Our last week in Marco so we met som friends for dinner in Naples at a local favorite. Wine friendly, they waived corkage. We started with a 2006 Kongsgaard napa Chardonnay. Nice nose of lemon curd, orange peel and wet stones. Nice mouthfeel, plenty of balance, good acidity. Reminds me of Batard Montrachet. Deep gravelly mineral aspects with ripe lemony notes. Next we had a 2006 Anne Gros Clos de Vougeot GC with a plate of fire roasted suckling pig including some great crispy pork skin. The wine was fab. Ripe nose with ripe red cherry, fig, a bit of smoke. Smooth as silk on the palate with fine grained tannins and a slightly sappy mouthfeel. Big red fruit and exotic spice with a brisk acidic finish. We finished with veal shanks paired with 2003 Chateau Gloria. Still a tad early but showing a bit of secondary flavors and aromas. A whiff of brett on the nose but otherwise classic cassis and black berry aromas. Nice ripe tannic grip with fairly ripe black cherry, cassis, a bit of graphite and leather on the finish. ALl wines were tasty and enjoyed by all.
- posted
14 years ago