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Dinner @ The Ledbury
The Ledbury, London
Tasted May 7, 2009 by reichken with 370 views
Introduction
There were four of us at dinner and Brett cooked us up a special (and super) menu. there was a good crowd in the dining room and after a quick tour of the kitchen we sat down for a great meal
Flight 1 (1 note)
Amouse of poached quail egg in a mushroom foam (i think) with a single asparagus. great mouthful
White - Sparkling
N.V. R. & L. Legras Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut
89 points
Dinner @ The Ledbury- light yellow, small bubbles. crisp and clean in the mouth, easy drinking champers. nice way to start
Flight 2 (1 note)
Signature dish of rabbit lasagna with morels- this is just a great dish, light earthy, deep flavors
White
2001 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes
93 points
Dinner @ The Ledbury- Lemon yellow clean color, this bottle had been opened for approx one hour and poured from decanter, it smelled of citrus/lemon with a touch of flowers. beautiful nose, in the mouth it was rich and youthful. very clean and long and very enjoyable. med high acidity, great balance and very long. this wine ROCKS
Flight 3 (2 notes)
Sweetbreads cooked on a licorice steak on top of a onion puree with a crisp of thin sliced potato on the side - i asked brett to make sweetbreads and boy did he ever
Red
2000 Domaine Jean Grivot Echezeaux
92 points
Dinner @ The Ledbury - clean , light purple color. decanted 3 hours before dinner. deep dark fruit nose, with a touch of earthiness. youthful and vibrant in the mouth. tastes of cherries and dark fruit. pleasant mineral taste. this wine was very together, and has a long life ahead of it
Red
1988 Faiveley Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
91 points
Dinner @ The Ledbury - put this one out there with a bit of trepidation as so many notes have said this needs more time. decanted 4 hours before dinner. crimson color, sweet spice and dark fruits on the nose. very clean. in the mouth it was quite lively, big and bold but not overbearing, still showing dark fruits and a touch of sweetness. the tannins were very silky. i can see this bottle being better 5+ years from now but i think with enough time in the decanter it can give pleasure
Flight 4 (1 note)
roe deer chops cooked on hay ( i can temember what else was on the plate) but these were great smokey gamey chops. yum yum
Red
2006 Scholium Project Margit's Master Blend
91 points
Dinner @ The Ledbury - Big heavy cali bottle, decanted approx 6 hours before drinking. dark dark color, almost black. Dark fruits and sweetness on the nose. quite thick in the mouth, coats the tongue. big wine but not in a jammy knock you over kinda of way, more in well balanced Pomerol kind of way. i thought it was an interesting wine and it can stand up to any food. Scholiums continue to make me scratch my head but bottle was empty by end of the course