Barb's birthday at Marisol

Marisol Restaurant, Greensboro
Tasted Saturday, February 5, 2005 by JeffGMorris with 1,315 views

Introduction

Dena & I joined our good friends Steve & Barb South for Barb's birthday. We decided to go to a French restaurant called Marisol that they have been telling us about. The food and company was wonderful and so were the wines.

Flight 1 - A pre dinner wine with Cheese at Steve & Barb's house in the afternoon (1 Note)

  • 2002 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 93 Points

    Germany, Rheinhessen

    AP #13-03. Green tinged to pale yellow in color, this wine had an effusive nose of very ripe peaches, pears and tropical fruits. Great balance of sweet and sour notes along with flowers and honey. A really nice way to kick off the festivities. 50+13+13+8.5+8.5 = 93+

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Flight 2 - Welcome wine at the restaurant (1 Note)

While we perused the menus and enjoyed our Amuse Bouche we drank ...

Flight 3 - Appetizers (1 Note)

With shared appetizers of Escargot, Lobster & Truffle Mac and Cheese, Gnocchi with Lump Crab Meat

Flight 4 - Foie Gras (1 Note)

Perfectly seared Foie Gras was a great match to the SGN

Flight 5 - Entrees (1 Note)

I had a wonderful & crispy 1/2 Roast Duck while the others all had a Veal Chop in a Lemon-Caper sauce.

  • 1994 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon 89 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville

    Decanted for about 1 hour. Purple in color with a crimson edge. Aromas and flavors of dark berries and coffee grinds. Well resolved tannins in this medium bodied wine. Medium length finish. Seems to be at or near peak. 50+12+11+8+8 = 89.

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Flight 6 - Cheese course (1 Note)

We shared a plate of Montgomery Cheddar, Jersey Girl and Pleasant Ridge

  • 1994 Château Cos d'Estournel 86 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe

    Light purple in color. Very tight, this wine could have benefitted from some decanting. Very Bordeaux on the nose with graphite aromas. Slightly bitter on the palate and in stark contrast to the Dalla Valle that preceded it. May be much more interesting in another 5-10 years. 50+11+11+7+7 = 86.

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Flight 7 - Dessert

Scharffen Bergen Liquid Center Chocolate Cake

Flight 8 - Back at Steve & Barb's for a nightcap (1 Note)

Had to have one more to complete the night so ...

  • 1978 Buller Vintage Port 90 Points

    Australia, Victoria, North East, Rutherglen

    Steve said he has had this opened and vacuvin'd for 3 weeks, but there was little indication of this from tasting the wine. Purple in color with plums, spices, figs and raisins along with Colheita-like nutty and volatile acidity notes. Very enjoyable, if a bit wasted on me as my palate was overloaded by this point in the evening. 50+12+12+8+8 = 90.

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Closing

Another great evening with the Souths!

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