Carbone
Tasted Tuesday, August 8, 2017 by paul195 with 266 views
This was my first time at Carbone courtesy of my friends at Brooklyn Wine Exchange. The resturant was kind enough to allow us to bring four flights of wine from my cellar and built a wonderful procession of courses with which enjoy them. The food was amazing, the gracious staff could not have made us feel more at home. It was a wonderful way celebrate 1955, my birth year.
This flight accompanied by an amazing variety of Crudo
The parade of tasty treats continued with an remarkable vegetable lasagna as the centerpiece
Grilled steak and rack of lamb provided a perfect backdrop for this pair of 1982 Bordeaux beauties
As always Yquem is the perfect way to sip and linger after an amazing meal.
A great evening .... All of the wines showed well and were wonderfully complemented by the food and hospitality of Carbone.
1999 Coche-Dury Meursault 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Bright medium yellow center. Initial bouquet of white fruits swimming in a sea of salinity and minerality which stood in contrast to the round, buttery initial nose of its fight companion, a 1999 d'Auvenay Puligny Montrachet Folatieres. The palate showed a similar profile, bright and delineated white fruit, lively acidity, crisp texture. Still taught and youthful. Over the next two hours this picked up weight, texture and complexity adding some buttery popcorn notes that were more dominant in the Folatieres. A simply delicious white burgundy, hitting way above its a "village" status
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1999 Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Medium yellow color, the nose was filled fresh ripe fruit, hints of honeysuckle and parifin. Initially far rounder and richer profile than its flight partner a 1999 Coche Dury Meursault. This wine has oodles of oily, rich layers of apricot, peach, butterscotch flavors with enough acidity to balance the weight. Lovely finish. These two whites started out at opposite ends of the spectrum rich and round vs crisp and focused, both delicious but oh so different. After and hour or so they became closer in style, the Coche picked up some weight and Leroy lost some of its initial richness and became more defined.
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