A very nice evening at Bistrode recently. Food pictures follow the tasting notes. de Sousa Cuvée des Caudalies Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs NV Disgorged 03/07/07. A vigorous, fine bead. Nutty, earthy and some marmalade characters on the nose. Very dry palate, a touch oxidative, but very interesting. 88/100 Christian Moreau Les Clos Grand Cru […]
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Wines from a dinnner at Paradoxe in Crows Nest. 4 courses and bread/sides/corkage were only $49 but the dishes were woefully inconsistent. My beef main course was good but overall quite disappointing. Pol Roger Brut 1998 Good bead. Bready nose with a touch of yeast and lime. Nice palate, approachable with some restrained acid. Tasty […]
Some wines from a dinner at Perama in Petersham – Pol Roger NV (disgorged 2005) – Citrus, touch of yeast with honey and nutty aromas. Good balance to the palate, there is some richness that is well balanced by the acid. I really like Pol with a couple of years bottle age and this was […]
A few wines earlier this week at Atelier in Newtown. Vilmart Cœur de Cuvée 1997. Light straw colour with a fine bead. Lemon, pear, brine and earth on the nose. There is subtle fruit sweetness balanced with excellent acidity on the palate. Long and intense, this is an excellent wine and one of the better […]
An amazing dinner at Tetsuya’s last weekend to celebrate a friend’s birthday, I’ll let the tasting notes and the pictures of the wine then food tell the story. 1981 Krug This is a wine that I have always wanted to try (being my birth year) and I was very lucky to get the chance on […]
Au Jardin Les Amis (“The Friends, In the Garden”) is situated in the tranquil Singapore Botanic Gardens, on the second level of an 1920s home. We were seated on a glass enclosed balcony with a relaxing view of the gardens. It is a wonderful setting and was a great place to spend some time on […]
Iggy’s at the Regent Hotel in Singapore is the recipient of quite a bit of hype, with various awards and reviews proclaiming it to be among the best restaurants in Singapore and the world. It seems very few people have anything but good words to say about it. Wednesday the 25th of June saw me […]
A superb recent dinner at Azuma. The food was some of the very best that I’ve had anywhere in Sydney and I would highly recommend trying it if possible. -Pacific Oysters with Ponzu dressing -Prawn Tempura served with curry salt 1982 Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque Light straw gold colour belies the age of this wine. […]
My first time at this restaurant in Sydney. I thought the food was of a high standard with good use of fresh ingredients and I felt like it was good value for the money (ended up around $75 a head for food, corkage and tip). We needed to take care with some of the dishes […]
Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots 1997 Oxidised, very tired. NR/100 Tyrrells Vat 1 Semillon 1999 So young! Appealing nose of lemon and quince. Structured palate with a great line of acid and very good length. Plenty of potential to improve and develop here. 92/100 Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin Village 2002 Quite “new world” in […]