Jay Miller
Jay Miller
A small group of four had a remarkably pleasant dinner at the Milling Room last night. Wines, food and company were splendid. Though one of the attendees was quite late due to forgetting to change trains at 59th St. I blame premature senility and general distractability. He really shouldn't be let out of the house without his boyfriend.
1995 Louis Roederer Brut
Robust, vibrant, fantastic match with the salmon tartare.
2011 Roulot Auxey Duresses Blanc
Lovely, perfect with the salmon tartare but less interesting to me on its own.
2007 Prager Bodenstein Riesling
Ripe and gorgeous and tropical. Some disagreement on whether the nose or the palate is best but it's a fine wine all around.
2014 Juge Cornas
Cornucopia of scents, olives and beauty and lavender. Both this and the red Burgundy clashed horribly with the salmon tartare but went very well with the duck breast.
1990 Drouhin Bonnes Mares
Underbrush with a hint of lavender, supple and lovely on the palate, soft and long as as comforting as a down blanket on a bright winter's day. With an hour or so of air a hint of stewed fruit started coming and going. It would be objectionable for a 10 seconds or so and then vanish. Not certain what that indicates for future aging but I'd be inclined to recommend drinking this now. Though I remember experiencing something similar with the 1990 Drouhin Amoureuses 15-20 years ago so it might not be a danger sign.
1985 La Lagune
Beautiful, supple, perfectly mature Bordeaux. Nice match with the duck, perfect match with the clockwise cheese.
2010 Egon Muller Wiltinger Braune Kupp Auslese
Apricot! Amazing intensity to this wine. Great match for most of the cheese plate.
1995 Louis Roederer Brut
Robust, vibrant, fantastic match with the salmon tartare.
2011 Roulot Auxey Duresses Blanc
Lovely, perfect with the salmon tartare but less interesting to me on its own.
2007 Prager Bodenstein Riesling
Ripe and gorgeous and tropical. Some disagreement on whether the nose or the palate is best but it's a fine wine all around.
2014 Juge Cornas
Cornucopia of scents, olives and beauty and lavender. Both this and the red Burgundy clashed horribly with the salmon tartare but went very well with the duck breast.
1990 Drouhin Bonnes Mares
Underbrush with a hint of lavender, supple and lovely on the palate, soft and long as as comforting as a down blanket on a bright winter's day. With an hour or so of air a hint of stewed fruit started coming and going. It would be objectionable for a 10 seconds or so and then vanish. Not certain what that indicates for future aging but I'd be inclined to recommend drinking this now. Though I remember experiencing something similar with the 1990 Drouhin Amoureuses 15-20 years ago so it might not be a danger sign.
1985 La Lagune
Beautiful, supple, perfectly mature Bordeaux. Nice match with the duck, perfect match with the clockwise cheese.
2010 Egon Muller Wiltinger Braune Kupp Auslese
Apricot! Amazing intensity to this wine. Great match for most of the cheese plate.