Marcassin and Sabon

Last night dinner at Twin Farms started with a butternut squash bisque served with NV Pierrier Jouet Champagne. The Champagne was crisp, with Granny Smith apple and brioche flavors a nice match for the bisque. Next was a braised veal shoulder in a cardamom, wild rice and kale broth with a dollop of horseradish foam served with 2005 Marcassin Blue Lide Ridge Pinot Noir. A bit of asian spice and wild blackberry on the nose. The palate was pure blueberry finishing with a stoney minerality and a bit of bitter black coffee. After a salad of pea tendrils, hazelnuts, wax beans and a local cows milk aged, cheese we had a grilled breast of local free range chicken that was very much like Bresse chicken in flavor and texture. It was almost charred on the outside yet dense, moist and tender. It was served with fried croquettes of chicken thigh, peruvian purple potato puree and fennel dust and blanched soy beans. The wine was 2003 Roger Sabon Le Secret CNP. Dense and ripe with roasted berry notes, black cherry and cassis a bit of smoke and bacon on the finish. Dessert was lemon polenta cake, blueberry compote and almond cream.

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