Thursday we went to Racines in Tribeca for a belated anniversary dinner. We ordered a few glasses to accompany a varied (and delicious) group dishes. Mushroom soup amuse Gravlax with avocado and citrus dressing Veal Tartare with littleneck clams on a delicious cream sauce Fregola Sarda with chanterelles (a delightfully heavy hand with the parmesa n, very rich) Black seabass on spinach with roasted radish and kohlrabi Porcelet with Brussels sprouts and squash
From memory, in order of my preference
2016 Albamar Albarino (Rias Baixas) Crunchy, saline, mineral with good length, I’ll look for this.2014 (?) Burlotto Dolcetto I’ve drink a lot of Burlotto (mostly Barolo, but also Pelaverga, Ba rbera, Sauvignon Blanc, Freisa, and rose) but never remember having a Dolce tto before. Tannic structure, good acids for Dolcetto, cherry and woodbark. Full and fresh.
2016 Hatzidakis Santorini I assume this is Assyrtiko , citrus and grass, nice crispness, but without the depth of the Albarino.2016 Les Fouques “L’Aubigue” Cotes de Provence rose Cherry, spice, nice but could use a little more crispness.