A heavenly, powerful yet weightless dish of beef tongue, garlic, air-dried tomato & quinoa was eaten with a duo of, well heavenly, powerful, yet weightless red burgs from Etienne Grivot. With structure’s subsumed within a caressing harmony, the 2006 (and 07 for that matter) vintage is a perfect fit for Grivot's own analogy: "the square within the circle" and an Echezeaux and 1er Vosne Romanee 'Les Chaumes' (both 2006, both from 1/2 bottle) looked spectacular on the day. The Vosne; exotic, fragrant with a counterweight of earth and spice; the Echezeaux, deep flavoured and vivid yet as you would hope delicate, filigreed and fragrant. Brilliant wines.
A 'rubble' of 9 month-old manchego; a remarkable, contemporary cheese course served as a foil for our first look at the 2007 Chateauneuf from Vieux Donjon. Once again (2005, 2003,2001,1998, 1990) this cracking old-school domaine have produced an idiosyncratic masterpiece that holds its own with the best of the vintage, albeit sappier (yes, lots and lts of yummy whole bunches and stems!) and more mineral-driven than most we have tried. More on this wine soon!
Thanks to the team at Loam for accommodating our smorgasbord of wine; this is a really special place to eat, offering a rare, true ode to nature’s harvest. Find out more on Loam...........
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