Peter Creasey
Peter Creasey
Multi-course wine dinner...
RECEPTION
Pierre Moncuit Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Millesime '02 -- Fresh, nice nuttiness, creamy citrus notes, pears, medium acid/body, good complexity, still on the upswing. [E]
Chalone Pinot Noir (en Double Magnum) '78 -- Medium red with some edge browning, lovely floral fruits in bouquet, some earth, quite soft and evolved, nicely in balance, pleasing spiciness, all the right components. [E]
Served with various appetizers (no photos)
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DINNER
Bonus Appetizer: Cambozola Omelet...
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F X Pichler Smaragd M Gruner Veltliner '09 -- Medium yellow, nicely perfumed, lush peaches and pears, medium complex, good roundness, energetic even racy. [E]
Served with Maryland Blue Crab with Butter Lettuce and Sherry...
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Maison Henri Boillot Batard Montrachet '03 -- Light yellow, dusting of oak, maybe some herbs, light bouquet, good body, straightforward profile, some richness, more like a California than French Chardonnay. [E]
Served with Narrangansett Fluke with Foraged Mushroom and Foie Gras...
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Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon '92 -- Inky red, black fruits, vanillin tones, some tobacco, big and powerful, assertive (harsh?) tannins, blackberries, tar, quite complex, deep, could have more grace. [VG - E]
Served with Veal Breast, Chicken Skin, and Truffled Hollandaise...
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Torbreck The Factor Shiraz '02 -- Inky red, black cherries, chocolate, intense, extracted, raspberries, a rather thin ponderous profile, a hard wine to come to grips with. [VG?]
Served with Painted Hills Farm Lamb Loin with Sweet and Sour Eggplant...
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Alois Kracher Muskat Ottonel Zwiscchen Den Seen Trockenbeerenausles #5 '05 -- Light gold, burnt orange peel nuance, complex nuttiness, unctuous, nicely textured, pineapples, apricots, low (10%?) alcohol, wonderful pairing. [E]
Served with Pineapple Financier with Vanilla Ice Cream...
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RECEPTION
Pierre Moncuit Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Millesime '02 -- Fresh, nice nuttiness, creamy citrus notes, pears, medium acid/body, good complexity, still on the upswing. [E]
Chalone Pinot Noir (en Double Magnum) '78 -- Medium red with some edge browning, lovely floral fruits in bouquet, some earth, quite soft and evolved, nicely in balance, pleasing spiciness, all the right components. [E]
Served with various appetizers (no photos)
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DINNER
Bonus Appetizer: Cambozola Omelet...
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
F X Pichler Smaragd M Gruner Veltliner '09 -- Medium yellow, nicely perfumed, lush peaches and pears, medium complex, good roundness, energetic even racy. [E]
Served with Maryland Blue Crab with Butter Lettuce and Sherry...
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Maison Henri Boillot Batard Montrachet '03 -- Light yellow, dusting of oak, maybe some herbs, light bouquet, good body, straightforward profile, some richness, more like a California than French Chardonnay. [E]
Served with Narrangansett Fluke with Foraged Mushroom and Foie Gras...
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Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon '92 -- Inky red, black fruits, vanillin tones, some tobacco, big and powerful, assertive (harsh?) tannins, blackberries, tar, quite complex, deep, could have more grace. [VG - E]
Served with Veal Breast, Chicken Skin, and Truffled Hollandaise...
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Torbreck The Factor Shiraz '02 -- Inky red, black cherries, chocolate, intense, extracted, raspberries, a rather thin ponderous profile, a hard wine to come to grips with. [VG?]
Served with Painted Hills Farm Lamb Loin with Sweet and Sour Eggplant...
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Alois Kracher Muskat Ottonel Zwiscchen Den Seen Trockenbeerenausles #5 '05 -- Light gold, burnt orange peel nuance, complex nuttiness, unctuous, nicely textured, pineapples, apricots, low (10%?) alcohol, wonderful pairing. [E]
Served with Pineapple Financier with Vanilla Ice Cream...
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>. . . . . . Pete