Wellfleet Dinner

The Fish Guy Market - Chicago, IL
Tasted Thursday, November 30, 2006 by Nanda with 827 views

Introduction

Matt and Mel organized a dinner of e-Bobbers at Wellfleet, a northwest side, fish market that features occasional dining on Thursday nights. As ususal the wine and company was great. I'm glad to see that nobody takes Ken's warnings against wine over-generosity/indulgence too seriously --- as we clocked in at nearly two wines per person!

While much of the food was quite good --- the overall dining experience was just OK and I'm not sure I'll be hurrying back for dinner. Though I will start to buy more of my seafood from the Bill, the Fish Monger.

Flight 1 - Starter Bubbly (1 Note)

Flight 2 - Chablis (2 Notes)

With oysters in the style of Asia. Neither of these did it for me. I think I prefer Chablis in its youth.

Flight 3 - Daguenuea (2 Notes)

These were both awesome --- I think I prefer the hedonistic Pur Sang to the subtler Busson Renard.

  • 2004 Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard 92 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé

    Staw in color with a huge nose of grapefruit, grassy and steely notes. Complex and layered on the medium bodied palate. Focused fruits, floral notes and minerals are interwined. Seamless and long.

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  • 2004 Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang 93 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé

    Staw color with an effusive nose featuring citrus fruits and grassy notes. Extracted and pure fruit on the palate. Grapefruits, grapefruits and more grapefruits. Long with a terrific mouthfeel. Just slighltly less complex than the Buisson Renard, but more hedonistic.

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Flight 4 - More non-chards (2 Notes)

Interlude prior to the Chardonnay.

Flight 5 - Clos Pepe Vineyard Chards (2 Notes)

With freshly harvested Illinois Sturgeon Caviar a la Joel Robichon.

Mike P escaped from Pinot Prison in time to join our dinner. He brought this pair and shared that these two were harvested from the same vineyard and block...and even picked the same day. A fun side-by-side comparison.

Flight 6 - Big Chards (3 Notes)

With poached Maine lobster, Peruvian crocquetta and tangerine butter. The Dumol was my hands down white WOTN.

  • 2004 DuMOL Chardonnay Isobel 94 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Green Valley of Russian River Valley

    Buttery white fruits, spice, tropcial notes and minerals all interplay in this complex wine. The palate was ever-evolving and flashing different features over time. A very pure, elegant, long and sexy wine.

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  • 1999 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill Vineyard 86 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    A reticent nose. Waxy white fruits over minerals on the palate. This seems tired and falling out of sorts. Some heat on the finish. I prefer my Kistler chards within the first 4-5 years.

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  • 2004 Lewis Cellars Chardonnay Reserve 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Hugely aromatic with meaty, smoky white fruits jumping from the glass. Powerful yet restrained apple and peach fruits on the palate. Fruit is buttressed with judicious oak as evidenced by the buttery, smoky and meaty notes cutting across this wine. Yum.

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Flight 7 - Pinot (5 Notes)

House-smoked Magret with Arugula salad. A great flight. All rockin' wines. The Rochioli nudged out the KB and Roar as my red WOTN.

  • 2003 Adrian Fog Pinot Noir Savoy Vineyard 92 Points

    USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley

    Ruby red with a nose of baking spices, cherry fruits and herbs. Medium bodied with an impressive attack featuring textured cherry fruit. Plenty of layers and depth. Long finish. Nicely done but not worthy of the tarriff.

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  • 2004 Roar Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard 93 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands

    Dark ruby with a giving nose of dark fruits, baking spice, chocolates and meaty notes. Big and voluptous palate has layers upon layers of textured dark fruit. Delicious and hedonistic, if a bit simple in its style.

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  • 2004 J. Rochioli Pinot Noir River Block 94 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Ruby red with a seductive nose of dark fruits, vanilla and chocolate-covered-cherries. Silky palate has red fruits, spice and subtle cola notes. Impeccably balanced with acids lifting the fruit seamlessly through a long finish. Elegant and feminine in style.

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  • 2002 Peay Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate 89 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

    Ruby red with a brooding tar and dark fruit nose. Chewy and syrah-like featuring dark fruits and grippy tannins. Nice but this is Pinot?

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  • 2003 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Koplen Vineyard 93 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Medium ruby in color. The nose pops with bright red fruits, cola and spices. The palate is high toned and complex. Cherry fruits, herbs and minerals intermingle. Silky tannins provide dimension and grip to the pure fruits. Well balanced and long. This is terrific.

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Flight 8 - Dessert (2 Notes)

Thanks to Brian for the mini-Rieussec vertical. The 90 was awesome. There was also an 03 Christoffel Auslese which I somehow lost in the mix.

Closing

Thanks to all for a great night!

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