Maialino, NYC Lexington and 21st
Tasted Sunday, March 28, 2010 by Eric Guido with 1,308 views
A truly great tasting of 1971, and 1988 through 2005 of Giacomo Conterno's Cascina Francia. Organized by Greg Dal Piaz.
The menu
Assorted meats and breads
Primi
Bombolotti alla Carbonara | BlackPepper, Guanciale & Egg
Maccheroni in Guazzetto | Cod, Basil & Tomato
Secondi
Porchetta | Slow-Roasted Pork, Rosemary & Potatoes
Assorted deserts
Really impressive all around, especially the 1978.
Served on it's own as we expected it to stand apart from the other bottles. Also, this bottle was not sourced from the Cascina Francia vineyrad.
One of the most anticipated flights and surely the crowd’s favorite.
Although these were lesser vintages, the wines showed nicely and make for very drinkable Barolo. The most difficult part of this flight was the pasta it was served with was heavily laden with pepper, making the finish of each wine nearly undetectable for me.
Another highly anticipated flight for me. ’96 being one of my favorite vintages for Barolo and the ’98 being a wine I hoped to see perform well, I was not disappointed.
Unfortunately some of the least detailed notes of the evening for me as the palate was coated by tannins and overwhelming rosemary notes of our main course.
One of the strangest flights for me as it became hard to understand how these would ever rival the majority of the wines we had sampled throughout the evening. I will say that by this time I’m sure my palate was saturated by the tannic structure of the wines preceding this flight.
My top three of the night were '89, '96 and '88 in that order. However, that third place spot was hard to fill as bottles such as '01, '90 and '98 put up some stiff competition.
2002 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Le Clos Blanc Domaine Gagey 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Aromas of toast with Blue cheese, chalky minerals and stone. On the palate flavors of peach and citrus with a stiff acidic structure. I wish I could have spent more time with this glass.
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1978 Stony Hill Chardonnay 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Talk about a testament to California's ability to make wine to last decades. The color in the glass was a medium hued gold. Bouquet of fresh cut roses, lime and a hint of nail polish remover. On the palate I found citrus and pear with a nice driven acidity and freshness that bogles the mind.
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