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TN: Arv comes to NY- Piedmonts, Rhones, Ornellaia and more
Saturday a nice group gathered in a private room at Fabio Cucina Italiana to welcome Arv and Jenn, former New Yorkers in town for a visit. Arv was one of the founders of our Bordeaux group, but somehow in a free form offline not a single bottle from Bordeaux appeared!
John and Gio greeted us with Champagne 2004 Dom Ruinart BdB (mag) I thought this was stunning, crisp and clean with citrus and mineral.I liked before, loved this one. A- We had starters of burrata with tomato & pepper, as well as "crab cake" (not much binder, quite good) 2009 Niellon "Clos de la Maltroie"Chassagne-Montrachet I really liked this, ripe but balanced, lovely and long. B+/A- 1995 Coulee de Serrant (Joly) Moelleux Despite Moelleux designation this was only a little sweet, with apricot and lemon fruit, a little dank on finish. B 1998 Knoll "Loibenberg" Gruner Veltliner Federspiel Not quite as vibrant as previous bottles, but good sweetpea and dry peach flavors, some pepper, good with the crab. B/B+ Then a trio of pastas - a pomodori sauce, a cheese tortellini, and my favorite a fettucine with sausage and truffle. I left my notes behind, but recreated most on train 1978 de Forville Barbaresco (mag) Double-decanted (after standing for a week), pretty and clear. Fresh red fruits, floral and charming. Held up well for entire night, easily lightest of the Nebbiolos but with elegance and clarity. A-/B+ 1978 Borgogno Barolo Riserva Pretty volatile on the nose, a bit murky with some suspended sediment. There is some deep red cherry and raspberry fruit, and some tar. Just a bit harsh for me. I would have liked to revisit but there were just too many wines.. B-/C+ (I'm not 100% sure I didn't mix these 2 Corderos up, with some of the 750s I was sharing a pour with Betsy) 1978 Cordero di Montezemolo "Monfalletto" Barolo Surprisingly plush, rounder red fruit, rose petals, leather. B+/A- 1982 Cordero di Montezemolo "Monfalletto" Barolo Quite tannic, but nice tarry character, blacker fruit, Should have saved for the meat. B 1989 Scavino Barolo Bric del Fiasc (mag) Very young , just a hint of oak, big ripe and powerful, but not pruney or overripe, liked a lot, just needs time. B+/A- I liked my main of short ribs, Betsy's veal in a mushroom/Barolo sauce was good not great, From this point on wines were flying by so fast (and I wasn't spitting enough) that takes are even shakier. From memory ascending order of preference 1995 Chapoutier Cote-Rotie A touch pruney, a little ashtray, but I didn't give it a chance to improve,.. 1996 Ridge Lytton Springs (mag) , Brambly, red fruited. Nice, but didn't grab me, others liked more. 2000 Vieux Telegraphe "Le Crau" Chateauneuf-du-Pape (mag). Rpe and ready to go, some forest floor./ 1997 Ornellaia Surprised how much I liked, ripe red fruits, fat but not flabby, easy to like 1991 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ( Mag) I liked this, fresher than a 750 a few years ago, then saw note saying NP was bringing Montelena and thought I had mixed up. No, it actually WAS the Beringer, just much fresher from 1.5, Black cherry, herbs. 2001 Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape (mag) I remember liking this, and that it was a tad animal, but no notes Palate was shot, but passed around a Riesling. This was supposed to be an apertif, but delay due to spongy cork, strained into a water bottle and served as a pre-port palate cleanser 2002 Leitz Rudesheimer Burg Roseneck Spatlese Moderately sweet, creamy texture, apple and pit fruits with some quartzy mineral notes. 1985 Dow Vintage Port. Not as brawny as I expected, coffee and spice over black fruit. Fun night with a great crowd, nice to reconnect with a bunch of old friends as well as see "regulars" Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency. |
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