Tasted Friday, December 24, 2021 - Saturday, December 25, 2021 by Wine Gent with 141 views
3 course meal. $53 / person. 3 oz pour for each libation. Take out - ate meal at home.
1. Persimmon salad - Radicchio | Walnuts | Spinach | Pomegranates
2. Cioppino (fisherman’s stew) - Tomatoes with fennel, basil, oregano | Mussels | Shrimp | Scallops | Crab cooked in white wine
1. Truffled game hen
2. Wild rice & Mushroom Pilaf
1. Rack of Lamb [BEST lamb we ever had!] - marinated in traditional spices, pan seared, baked in oven.
2. Potatoes Au Gratin - classic Julia Child recipe.
3. Greek Couscous Salad
2018 Amici Cellars Chardonnay 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
(12/24/2021)
Pairing made it good, only average otherwise - see tasting stories for pairings - went well with course pairings and Couscous Salad.
Bouquet medium intensity, butter, lemon, grapefruit, pear, pineapple, honeysuckle.
Taste low/med intensity, sweet, pear, peach, apricot, honeysuckle, honey, caramel, vanilla, oak; smooth moderate finish.
$23 / bottle - did not buy.
Wine Advocate: 90.
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