RIBBS @ Cornus

Cornus, London
Tasted Friday, December 5, 2025 by SimonG with 45 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

Gougère, taramasalata, beef croquette

  • 2002 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 94 Points

    France, Champagne

    Pale, slightly dull gold. Nicely richly nose. Buttery brioche with just a hint of coffee cream. Nicely richly nose and rounded, lacking a little energy on the finish. Seems to be my first encounter with the 02, but based on this bottle it’s at to a little over peak, and time to drink bottles up. ****1/2

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  • 2004 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 94 Points

    France, Champagne

    Just a hint of green to the mid straw. Classic reductive, slightly smoky, flinty nose. Elegant and poised on the attack and through to the palate. 04 Comtes is getting steadily better and better, currently ****1/2 but with 5* potential when the reduction resolves a little more. A class act in the making.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

Roast scallops, new season’s ceps, Roscoff onions and autumn truffle

  • 2014 Caroline Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gains 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

    Mid greeny straw. A little floral. White stone fruit. Nicely grippy if a little lighter and more floral than the Caillerets. Reduction is at the complexity and elegance adding level. This is lovely. ****

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  • 2014 Caroline Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

    Mid greeny straw. A little smokier and denser on the nose cf the Champ Gain. A hint of white stone fruit. Creamier oak too. Grippy and intense. A lighter floral topnote with a drop of lime on the finish. Lots here. Just starting to hit its stride. ****1/2

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Flight 3 (3 Notes)

Ravioli of guinea fowl, truffled leeks, foie gras sauce and Bayonne ham

  • 2010 Domaine François Lamarche Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru La Croix Rameau 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

    Mid to full garnet. Nicely autumnal with a touch of game. Possibly a little underpowered for the terroir, but if you concentrate this has a fair bit to say, albeit without shouting. I really enjoyed this, but others were less taken. ****

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  • 2010 Domaine Dujac Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

    Mid garnet, a little brown at the rim. Quite dense. Some maraschino cherry across the top with a kirschy feel. This is in a slightly awkward stage, somehow managing to flit between fully mature and youthful, depending on the aspect/component considered. Stage of evolution, bottle, or aeration regime (apparently double decanted approx six hours ahead of drinking). ****?

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  • 2010 Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Boudots 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru

    Mid to full garnet. The best of the red burgundies today. Nuits meatiness with a top-layer of Vosne spice and gloss. Reasonably evolved and indeed nicely mature, this is a satisfying drink. A slightly pumped up version of the Croix Rameau, though a little more straightforward and perhaps a little less beguiling. ****

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

Glazed veal cheek, truffled creamed polenta, spinach and truffle

  • 2001 Vérité Le Désir 93 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County

    Dense ruby. Nicely earthy with a slightly herbal edge. Savoury herbal. Just about on the right side of ripe. ****

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  • 2001 Vérité La Muse 90 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County

    Dense mid ruby. Savoury, mellow, slightly evolved dark red fruit. With air the fruit has a definite touch of sur maturité. It’s a little overdone. Could do with having been served a little cooler, and maybe drunk a little earlier, but it’s not a patch on the 99 which I absolutely loved. The hundred Parker points probably tell you what you need to know. It’s far from being a disaster, but potentially quite hard work after a glass of two, and probably needs raw steak rather than anything more refined. ***1/2

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Flight 5 (1 Note)

Christmas pudding soufflé

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