Momotaro - Chicago, IL
Tasted Thursday, December 10, 2015 by tooch with 546 views
What a great event hosted by HDH, Momotaro, and LVMH. Richard Beaumont was in town from NYC and provided us with background information on all the bottles - lots of good information about the new(ish) P2 & P3 program, too. HDH/Momotaro put together a great tasting menu that paired very nicely with the meal. Big thanks to HDH & Momotaro!
Some of the first bottles of 2006 Dom Perignon in the Chicago market were opened as guests arrived.
Served with:
Momotaro Tartare - japanese sweet tomato mau onio, shiso
Tuna Kinpura - akami tuna sashimi, soy braised gobo, umami soy
Raibu Kani No Salada - live dungeness crab, charred shishito, sweet onion, & mustard
Served with:
Tuna Jaga - big eye tuna, chili seasame, pickled onion
Hikarimono - aji, ginger, seasame soy, wa yakumi
Goma Ae - organic broccoli, sweet seasame soy dressing
Served with:
Scallops & Bacon - soy-marinated quali eggs, smoked bacon
Yaki Ebi - new caledonian prawns, momo aka kosho
Unagi Don - barbecued eel rice, shiitake, kanpyo, sansho pepper
Served with:
Kuro Buta Chop - grilled and smoked heritage pork
Maitake Mushroom Donabe - claypot rich with foraged maitake, tomago ,takana
2006 Dom Pérignon Champagne 93 Points
France, Champagne
Very fresh/young DP seems to light up all the right sensors in me and much like the 2002 and 2004, this was a very exciting bottle. It had beautiful aromas of pear, apple, dough, & white flowers. The palate was, unsurprisingly, young. No matter, I just loved the depth, richness, and acidity. Felt like a pretty classic Dom Perignon with all the traditional notes of cream, apple, bready notes, with some hints of hazelnut. Really liked this a lot.
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