring these exceptional wines. The wines all came from the attendees private cellars making it an evening of not just great wine and great food, but of sharing.
Served during the cocktail hour with Toro Tartare miso brioche with oscietra caviar and alba white truffle
Norwegian king crab with avocado and oscietra caviar
Wagyu A5 Tataki, ponzu and black winter truffle. The truffles were the size of my fist. This dish was to die for.
Marble potato mousseline, shimeji mushroom with alba white truffle and aged tofu. The aged tofu is a replacement for cheese - it was grated on the dish like a parmesan cheese. Not only ingenious but delicious too.
Honey nut squash soup with crispy quinoa and langoustine.
Warm ocean trout, green apple, vanilla and elderflower dashi. A dish inspired by Oliver's mentor. An important dish to chef and it showed.
Maine lobster, parsnip, poached pears and buddha's hand
Prime tenderloin with foie gras and red wine braised cabbage
By the end of the evening my ability to taste well dove dramatically. In retrospect I wish it was a lunch then a dinner so I could recover a bit more. Regardless, this was a fun, fun, fun evening and I will never forget it.
2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne 92 Points
France, Champagne
(En Jero) Only a single glass. A great way to start the evening. I've had this in 750 on a couple occasions and found it zippy and not as astringent as I find other young, quality champagne. Here I feel the format made a difference - it had good energy like the 750 but a rounder quality making it easier to drink.
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