Weapon Inspired Event

Slow cooked beef fillet

 

The good oil - 1982 PX

 Chocolate fondant - My dish of the day

 

09 Cloudy Bay Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc – Apricot + oak on the nose, a hint of butter, lovely mouthfeel, long finish and a good whack of acid... almost zesty. This fooled everybody and all bases were covered with Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay all named as potential varieties. A good opening wine – some calling it their wine of the day.

Blue Cheese Soufflé

 
Mader 08 Gewürztraminer Alsace – Sweet, lychee, floral rose petals a lovely wine and better matched with the Souffle but unfairly overpowered by the 79 Barsac it was up against.

Chateau Coutet 79 Barsac – Phenolic, improving to burnt honey, syrupy and nectar like, faded fruit but I must point out this wine was older than me!

Fungi Bruschetta

Casal Di Serra – Vecchie Vigne 09 – 100% Verdicchio I am always hoping to find the next big thing and wanted something similar but not Vouvray or Soave... Anne Marie for La Vigna recommended this one. Grass and a hint of smoke, long acid profile with good mouthfeel, melon fruit, dry complex tight finish. Got a bit lost following on from 2 sweet wines and tannis were needed to go with the mushroom.

Maison Dieu 2010 Bourgogne  - strawberry, light ribena fruits, soft delicate texture. This style of wine is growing on me.

Duck Breast with Ginger

La Belle Voisine 07 Nuits St Georges – Funk, barnyard, dirty, interesting, slightly stemmy red fruits.

La Belle Voisine 08 Gevrey Chambertin – Restrained cabernet like nose, purple colours, the bigger wine with more tannin and a dry finish that reminds me of  NZ pinots.

 Premier cru wines secured at bargain basement prices.
 

Slow cooked beef 4 hrs at low temperatures – looked raw but was cooked.

Elderton Command Shiraz 2000 – Ripe integrated fruits, that cedary sexy oak that I love, tobacco. I do not get bored of this style of wine... fill the cellar up with it, my wine of the day.

Chateau Batailley 09 Pauilliac – Cru snobs this is Grand. Dark fruit, pronounced fruit, dusty dry and quite tannic. Good to Great but maybe in 10 years or so.

 

Chocolate fondant – a winner

1982 Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX Grand Reserva – Refer picture, dark raisin and prunes thicker than crude oil, intense long and big enough to go with the fondant and vanilla ice cream.

Poltsamma Tommu 03 – an Estonian blackcurrant wine! Burnt fig, cough mix, grippy finish with bright acid.

Gaff of the day goes to Jeremy – some things just can’t be written in the minutes but I reckon it could of been an interesting car ride home.

Thanks to Jan and Tim for organising an enjoyable afternoon.