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Winetex

Austin, Texas

Master of Wine
Posts:10796

04/25/2004 6:48 PM
Last night we attended a terrific dinner at the Wine Cask Restaurant in Santa Barbara, CA with a bunch of VC wine fiends. My thanks to Davidn for great organization of the dinner which was held in the Burgundy room at the Wine Cask. Attending were : the Davidns, the Tbirds, the Pinot Envys, the Winetexs, the JonesWines’, Stemor, the Randy Wiggingtons, and a few guests. There is more to tell but most of us are still out of town. Great company, food and wines. Wine Cask Dinner for VinoCellar Gang April 24, 2004 Apertif 2001 Sine Qua Non Albino Starter Choice of: Pan Seared Hudson Valley Ranch Foie Gras roasted apple ravioli and peach compote Portobello Mushroom Crepe with crispy leeks and sweet corn sauce Wines 1989 Chat. d'Yquem Appetizers choice of Baked Fanny Bay Oysters bok choy, napa cabbage and citrus hollandaise Filet Mignon Carpaccio onion, capers, arugula, manchego cheese and pommes frites Baby Frisée and Arugula shaved fennel, jicama, cucumber and castello blue cheese with champagne vinaigrette Wines 1999 Au Bon Climat Hildegard Proprietary White 2002 Kongsgaard Rousanne/Viognier 2001 Paul Hobbs Chardonnay Richard Dinner Vineyard Main Course choice of Seared Peppercorn Crusted Ahi seared rare and served with ginger risotto, stir fried vegetables and a ponzu sauce with spicy sesame seed oil drops Roasted Free Range Chicken Ballontine fagioli ratatouille with lavender glaze Fennel Crusted Colorado Lamb Sirloin butternut squash risotto with anise and shallot sauce Roasted Red Beet and Marscapone Risotto grilled seasonal vegetables and shiitake mushroom fricassee with aromatic herb broth Wines 1999 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Isabelle 1999 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Knox Alexander 1997 Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Claret 2001 Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Claret 1996 Remoissenet Richebourg Grand Cru 1998 Rauzan-Segla 2001 Jones Family Sisters 2002 Two Hands Shiraz - sadly corked 2001 Dead Arm Shiraz 2001 Waterstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 Story Hill Semillion (sweet wine) 2002 Clos Pepe Chardonnay 1997 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville 2001 Carlisle Petite Sirah Dessert Berry Bread Pudding strawberry coulis and cointreau cream Chocolate Torte earl grey ganache and dried cherry compote Classic Vanilla Bean Crème Brulée with fresh seasonal berries The Wines 2001 Sine Qua Non Albino 1989 Chat. d'Yquem 1999 Au Bon Climat Hildegard Proprietary White 2002 Kongsgaard Rousanne/Viognier 2001 Paul Hobbs Chardonnay Richard Dinner Vineyard 2002 JM Boillot Rully Max Cadot 1999 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Isabelle 1999 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Knox Alexander 1997 Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Claret 2001 Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Claret 1996 Remoissenet Richebourg Grand Cru 1998 Rauzan-Segla 2001 Jones Family Sisters 2002 Two Hands Shiraz - sadly corked 2001 Dead Arm Shiraz 2001 Waterstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 Story Hill Semillion (sweet wine) 2002 Clos Pepe Chardonnay 1997 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville 2001 Carlisle Petite Sirah My WOTN was again the d'Yquem. With seared foie gras it just makes me swoon. Then the Albino (yes I like white wines...), the 2001 Pride and then my burgundy (the Remoissenet) that I could not convince Davidn that he liked. A note on the '01 Pride - I briefly left the room and when I returned that bottle was just annihilated. I had to drink the dregs of Mr. Winetex's glass to even taste it. Randy had a very large smile on his face around that time (thanks for bringing it).

Randy Wigginton User is Offline

Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5510

04/26/2004 1:32 AM
What a great time! I'm sure no one woke up with a hangover this morning! Seriously, the wines were great, and the company was even better. I believe Joneswine compiled tasting notes on everything, so I'll refrain from commenting on the wines until those are posted... with one exception The 2001 Pride Reserve Claret was unreal. My problem is deciding whether to wait for the wines to settle in more... or to drink up. Man that was good juice!!

Winetex

Austin, Texas

Master of Wine
Posts:10796

04/26/2004 1:44 AM
One of my guests received the "First Time to Attend a VC Dinner Party and Stumble Home" award. I mentioned it to them before the event but apparently she did not listen. When they got up to leave the table she swayed, thanked everyone, hugged Stemor and my other friend carried her off into the night as she exclaimed, "Wow, you guys are fun!".

TBird

Park Slope, Brooklyn

Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5219

04/26/2004 2:39 AM
what an incredible evening. david, you are my hero! damn fine job! what a pleasure it was to have met you all!

David Niederauer User is Offline

Los Gatos, CA

Master Sommelier
Posts:15756

04/26/2004 4:02 AM
What a day. The futures tasting was awesome. These Santa Rita Pinots are among the finest in California (and the world Winetex)! And what an offline. We meet at Wine Cask's wine bar Intermezzo and started the evening with various and sundry libations from Champagne to Martinis. Then into the wine store (not the restaurant) where the table was set up in the Burgundy dept. Literally over a 1000 bottles of red and white Burgundy lining the wall. I'm pretty sure we got away only open two or three of them. You are all thanking me for "all the work" I did setting this up. Let me tell you the real thanks should go to the owner of the Wine Cask Doug Margerum and his staff. Wendy Van Horn, wine store manager; Tom Johnson, restaurant manager; and Ted, the Wine Cask's Sommelier. They made this the easiest dinner I have ever set up. If anyone wants to mail a thanks to any of them I think it would be appropriate. We gotta do this again next year. My wotn 1999 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Isabelle. My wot tasting 2003 Curran Grenache Blanc, Santa Ynez Valley (I'm sitting here looking at a real bottle of the stuff that Kris gave me to take to a reviewer here in N.Cal. It isn't easy keeping my hands off it). And Wintex? What is this aversion to the Sea Smoke? I know, you think it is better than that Frog stuff and that by ignoring it it will just go away. You always knows when you have had fun at a dinner when you sit down at 6:30pm and the next thing you know the staff is standing around watching you eat dessert bacause the rest of the guests in the restaurants are all gone. It was about 9:00 when I looked at my watch and it said 11:30.

Eric White User is Offline

San Ramon, CA

Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9247

04/26/2004 2:35 PM
Sounds like it was an incredible event! Sorry I missed this one, will certainly try not to miss next year!

Winetex

Austin, Texas

Master of Wine
Posts:10796

04/26/2004 3:44 PM
Davidn - I definitely have no aversion to Sea Smoke. Ask me how many bottles we own, have consumed and intend to buy in the future. And we're on their mailing list. I just wanted to try the other wines that were there. Maybe for another thread but from the Wine Cask Futures tasting we also purchased the Curran Grenache Blanc. It's going to make a great summer wine.

jaimetown

DC area

Wine Labeler
Posts:3503

04/26/2004 4:40 PM
Sounds like it was a great event! Nice write-up.

jason

Napa Valley

Wine Addict
Posts:6886

04/26/2004 7:42 PM
My sister went to the futures tasting by herself. I wish I had known ahead of time and I could have had her look for some of you at the event.

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