Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
attendees: Mike Lawton, Carla, Danielle, PMac, Trung, Jeff
I am northwest of Boston again so Trung, recently in my neck of the woods, sets up a wine dinner at a favorite Korean dive, Woo Jung in Ayer, MA. As I pull into the parking lot, I see that only the winos are there, and Trung makes the now-expected announcement, "It's Tuesday and they closed after lunch."
So, we caravan to a nearby town, Groton, for dinner at Filho Cucina. This is a spectacularly busy Italian place with an open air kitchen, several cooks moving food in and out of ovens, and it's all good. The Tuscan salad brings artichoke hearts, black olives, dried tomatoes, green peppers, and boconcini together in an herby vinaigrette while the gnocchi salad is brilliant for the textural play between the boconcini and the potato-pasta nuggets. And so on, through all the mains and the desserts.
Wines are no slouch, either.
Franz Hirtzberger 2005 Gruner Veltliner Federspiel Spitzer Rotes Tor - lightly golden, good cut, clean, warm and friendly
J.J. Christoffel 2001 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spatlese - 2 602 041 007 02, green grapes, acidity has gone a bit soft, comfortable if not exciting wine
Giacosa 2011 Nebbiolo d'Alba "Valmaggiore" - pure, crisp, lightly tannic, 14% and it shows, lots of warm ripe fruit, wow
Jamet 2001 Cote-Rotie - gorgeous, luxurious, strong florals over crushed raspberries, full and satiny
G. Conterno 1998 Barolo, Cascina Francia - OMG, not dissimilar to the Jamet but more high-toned, more blueberry, more tar, a bit more grip and grit
Foreau 1989 Vouvray Moelleux Reserve - sweet, orange rind and apricot, relatively lightweight and suave for such a sweetie
Many thanks to Trung for organizing, to all for bringing such great wines, and especially to Mike, who brought wine but could not stay to drink it!
I am northwest of Boston again so Trung, recently in my neck of the woods, sets up a wine dinner at a favorite Korean dive, Woo Jung in Ayer, MA. As I pull into the parking lot, I see that only the winos are there, and Trung makes the now-expected announcement, "It's Tuesday and they closed after lunch."
So, we caravan to a nearby town, Groton, for dinner at Filho Cucina. This is a spectacularly busy Italian place with an open air kitchen, several cooks moving food in and out of ovens, and it's all good. The Tuscan salad brings artichoke hearts, black olives, dried tomatoes, green peppers, and boconcini together in an herby vinaigrette while the gnocchi salad is brilliant for the textural play between the boconcini and the potato-pasta nuggets. And so on, through all the mains and the desserts.
Wines are no slouch, either.
Franz Hirtzberger 2005 Gruner Veltliner Federspiel Spitzer Rotes Tor - lightly golden, good cut, clean, warm and friendly
J.J. Christoffel 2001 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spatlese - 2 602 041 007 02, green grapes, acidity has gone a bit soft, comfortable if not exciting wine
Giacosa 2011 Nebbiolo d'Alba "Valmaggiore" - pure, crisp, lightly tannic, 14% and it shows, lots of warm ripe fruit, wow
Jamet 2001 Cote-Rotie - gorgeous, luxurious, strong florals over crushed raspberries, full and satiny
G. Conterno 1998 Barolo, Cascina Francia - OMG, not dissimilar to the Jamet but more high-toned, more blueberry, more tar, a bit more grip and grit
Foreau 1989 Vouvray Moelleux Reserve - sweet, orange rind and apricot, relatively lightweight and suave for such a sweetie
Many thanks to Trung for organizing, to all for bringing such great wines, and especially to Mike, who brought wine but could not stay to drink it!