Category: RECOMMENDED
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Chateau Tour Saint Christophe
Private tasting workshop with Sara, who was very friendly and knowledgeable. Tasted a 2012-2016 vertical. Liked it so much we ended up joining their wine club.
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Château Cordeillan-Bages
Had to collect some Michelin stars while we’re here. Fantastic meal. We both ordered two different menus so we could try nine different dishes plus wine pairings (champagne for an apertif, two whites from Pauillac, a red from St. Estephe, a Margaux, and a sauterne). Everything I expect… Food, wine, service, location… from a Michelin…
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Chateau Mouton Rothschild
2.5 hour tour and tasting at Chateau Mouton-Rothschild, one of the famed first growth chateaus (also, this “chateau” has no castle, which was potentially one of the reasons it was not originally classified as a first growth under the 1855 classification, but only much later in 1973). Tour/tasting fee is on the pricey side, 65…
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Chateau Lascombes
Second growth winemaker. More Merlot based than typical Margaux wine – 2013 vintage we tasted was 48/48/4 of Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Petit verdot. Couple different things they do… They use dry ice to do cold maceration to slow down/delay the fermentation… The wheels on the storage system for the barrels allowed them to stir the lees by…
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Chateau Giscours
First tasting. Was interesting that they use egg whites for clarifying the wine. Learn something new everyday.
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Joël Robuchon
Now this is what I’m talking about! I’ve been meaning to eat here for years as Andrea and Trisha know. Just never made it in the past (didn’t have a reservation in time or just cancelled due to other commitments), but I finally made it. Went for the Degustation menu of course with the middle…
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Le Cirque
A very enjoyable meal at Le Cirque. I’m a sucker for a classic French menu. I selected the 5 course (10 was just too much for my first night of four here) menu although I did opt for the Maryland crab with Russian Osetra caviar (gold leaf also of course), foie gras (with a very…
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Mahila
This week, we decided to try the newest restaurant in our neighborhood, Mahila, a Malaysian restaurant which is the second location from Azalina Eusope. Cocktails were tasty and all of the dishes had interesting ingredients and flavors. The biggest nitpick we would have is that the dishes we are off of were just too small.…
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Californios
For our anniversary we decided to eat at Olive Garden. No, just kidding (sorry Amanda! Maybe next time). A very enjoyable meal with 25 different dishes. We always prefer variety over a simple 3 course meal because that’s the way we roll. Wine pairings were a bit hit and miss, but admittedly very tricky since…
