Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
attendees: Jay, Arnold, Jeff
Going to Cafe Loup is comforting. Little has changed in the 10+ years we've known it - perhaps a table or two have moved but the menu is the same, the table-tents are the same ("Tu n'est pas beau mais t'es passable"), the quiet ambience, the laissez-faire management.
Corkage ($12/btl) is a little higher than The Old Days but what hasn't gone up?
We order Salade Lyonnaise, oysters, vichyssoise, duck, soft-shell crab, creme renverse, cookies. Yes, those are the same cookies from 10 years ago.
The Old Grape Gods made a fine outing of it, too.
Selbach-Oster 2011 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett - good (though not outstanding) acidity, long peachy finish, refreshing; Jay thinks the house is under-rated (this is certainly a good bottle of riesling)
Sella 2001 Lessona - Audouzed for an hour about 4 hours before serving; beautiful, citrus peel, cracked black pepper, roses, bright cherries, maybe there's some damp earth in it but not much, texture is lightweight, beautiful performance by my last bottle (I nod my tastevin towards Greg D P, who suggested the wine)
Ch. La Dominique 1982 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe - gorgeous, tobacco, slightly fermenty and slightly leafy, red currants and black cherries, intense and compelling
(And, yes, Jay, I do have notes stretching way back about you/me drinking '82 La Dominique, but I have no clear notes on any auction lots we may have shared.)
Going to Cafe Loup is comforting. Little has changed in the 10+ years we've known it - perhaps a table or two have moved but the menu is the same, the table-tents are the same ("Tu n'est pas beau mais t'es passable"), the quiet ambience, the laissez-faire management.
Corkage ($12/btl) is a little higher than The Old Days but what hasn't gone up?
We order Salade Lyonnaise, oysters, vichyssoise, duck, soft-shell crab, creme renverse, cookies. Yes, those are the same cookies from 10 years ago.
The Old Grape Gods made a fine outing of it, too.
Selbach-Oster 2011 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett - good (though not outstanding) acidity, long peachy finish, refreshing; Jay thinks the house is under-rated (this is certainly a good bottle of riesling)
Sella 2001 Lessona - Audouzed for an hour about 4 hours before serving; beautiful, citrus peel, cracked black pepper, roses, bright cherries, maybe there's some damp earth in it but not much, texture is lightweight, beautiful performance by my last bottle (I nod my tastevin towards Greg D P, who suggested the wine)
Ch. La Dominique 1982 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe - gorgeous, tobacco, slightly fermenty and slightly leafy, red currants and black cherries, intense and compelling
(And, yes, Jay, I do have notes stretching way back about you/me drinking '82 La Dominique, but I have no clear notes on any auction lots we may have shared.)