Heidi's, Minneapolis
Tasted Wednesday, November 5, 2008 by Siggy with 608 views
Dave Dalluge, Craig Vanderah, Chris Larson and I met for a mid-week, post election dinner at Heidi's. We had originally envisioned a 1966 Bordeaux tasting, but it turned into a grab-bag event because two of our three 1966s were off. My WOTN on this fun evening was Craig's 2000 Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre.
Paired with Chef Stewart Woodman's pork wontons, mini goat burgers with spicy aioli, and smoked scallops.
Paired with filet mignon, roasted broccolini, and truffled roasted potatoes.
We finished the evening with a dessert course of... more pork wontons.
NV Tarlant Champagne Cuvée Louis 86 Points
France, Champagne
Disgorged December 2003. Heavily oxidative, with flavors of apple cider, mushrooms, and blue cheese. Good bubbles and balanced supporting acidity. Interesting. This smelled and tasted much older than a 5 year old NV. Stylistically, Tarlant tends toward the oxidative side of the spectrum, and although this bottle was more extreme than others I've tasted, it didn't seem obviously flawed.
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2000 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Tight, steely, and minerally, with a pronounced and tasty flavor signature of lemon curd and sea water/sea shells. Round, saline mouthfeel. Showing very well. Not surprisingly given the vintage, this shows a bit less flavor concentration and length than other Raveneaus I've tasted. Delicious and drinking very well now.
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