Peter Creasey
Peter Creasey
Multi-course wines and dinner.
RECEPTION
Clos des Goisses Philipponnat '99 -- Pale yellow, pears, honey, apple pie, ample well buffered acid, yeasty flavors, quite smooth and integrated. [E]
Served with (no photos):
Foie gras terrine marinated in Sauternes, butter brioche, beet salad
Lobster Blinis napoleon, tarragon mayonnaise
Mini Quail Breast Kebab, Fig Champagne Reduction
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DINNER
Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles '96 -- Medium yellow, pungent bouquet, citrus, green apples, crisp fruit flavors, quite layered and complex, exhilirating, on Grand Cru level. [E]
Served with Crusted Chilean Sea Bass, Lemon Beurre Monte, Celery Root Fricassee...
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Domaine Dugat Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru '01 -- Dark ruby red color, forward aromas, lots of spicy complexity, dark red fruits, tannins still a bit hard but polished, classic Dugat power. [E]
Served with Duck Confit Fingerling Mashed Potatoes King Trumpet Mushrooms...
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Domaine Ogier Côte-Rôtie Lancement '01 -- Dark red, rose petals, bacon fat, dark fruits, pepper, herbs, impressive complexity, lots going on with this sultry and youthful gem. [E - O]
Served with Provencal Crusted Australian Roasted Lamb Loin, Rosemary au Jus, Spinach Crisp...
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Chateau Le Bon Pasteur Pomerol '82 -- Dark red with slightest edge fade, powerful cedar and lead pencil, forward fruits, some earth, pepper, tobacco, medium concentration, mellow tannins, velvet. [E]
Served with Selection des Fromages Saint-André, Sottocenere al Tartufo, Tomme de Savoie...
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes en Magnum '01 -- Light golden yellow, peaches, oranges, honey, apricots, some tartness, full bodied, fine balance, ample acidity offsets the fatness in a wonderful way. [E]
Served with Individual Tart Tatins...
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. . . . . Pete
RECEPTION
Clos des Goisses Philipponnat '99 -- Pale yellow, pears, honey, apple pie, ample well buffered acid, yeasty flavors, quite smooth and integrated. [E]
Served with (no photos):
Foie gras terrine marinated in Sauternes, butter brioche, beet salad
Lobster Blinis napoleon, tarragon mayonnaise
Mini Quail Breast Kebab, Fig Champagne Reduction
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DINNER
Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles '96 -- Medium yellow, pungent bouquet, citrus, green apples, crisp fruit flavors, quite layered and complex, exhilirating, on Grand Cru level. [E]
Served with Crusted Chilean Sea Bass, Lemon Beurre Monte, Celery Root Fricassee...
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Domaine Dugat Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru '01 -- Dark ruby red color, forward aromas, lots of spicy complexity, dark red fruits, tannins still a bit hard but polished, classic Dugat power. [E]
Served with Duck Confit Fingerling Mashed Potatoes King Trumpet Mushrooms...
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Domaine Ogier Côte-Rôtie Lancement '01 -- Dark red, rose petals, bacon fat, dark fruits, pepper, herbs, impressive complexity, lots going on with this sultry and youthful gem. [E - O]
Served with Provencal Crusted Australian Roasted Lamb Loin, Rosemary au Jus, Spinach Crisp...
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Chateau Le Bon Pasteur Pomerol '82 -- Dark red with slightest edge fade, powerful cedar and lead pencil, forward fruits, some earth, pepper, tobacco, medium concentration, mellow tannins, velvet. [E]
Served with Selection des Fromages Saint-André, Sottocenere al Tartufo, Tomme de Savoie...
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes en Magnum '01 -- Light golden yellow, peaches, oranges, honey, apricots, some tartness, full bodied, fine balance, ample acidity offsets the fatness in a wonderful way. [E]
Served with Individual Tart Tatins...
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Thumbnails can be clicked for enlargements...
. . . . . Pete