Hemmavid (Umeå, North of Sweden)
Tasted Monday, December 30, 2013 by StefanAkiko with 664 views
Cooperative buying and bidding at auctions make for great fun and get-togethers as well as more interesting wines in the cellar. The burnt holes in the pockets are still similar, though...
We shared the cooking tasks and, for once, had a little too much to eat. Being vikings, I think that maybe we could have drunk more, but I'm not sure.
Japanese smoked Almonds and cava is a great combo.
Same sherry as yesterday, a mini glass for everyone. (NV Equipo Navazos Jerez-Xérès-Sherry La Bota de Amontillado Nº 37 "Navazos")
Traditional Japanese winter soup with vegetables and bacon.
Warmed us all from the inside out.
We also sniffed out the Chardonnay that started out as Burgundian but more and more during the course of the evening became more and more fruit-flasher. The Chard then stayed with us for the whole nighht.
Rein deer (smoked), several Italian salamis, cured pig, ruccola, meaty chorizo in herby tomato sauce...
Nothing can ever go wrong with this style of plate.
...and, yeah, fois gras, of course...
MH's creation extraordinaire.
Almost rare.
Absolutely magical with chips from various roots and a potato gratin francaise.
I ate too much, guess we all did...
And the wines?
LB sang Wagnerian arias, promising a future ruled by valkyries...
The Aussie was rich and in between the old heavy over extravted Oz stuyle and a Norhtern Rhône.
Both wines great with the dish.
Did not suck!
Conté, Brillat-Savarin, Stilton... Yummy!
MT only matched the Brillat, but instead most of us seemed to enjoy the previous wines with the cheese.
The ruling king for this dish: Moulin Touchais.
This was just sooo amazing together with the MT.
Prooven: Desserts need not be by 2 star chefs to create introverted looks as well as bloated bellies.
A fantastic evening.
As always with these guys and our selection of foods and wines. Always new horizons open, even if great Bordeaux wines seem to always rule...
2010 Vins de Terrer Cava La Vida al Camp 90 Points
Spain, Cava
Elegant cava with well performing citrus. This is young and fruity with a medium light body. Great length. Minerality apparent, no disturbing "earthiness" and award winning style bubbles.
Needs some air-time to deliver and actually over-performes in room temperature...
4 hrs later:
Becomes more and more complete, but upon leaving it for the night, it is still a little young-fruity-with-a-hollow-mid-palate.
Zannen desu.
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