Sending off the in-laws

Seattle, WA, USA
Tasted Friday, September 17, 2004 by Eric with 1,071 views

Introduction

After a 3 month stay in Seattle, tomorrow my wife's Mom and her partner Bob hit the road to head back to Tampa. It was wonderful having them out for the summer, both for them and for your 2-year old son Sid. To send them off in style, we had one last meal at Lampreia. (I am a broken record when it comes to picking restaurants in Seattle, but why would I eat anywhere else???)

  • I started with the Seared Hamachi Filet which is really more about the dozen or so little treats that Scott lays atop the perfectly seared fish: quail egg, melon, a little mozzarella, candied orange, rocket, carrot powder, radish, fresh anchovy, crouton, a little spicy red pepper, I am forgetting half of the delicious nibbles
  • Next I had the Poached Egg Palio Style: a poached duck egg that is heavily infused with black truffle, nestled atop a spinach and parmesan crisp. The yolk on the duck egg is beyond rich, just a pleasure to clean off the plate. The truffles steal the plate.
  • The Roasted Lamb Loin with Sweet Pepper Crust and Mediterranean accompaniments is always a delight. It is less work that the normal lamb rack and a bit leaner, just a hint less flavor. Still, with a 1990 Lynch Bages there was just nothing to complain about!
  • The cheese tray, back after a summer hiatus, featured a large assortment of Italian cheeses, mostly harder and Sheep based. We picked 4 of the 8 and absolutely loved them with the remaining few glasses of Lynch.
  • After much deliberation, we chose to skip dessert.

As always, a simply impeccable meal!

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2002 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese 90 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    Purchased off the list for $55. AP# 2 602 041 008 03. Peach, mineral drenched, ever so slightly smoky, moving to flint. The palate is soft, exploding with sweet fruit and hints of green apple with glorious, vibrant mouthfeel. The mineral takes over on the medium finish. This is hardly a blockbuster, but it has impeccable balance with no faults to be found. Very enjoyable.

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  • 1990 Château Lynch-Bages 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    The nose starts with charcoal and sweet, almost caramel infused fruit. With air the tobacco starts to come out and then black cherry. At first, the palate was black and medicinal, bruising, an absolute kick in the teeth, slightly astringent, just drenched with salty minerals. However, with 3 hours of air this became sweeter and much more giving. Eventually this had a total reversal, showing an amazingly plush texture with not a hard edge to be found, screaming of tobacco and sweet fruit, drenched in mineral. With roasted lamb-loin and then some harder cheese this was a heavenly match!

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