Portland, Oregon
Tasted Sunday, September 9, 2012 by VinLancaster with 620 views
Fausse Piste v. The World Wine Dinner at Sauvage.
5 course dinner with 10-wine pairings: 1 wine each from Fausse Piste and 1 wine selected by Michael Alberty of StoryTeller from around the world.
Hosts:
*Chef du Cuisine (and Winemaker @ Fausse Piste): Jesse Skiles and amazing duo of co-chefs. Each course & wine was one masterful innovation after another.
*Michael's 'wines of the world' were chosen intelligently with perfect balance in mind; as well as keeping everyone at the table intrigued.
Salad with local farm greens, white beans, crema and perfectly seared bay scallops.
Paired with:
Trout slowly poached in Viognier, light and perfectly cooked
Trout cured with a hint of smoke and fresh dill, clean and savory
Both served along side pickled peaches and local greens with a wonderful bright vinaigrette
Paired with:
Smoked Wild boar ribs served over pan seared greens served with roasted hazelnuts , fresh local figs and caramelized onions with a pan seared dressing.
Paired with:
Kobe Beef braised for hours in it's own juices with wine. Served with "gnocchi"- the term doesn't do this dumpling justice (pillows of heaven since I can't recall Jesse's name for this dish) in a rich braising liquid jus with aromatic chanterelles.
Paired with:
Chewy dark-Chocolate Tart with house made local boysenberry ice cream with a boysenberry preserve reduction. Tart was so dense, rich with a pudding like center surrounded by a brownie crunch exterior.
Paired with:
2011 Fausse Piste Roussanne l'ortolan
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley
Bright, crisp, honey and stone fruit aromatics and flavors. Nicely crisp with good mouth coating and feel. Well balanced fruit with food pairing pleasing drying aspects. Plenty of crushed rock, bright acidity, pear and grass fill the palate. Paired very well with the scallops
If scoring: 90+
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2010 Punta Crena Mataossu Vigneto Reiné Colline Savonesi IGT
Italy, Liguria, Colline Savonesi IGT
Cut grass, hay & hazelnut aromatics with dollops of honey and peaches. Honey coated nectaries, lemon verbena and culinary herbs (dill?). Very intriguing, satisfying and well rounded. Medium long finish with plenty of silkiness. Paired well with the scallops, but wouldn't mind sipping on this alone-it's that good.
If scoring: 90-91
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