Eric LeVine comes to London
The Ledbury, London
Tasted January 15, 2010 by Rupert with 869 views
Introduction
A lunch organised by Keith Prothero in honour of Eric who was making his first visit to the UK since 1987. Originally it was to be just eight people sharing a range of 1991 Northern Rhone wines, but Keith kindly expanded the numbers to sixteen to accommodate a number of wine bloggers (Chris Kissack, Sarah Ahmed) and some enthusiastic CT users (SimonG, PSide, me), and the second table took burgundy as its theme.
It was a real privilege to meet Eric and his enthusiasm for CT is quite extraordinary, and I hope we conveyed to him how much we appreciate what he has done to create real global wine community.
Flight 1 (1 note)
With salt roasted potatoes and mayonnaisse served as an amuse bouche
Flight 2 (4 notes)
With A Small Tart of Jerusalem Artichokes and Burgundy Truffle with Winter Savory and Comté
Flight 3 (3 notes)
With Pork Cheeks Braised in Pedro Ximenez with Salsify, Harn and Kaki Fruit
Flight 4 (3 notes)
With Fillet of Beef with Snails in a Mousseline of Herbs, Garlic Milk and Oxtail Roasting Juices
Flight 5 (3 notes)
With two desserts; first, iced vanilla cream and apple compote; then banana galette with peanut ice cream (minus the peanuts for me)
Flight 6 (1 note)
At this point the news broke that The Ledbury had been awarded a second Michelin star and so we cracked a magnum of
Flight 7 (1 note)
And then Linden remembered that, on NZ time, it was his birthday and so there was cracked another magnum of champagne, this time: